"WumpyGirl" --o--m wrote in message
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"rolf" wrote in message
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Hi. Last December we adopted Callie, a three year old female DSH from
the
local animal services people. She had been in their care for about three
months. The vet said she was healthy and she certainly seems to be to
us.

Until now, we have never noticed any skin flakes (looks like dandruff)
while
petting or brushing her. We like to brush her every few days with a
soft
hair brush whether she needs it or not and she likes it too. Lately we
have
begun to see what looks like dead skin flakes in her fur as we pet or
brush
her. The temperature is warmer now and she is definitely shedding more.
Is
this flaking normal or should we be doing something to help alleviate
this?
She is not in any discomfort that we can see.

Food is dry only, she just sniffs at wet, at least the last time we
tried
it
with her. She gets a 50/50 mix of Science Diet (currently Adult Light)
and
Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Adult.

TIA for any thoughts on this one.

Rolf.

Why not pick up the phone, call your vet and pop the question?

Good point WumpyGirl! A little more background will clear it up I think. I
should have included this information in my OP, but didn't want to make it
too long.

Callie is our third cat. Suzzie was our first and was with us for 15 years.
She exhibited the same slightly flaky skin that Callie is showing now. Over
the years I had asked two different vets about it and they both showed
minimal concern. Suzzie was healthy and happy and the vets thought it was a
non-issue.

At this point I am mainly interested in any advice I can get from all you
experienced cat people about this. There is a wealth of information here as
I found out when I started to read this group when Suzzie got sick late last
year.

Rolf.

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