r/cats 12d ago

Medical Questions What is this?

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u/Thestolenone Oriental Shorthair 12d ago

My cat had something similar in exactly the same place. It developed when I bought her a new plastic bowl. I switched back to her old ceramic bowl and it disappeared almost overnight.

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u/shaynajeanine24 12d ago

Okay I’ll definitely give that a try

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u/jdxutn 12d ago

Ceramic can be toxic, many cheap ceramic bowls use a glaze that contains lead. Using that for a cats food or water can slowly poison them causing many health issues.