Cat black chin, I believe that many cat slaves have encountered the problem, in fact, black chin is folliculitis, belonging to a bacterial infection, manifested as a lot of small black dots on the chin, like cinders, some cats also have the root of the tail, manifested as the root of the tail always looks dirty, like the wash can not be cleaned, this disease is not contagious, it’s just like the black nose or pimples of our humans.

　Explaining the causes of black chin in cats

Plastic rice/water bowls, plastic toys that are often chewed on

Plastic cat utensils are easy to hide dirt easy to accumulate bacteria, cat chin, mouth, nostrils contact with the surface of the bowl, bacteria are transferred to the cat skin, it is easy to cause black chin, this cause of black chin, generally in the replacement of stainless steel cutlery or porcelain cutlery, glass cutlery will be improved, but to wash more.

　endocrine disorder

After the cat is sexually mature, the sex hormones in the body, if the secretion is too vigorous, will cause endocrine disorders in the body, manifested in the skin reaction is folliculitis, which is more likely to occur in male cats than female cats, and is mostly seen in the tail and chin, de-sexed may help the black chin to get better, but it is not absolute, and please analyze the decision of the cats’ friends in the light of their own situation.

　　over-oily food

Cat food is too high in fat, now there are most of the argument that eating too much oil cat food will lead to black chin, this argument I looked up a lot of information and many cat friends also talked about, there is no strong evidence to confirm, I personally think that may be because of individual differences in cats, eating too much oil cat food will lead to black chin. So you can try to change the food to verify whether your cat’s black chin is caused by cat food.

　　Feeding habits

Some veterinarians and senior cat slaves believe that there is a relationship with feeding habits, the last production process of cat food is spray oil, if you casually put cat food in the food bowl for a long time, the surface of the cat food after the spray oil treatment is very easy to add value to the bacteria, if you want to feed the cat food, the feeding time is limited to one hour is appropriate, do not eat it put away, and to develop a good feeding habits.

　Other bacterial infections

　　Home hygiene is not good enough, dusty, bacteria accumulation, when the cat touches these places, bacteria if stained on the cat’s skin, it will be easy to infect the black chin, so to maintain good hygiene conditions in the home, if it is really because of the bacterial infection in the home need to go to the hospital for skin scraping bacterial culture to diagnose, in order to prescribe the right medication.

　　How to treat black chin in cats

Folliculitis is not a major disease and is more common, but it can be a waste of time to treat. When the symptoms are mild, you can refer to the following ways of treatment.

Green tea water wipe

Gently rubbing your cat’s affected area with green tea water has a very good effect, this way is less irritating to your cat’s skin, but keep rubbing it every day until the folliculitis is gone.

　　Sulfur soap, laundry soap

The effect of using this type of soap is really obvious, but the smell is too irritating for cats to like and the residue is more, it is not very recommended to use on the chin, you can wash the tail, but be sure to rinse it off.

　　Anti-inflammatory lotion

Purchase a cat-specific lotion at the vet and use it according to the instructions on it or doctor’s orders to avoid allergies or licking that can cause discomfort for your cat.

For mild black chin (uninfected) do not need to be too aggressive for treatment, using green tea to clean or pay attention to the diet can help, excessive blind use of medication may aggravate the mild condition causing discomfort to the cat.

If the symptoms of black chin in cats are severe, this is when the veterinarian will recommend that we use an antibiotic ointment. We trim the hair from the location where we found the black spot, then wipe the black part with a cotton swab, and after a few wipes, apply antibiotic ointment to the skin where we found the black spot.

Most cats return to normal with a simple cleaning or medication, and as cat slaves we need to help our cats clean their dishes regularly to prevent bacteria buildup.