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[moosmom]

Kitty acne is almost always on the chin not the neck.

[Taz_Zoee]

Kitty acne is almost always on the chin not the neck.

Taz had it on top of his head by his ears before, and all around his neck. Like I said, once I switched to non-plastic they went away. Now the second time it was only on his chin. I'm thinking the dish was too deep and that's why it got on his neck and top of his head.
Now I use shallow plate like dishes that say "hungry kitty" on them, I got at Target.

[momtomany]

You may want to check all around the neck and the area right before the tail. I call it the crunchies when my guys have gotten but it is an allergic dermatitis. A steroid shot usually takes care of it. I do feral colony care and last summer carried fleas in to my guys, who don't go outside, and 9 of the 11 had allergic reactions. Needless to say they were not happy with momma.

[momcat]

Poor sweeties! This definitely sounds like a question for your vet. There are so many possibilities as others have mentioned. Hoping this is nothing serious. Please let us know how things work out?

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I would go and see a vet. This might also be ringworm! Better be sure, hey!

[nancys]

Thanks everyone - I'm sure it isn't ringworm. I had to deal with that after I brought Maggie home (she was a stray). I'm sure it's nothing serious, because they do fight & play pretty rough, but am going to check with the vet. Yes, they do all eat out of plastic food dishes, so I will switch (never thought about that). I use a plastic rubbermaid type container for their food and empty margarine / butter containers for water.

[Catty1]

nancys - I found two stainless steel pet food bowls at my dollar store. They even had heavy rubber rims and bottom to keep them from flipping.

Been over a year and they are great - and easy to clean! Ditto with their water dish.