Ok, Mattie has tried:
*antibiotics (she was on a 7 day course of amoxicillan)
*cerumene / chlorhexidine scrub 2x a day (the cerumene removes wax buildup and the chlorhexidine is to clean)
*brand new, sterilized stainless steel bowl or ceramic dish for each feeding
*cleaning water fountain every day
Now the blackheads are actually starting to get infected. Today when I wiped her chin, there was blood. She looks so messy, her entire chest area is so dirty looking because of the residue from the chin (she is a white cat, so it really shows).
What else could possibly be causing this? I know that she might just overproduce that waxy substance or the oil, but after google searching I figure it can also be:
*food allergy
*yeast infection of the chin
*mange
*staph infection of her chin
*ringworm
Are these things that the vet would have necessarily caught the first 2 times she saw her? Is it very likely that this is a food allergy, and if so what should I try eliminating from her diet? (she eats Nutro Natural Indoor Cat food and a variety of wet foods - Nutro Natural Indoor Pouches, Natural Balance Indoor and Solid Gold as a treat every week). I've posted a thread about her stubborn acne before but now I'm wondering how likely it is that it's something else?
(I have a vet appointment for Mattie on Friday)
I don't mind cleaning her chin everyday, even though it makes her super grumpy (as if she wasn't grumpy already). I'm just frustrated that nothing is making this go away. I want to take her to a groomer SO much to at least clean her up because she looks super dirty (I am not even going to attempt a bath, lol), but I wanted to wait for this to clear up.
*antibiotics (she was on a 7 day course of amoxicillan)
*cerumene / chlorhexidine scrub 2x a day (the cerumene removes wax buildup and the chlorhexidine is to clean)
*brand new, sterilized stainless steel bowl or ceramic dish for each feeding
*cleaning water fountain every day
Now the blackheads are actually starting to get infected. Today when I wiped her chin, there was blood. She looks so messy, her entire chest area is so dirty looking because of the residue from the chin (she is a white cat, so it really shows).
What else could possibly be causing this? I know that she might just overproduce that waxy substance or the oil, but after google searching I figure it can also be:
*food allergy
*yeast infection of the chin
*mange
*staph infection of her chin
*ringworm
Are these things that the vet would have necessarily caught the first 2 times she saw her? Is it very likely that this is a food allergy, and if so what should I try eliminating from her diet? (she eats Nutro Natural Indoor Cat food and a variety of wet foods - Nutro Natural Indoor Pouches, Natural Balance Indoor and Solid Gold as a treat every week). I've posted a thread about her stubborn acne before but now I'm wondering how likely it is that it's something else?
(I have a vet appointment for Mattie on Friday)
I don't mind cleaning her chin everyday, even though it makes her super grumpy (as if she wasn't grumpy already). I'm just frustrated that nothing is making this go away. I want to take her to a groomer SO much to at least clean her up because she looks super dirty (I am not even going to attempt a bath, lol), but I wanted to wait for this to clear up.