My pug has acne. What are the best treatments and prevention tips?

Chin acne can be genetic in most cases. However a common cause is an allergic to plastic bowls. The treatment is antibiotics through your vet and a medicated wipe through your vet as well. Best wishes in getting this resolved. Take care.

Dog acne is best treated with Benzoyl peroxide type products (i.e Stridex pads). Your vet should also have some veterinary product that is specifically for pets and highly effective. Also you will need to likely go with a short course of antibiotics to get things to calm down first. Most dog acne's has a bacterial component which is why antibiotics are needed along with the topical. Chin acne can also be caused by a food allergy. Hypoallergenic diets should be considered here such as Royal Canin hypoallergenic hydrolyzed protein, Royal Canin selected protein Potato and Duck, or Purina limited ingredient just to name a few. I hope that your pet Rascal gets his acne cleared up soon! Best wishes and take care. : )

This looks like a mild infection which is likely an extension of chin acne. This is usually treated with benzoyl peroxide wipes (i.e. Stridex pads) and oral antibiotics. Antihistamines are also often used to help resolve this and some pets requrire steroid thereapy to get this to subside. This is usually caused by a skin allergy which can be from something in then environment or a food allergy. Remove any plastic bowls from you home, since this seems to be a common irritant for chin acne. I hope that your pet Scooby's skin resolves soon! Best wishes and take care.

Poor Raven. You did well by changing the bowls because it's believed that plastic bowls can cause an allergic reaction in some pets. Really the only way to treat this is with medication to flush the follicles and then treating the secondary bacterial infections. Topical creams or wipes that contain Benzoyl peroxide (Stridex pads) have been used with some success. And then you will need to visit your vet to get a short course of antibiotics prescribed. Your vet should also have the topical cream needed as well. I hope you get Ravens chin acne cleared up soon. Best wishes.

Nova can get pimples just like humans. It is very common in bulldogs, boxers and other breeds that have large jowls as the chin tends to stay more moist and humid. You can get some special pads from your veterinarian that are safe to use and pets that you can use to cleanse the area. Keeping her food and water bowls very clean can help. Also make sure her chew toys are cleaned on a regular basis. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

This looks like chin acne. This can be from allergies causing the irritation and secondary infection. If you are using a plastic dish for meals switching from a plastic feeding bowl to ceramic or metal can help. I recommend wiping her chin off after eating and you can use an human acne pad like Stridex to clean the area. If those thing don’t help a course of oral antibiotics should clear this up. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Hope.

Poor Titan! He is so cute! This sounds like chin acne. Sometimes they need oral antibiotics to go away but unfortunately, the dogs that are prone to them will have problems with them returning. I would make sure his food and water bowls are made out of stainless steel and washed regularly. If not, this could increase his risk to developing these bumps. You can also try stridex pads which you can find in the human facial products of most stores. I would do them once to twice a day while he has the bumps and then at least once a day as a maintenance treatment to help prevent a reoccurrence. If he has never had antibiotics for them or if there are several bumps that have pus coming out of them, I would strongly recommend to have your vet take a look at them to help get rid of the infection. I hope this helps!