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Kitty skin condition question
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. -- To email, remove 'garbage' from address. |
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"rolf" wrote in message . .. 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? |
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"rolf" wrote in message . .. 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? |
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:18:42 -0400, "rolf"
wrote: 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. If you are concerned speak to your vet. My kitty sometimes has this and yes, it looks exactly like dandruff. I've asked the vet about it in the past but he seems unconcerned as she is healthy and her skin is fine. He was of the opinion that this often occurs when cats are mainly indoors due to central heating and I do think I see it more in her fur in the winter. What sort of fur does you cat have? I wondered if it's more noticable on my cat as she has very thick medium length fur which seems to shed all year round! Lindsey |
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:18:42 -0400, "rolf"
wrote: 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. If you are concerned speak to your vet. My kitty sometimes has this and yes, it looks exactly like dandruff. I've asked the vet about it in the past but he seems unconcerned as she is healthy and her skin is fine. He was of the opinion that this often occurs when cats are mainly indoors due to central heating and I do think I see it more in her fur in the winter. What sort of fur does you cat have? I wondered if it's more noticable on my cat as she has very thick medium length fur which seems to shed all year round! Lindsey |
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"WumpyGirl" --o--m wrote in message ... "rolf" wrote in message . .. 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. -- To email, remove 'garbage' from address. |
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"WumpyGirl" --o--m wrote in message ... "rolf" wrote in message . .. 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. -- To email, remove 'garbage' from address. |
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"Ellie Pea" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:18:42 -0400, "rolf" wrote: 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. If you are concerned speak to your vet. Good point! I have already answered the same statement from WumpyGirl. In doing that I included some more information that I should have put into my first post. Here is what I typed: 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 last year. My kitty sometimes has this and yes, it looks exactly like dandruff. I've asked the vet about it in the past but he seems unconcerned as she is healthy and her skin is fine. He was of the opinion that this often occurs when cats are mainly indoors due to central heating and I do think I see it more in her fur in the winter. Just like my past experience with the vet. Your experience is a bit different from mine though in that you seem to see it more in the winter and we are just starting to see it now in the summer when the humidity is higher. Of course Callie has only been with us since December. You know, I really don't care about anything but Callie's happiness. If this is something that does not bother her I will be perfectly OK with it. Just thought I would get some opinions here before ignoring it like the vets thought was appropriate with Suzzie. What sort of fur does you cat have? I wondered if it's more noticable on my cat as she has very thick medium length fur which seems to shed all year round! Well, Suzzie's fur was longer than Callie's is, like the length I think of when you describe your cat. I consider Suzzie's to be medium and Callie's to be short. Suzzie had flakes all the time after about her fifth year and Callie is just starting now. Rolf. -- To email, remove 'garbage' from address. |
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"Ellie Pea" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:18:42 -0400, "rolf" wrote: 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. If you are concerned speak to your vet. Good point! I have already answered the same statement from WumpyGirl. In doing that I included some more information that I should have put into my first post. Here is what I typed: 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 last year. My kitty sometimes has this and yes, it looks exactly like dandruff. I've asked the vet about it in the past but he seems unconcerned as she is healthy and her skin is fine. He was of the opinion that this often occurs when cats are mainly indoors due to central heating and I do think I see it more in her fur in the winter. Just like my past experience with the vet. Your experience is a bit different from mine though in that you seem to see it more in the winter and we are just starting to see it now in the summer when the humidity is higher. Of course Callie has only been with us since December. You know, I really don't care about anything but Callie's happiness. If this is something that does not bother her I will be perfectly OK with it. Just thought I would get some opinions here before ignoring it like the vets thought was appropriate with Suzzie. What sort of fur does you cat have? I wondered if it's more noticable on my cat as she has very thick medium length fur which seems to shed all year round! Well, Suzzie's fur was longer than Callie's is, like the length I think of when you describe your cat. I consider Suzzie's to be medium and Callie's to be short. Suzzie had flakes all the time after about her fifth year and Callie is just starting now. Rolf. -- To email, remove 'garbage' from address. |
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"Laura R." wrote in message .. . circa Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:34:27 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, WumpyGirl --o--m) said, The problem could be diet related. Perhaps she's not getting enough fatty acids. You could try adding a small amount of sunflower or flax seed oil to her diet. 1/4 of a teaspoon per day. For cats with kidney problems, however, flax seed oil is contraindicated, IIRC. I know I read something about it somewhere, but I'll be darned if I can remember what it was that was bad about giving it to cats with CRF. Anyway, I know this doesn't apply here since the cat in question is a kitten, but I thought I'd mention it. :-) Laura Definitely worthy of mention as well as the omega-3 fish oil suggestion you posted as well. The OP might also want to look into the ingredients of the food that's being offered. After reading the ingredients in Science Diet Adult, I'd consider ditching that one and try something else. Something that contains more meat than vegetation, seeing as cats are carnivores and all. Perhaps something like Wellness Super5Mix Adult? |
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