black scabs around mouth

hi,I'm new to this ,so hope someone can help me. My cat (nearly two years old) keeps getting horrible black scabs around his bottom jaw,I took him to the vet but she didn't seem to know what it was but gave me some ointment to put on it which i did for a while but being a cat he finds a way of getting it off and i don't like him eating too much of it as it has cortisone in it plus other stuff.He has never eaten out of plastic so i know that isn't the cause.I bathe it (when he lets me) and can sometimes scrape the scabs off,but it keeps coming back. Has anyone else had this problem?if so perhaps you may be able to help me...

 

I feel so sorry for your kitty.I wish I could help him in some way. :cry:

 

take him back to the vet. ointments and cats just dont mix. they will always lick them off. have they taken any tests?

 

Could it be feline acne?

Check out this site, there are photos of what it looks like. Is this what your cats lower jaw looks like?:

http://fabcats.org/acneandstudtail.html

 

wow! i have never seen that. when i read the post i thought of an article that i read about food dishes, and making sure they are clean and rinsed well. also, some plastic dishes can cause skin problems. the types that are the best are ceramic and stainless steel. but after reading that article...im inclined to think it sounds like acne. ooohh...didnt look good did it?

 

hmm interesting nern! you may have hit the nail on the head there.

 

that is the first thing i thought of when i saw this post..feline acne..but only bc i had been doing soo much research on skin disorders..praying that my little kittens did not have ringworm..

 

can you take a close up shot of your kitty rcgal and post it...if anything it is education for the rest of us. thanks...

plus!!! we want to see your kitty!

 

My Pumpkin developed black scab around her mouth shortly after she ate a bird a couple of years ago. I let her out for no longer than 2 min.flat and she had feathers sticking out of her mouth. She lost her sweet voice (sounds like a hag now) and occassionally breaks out in cat cold sores or herpes around her mouth. I wonder if that's what your kitty has. Keeping the food dishes clean is good advice. Is your kitty on a steady food diet- no changes in feeding? Does he go outside? :m29: