https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/31047/dermatology-what-topical-treatment-is-best-for-controlling-feline-chin-acne had a really bad one recently, massive pustules, grew an e coli which was resistant to amoxycillin/amoxyclav/cephalexin/cefovicin, but sens to doxy/fluoroquinolones, 3 weeks of doxy and pred have almost resolved things, but looking at a means to preventen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245666?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:37:41 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:bf8a1d5b-0279-42a2-b5fb-e0d9fdfde08cMarianne Thomas<p>You can get benzoyl peroxide from pharmacies in the UK on vet prescription. It&#39;s got a strong smell though, and it bleaches fabrics when the cat rubs on them.</p> <p>My own cat did well with a sebolytic shampoo (Etiderm) and EFAs.</p> <p>Biggest &amp; easiest change is bowl hygiene - no plastic, put bowls through the dishwasher daily (we did this with the water &amp; dry food bowls as well at first, though now we only do those 2-3x a week)</p> <p>Hope any of this helps</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245607?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 06 Oct 2024 22:11:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:fe756bca-72e6-481c-9b0a-ab8350504f79Evelyn Barbour-Hill<p>This is not really the answer to your question, but &ndash;&nbsp;</p> <p>When i was still treating such cases I never found medication much help, although scrubbing helped with the milder ones.</p> <p>What really worked was surgical treatment. A tiny (and I mean <em><strong>tiny</strong></em>) incision over every detectable affected gland, and hook or scrape out that kernel of sebum plus pus if any. Sometimes this took ages. When finished, the area looked anything from strange to horrid, but it healed very rapidly. And the interesting thing is that the condition did not recur.</p> <p>So are you sure you need any treatment to prevent recurrence?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>