Cómo prevenir el ACNÉ FELINO en GATOS de forma muy sencilla 😾 | 5 trucos fáciles para mejorarlo 🖐️

Acne isn't something you should only worry about. If you have a teenage child, your cat can also suffer from it. And it can be a problem too. Although, well, your cat isn't going to play loud music at home, I hope. Hi, I'm Carlos, a clinical veterinarian at Small Animals. Welcome to the Happy Pets and Families Channel. If there's one thing you've asked me about a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, it's feline acne. Hey, it never fails that we practically have a question on one of our social networks about cats that seem to have acne or whether I'm going to talk about feline acne. And it wasn't just you who asked me about acne, but Jose also asked me, are you going to make a video? And come on, it's finally time to talk about happy acne. Hey, I understand that you're a little worried because it can be quite frustrating when you live with a cat that suffers from it. It could also be that your cat suffering from it and you haven't even noticed. Why? Well, because there are different degrees, but I can tell you that it is more common than you might think. But what is feline acne? Feline acne occurs when there is a very significant secretion of oil from the skin. In the hair follicles. At the root of the hair there are sebaceous glands that produce oil. And it is possible that the oil they produce ends up in the follicle and that it produces what we know in people as blackheads, a comedone, which is what they are called in medicine. And that is where the whole problem can start. And does this problem occur all over the body? Well, no, it usually occurs here in the chin area underneath. That is where you will find comedones, blackheads, those little blackheads that I am telling you about. Also, if a lot, a lot of oil is produced on the skin, you will not only find the dots very stuck to the skin, but also as if all that greasy black material is tangled in the hair. And if your cat suffers from it? Well, I don't know, you'll have to look at it yourself or your vet will have to look at it. But it is more likely that your cat will suffer from it if it has a light colored coat. Among them we find the white ones, but also the yellow ones, those that are kind of oily in color. Because these cats suffer from acne much more frequently than the rest. It is thought that it is because they produce more sebum through the Sebaceous gland and more keratin. But the exact reason why they produce more and have acne is not really known. Therefore, it is not known. But where is the problem? Is it just an aesthetic issue or is there something much more? As I said, the pimple forms when the hair follicle becomes blocked. And what happens at that moment? It could be that bacteria grow underneath and end up infecting the pimple, causing your cat to itch, scratch, and become inflamed. Or even since it's located around the chin, they might want to eat a little less because it's bothering them. They could also have that area very irritated and sensitive. So, for example, if you're petting them, the cat might overreact because you're touching an area that hurts a lot. So, no, the problem isn't just aesthetic. It also ends up leading to a much deeper health problem. In addition, cats react somewhat compulsively when something itches them. So if that area is itching because it's infected, they're going to scratch a lot. I mean, you'll see that they practically destroy their skin with the nails on their back paws because, well, they don't know how to relieve the itching caused by acne, caused by the bacteria that have infected all those pimples. And you, who are watching me, who live with two cats who have just realized that one has feline acne, you can ask me, hey, is this contagious? Can one cat transmit it to another, for example, through the food bowl? No, it is not something that can be transmitted. It is not something that can be transmitted. As I have told you, the reasons why it happens depend on the cat itself. They depend on the fact that its skin produces much more oil. It is not something that can be transmitted because two cats live together. And what can you do to prevent the problem? The important thing is that this area can become infected. So you have to prevent the acne from becoming infected. First of all, I do want to tell you one thing. You don't have to give your cat any type of treatment. Pills, syrups, etc. If your vet hasn't recommended it, it could be that you're giving him. Well, the neighbor on the fourth floor told me to give him antibiotics. It could even be counterproductive, because when you're giving him some type of medication that could later mask the results of the tests that your vet might do, and in the end, we won't have a clear diagnosis and we're just going around in circles because you've listened to your neighbor on the fourth floor more than to your poor vet who never listens to us. But I can give you some advice that can help you manage it. The first one is not to leave him with plastic food or water bowls. It has been shown that this type of material can promote the appearance of acnefeli. You don't have to opt for ceramic or metal food bowls, but you've changed the food bowls and that's it. Well, no, that's not how it works either. Always clean his food bowls well. Don't let more than a day go by without cleaning it to prevent bacteria from growing there and complicating your cat's acne. And please buy feeders that are suitable for cats. These feeders usually also have slightly lower walls so that your cat's chin is not touching the wall and that area is not contaminated. You can change their diet, and it's not because there are diets that prevent acne from appearing because of the components they contain, but because of how they are presented. For example, if you give your cat a wet diet, which has a lot of broth, it is normal for that area of the chin to remain more moist for longer, and that will trigger the infection of all the blackheads that your cat has on its chin. I recommend that you don't stop giving your cat a wet diet, but that the diet you give them doesn't have that significant amount of liquid, but rather, for example, in the form of a pate, which won't wet the area so much and won't cause them so many problems. Tip number three. But what if your cat is one of those messes who gets covered in whatever food they eat? What should you do? The best thing you can do for your cat is to clean their chin every time they finish eating. Clean your cat's chin with a towel slightly dampened with soap and water. But after cleaning their chin, you have to dry it very, very well. Because sometimes we want to prevent acne, but we don't realize that the skin stays very wet and that in the end another dermatitis ends up developing for a different reason that has nothing to do with the problem your cat had. Let's see. If we are trying to prevent one disease and we are going to cause another one, it doesn't make much sense. Tip 4. Sometimes applying an antiseptic such as chlorhexidine crystal mine or even soapy betadine. The thing is that betadine, as we know, is yellow, so you might end up dying your cat's beard Yellow, that can help them because it will reduce the amount of bacteria on their skin. I'm telling you to use a soapy one because it will also help prevent the accumulation of all that sebum, all that grease that their own glands produce. And then you'll improve the problem by attacking it from two different fronts. But you don't have to put it on every day. You should apply it at most a couple of times a week because that way it has been shown to be beneficial, effective, and you're not overdoing it. And another very important thing, never put alcohol or hydrogen peroxide on it because that could cause the skin to itch a lot and, well, it could make it really bad. And then you can never touch that area again in your life because your cat has crossed you out. And another thing about the chin, there are some cats that have very long hair. And in these types of animals, trimming the hair on the chin a little can help to air the area more and also drier for life. Well, especially when the problem is very, very serious. But come on, your vet will see that when you take it to the doctor. But it will help to air it more and prevent it from happening less frequently. And point number five, never, please. Well, I've already told you not to self medicate, but under no circumstances should you put ointments on it. And why did I leave it for fifth place? Well, so that it stays on your head properly. If you put ointments on your cat here, what do you think your cat is going to do? It's going to notice it's strange, and the first thing it's going to try to do is lick it off. And these types of medications are designed to be applied to the skin. It could also end up poisoning itself with the aid, so to speak, that you want to give your cat. Don't do it.

But the poor thing can also see all this, right?

Because you're cleaning it, you apply it, it's something that dries, more or less. You leave it there smeared, and the vet recommends it. If the vet recommends it, I'm done. I would never recommend it. These are not usually the medications that are used for this type of thing. They're never in ointment form because they don't tolerate it very well. Okay, so we've already talked about aconephritis. Are you happy? Well, I just want to make a quick comment. There are different levels of feline acne. If your cat is one of these cats with stubborn acne, which is very difficult to Control, because it itches a lot and becomes very contaminated, then you may require another series of remedies that your veterinarian can give you. Don't come to me now and say in the comments, oh, I put this on him and it didn't work. Tell me something else. Well, these are the general considerations. For specifics, you should consult your trusted veterinarian. Also, if you were one of those people who was waiting for me to talk about feline acne, well, leave me a comment and share it with everyone. And if you had never asked me before, also leave me a comment if you liked the topic or were surprised and didn't know that cats suffered from acne, as if they were teenage children.

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A boil.

Yes, yes. No. What's it called? Blackhead.

He messed up your shirt on camera.

Yes. It really, really stands out to me, the good stuff.

He's giving the microphone that produces more. Right. And that triggers it. But it could also be that your cat. What? The simplest thing.

Trick number one. Well, I have to tell you a little bit about how it occurs. It occurs because of a secretion. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. Well, more or less a couple of times a day. Or a couple of times a day.

Right.

A couple of times a week. Well, that already goes under the first point of self medication. We live. We really do live, I think in the noisiest apartment in history. Hey, if they can hear us like we can hear them, which I understand they do, they have the scoop on everyone we talk about in the videos.

Yes, well. And in the end, this goes like a cascade. It's a disaster.