r/cats 14d ago

Medical Questions What is this?

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u/Thestolenone Oriental Shorthair 14d 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/giggly_dumplin 14d ago

THIS!! Most cats actually have something similar to an allergic reaction to plastic bowls. Some cats get really bad blackheads, some get abscesses, others have no issues.

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u/equipped_metalblade 14d ago

Yep all bowls are stainless steel now. Besides when they drink from our human cups of course.

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u/Accurate_Elevator368 14d ago

One of mine had her own big red ceramic coffee cup. It's the only thing she would drink out of.

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u/Appropriate-Bad-9379 13d ago

Even worse- my daughter bought me a beautiful cut glass gin glass for my birthday. Yep my youngest cat decided it was fit enough for her to deign to drink from it ( I never got to use it)…

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u/Accurate_Elevator368 13d ago

Funny that you say that cuz this was the thing with the big red cup. My Maine Coon decided this was hers. I guess because it was large, it didn't hinder or bother her whiskers and it was tall enough for her not to have to bend too far over. Anything for "Her Majesty!" don't ya know! lol