Are these blackheads on my cat's ear?

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Close up of the inside of a cat's ear, which is being pulled slightly back to show a pattern of small black dots on the skin. The dots are mostly present near the outer edge of the ear, with a few scattered towards the inner ear.

I noticed these spots on the inside of one of my cat’s ears. She’s only got them on the one ear, and they don’t come off when rubbed, both with my fingers and a wet washcloth. No signs of irritation and I haven’t noticed her scratching at that ear.

I think they look like blackheads, but search results mainly show cats getting blackheads on their chins. Similar looking photos of spots in ears have comments suggesting flea dirt (she’s an inside cat + I’ve seen no other signs of fleas) or allergies (no changes to her food).

I’m thinking of trying a bit of vegetable oil to see if that loosens them, but has anyone else seen these kinds of spots on their cats?

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i like how the second picture, they look so offended that you did an unofficial vet examination without authorization. :3


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But only on the one side and newly developed?

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Lol my tortie would murder me if I tried this. Girl loves her fur.

My Maine coon HATED getting cut, but sometimes he needed it.

We’d get our short hair cat cut also because “fuck you if your brother is gonna look dumb so are you” and he LOVED IT


Pretty sure the torts in those photos are plotting assassinations. You can see it in their eyes.



That’s fair, I’m not sure if it’s just something I noticed recently and it’s hard to spot in pictures.

Late September:

Mid November:

Even if it is new, I know pigment changes in young cats is normal. Probably just being an overly concerned cat mom ._.’

Oh wow, she’s beautiful!

Is there a /c/supermodelcats?






Careful with the olive oil, OP, you don’t want to wind up like Marge and Lisa :p


Feline acne. Non-severe. Just use a bit of ear cleaning fluid and a cotton ball. It’s a bit hard to tell though. If they have it on their chin aswell, its definitely acne.


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