Kitty skin breakout

RJ is a 100% indoor guy, and has no cat or dog contacts. He definitely
does not have fleas. I'm thinking it's simply dry skin?

Just an FYI. Totally indoor cats can definitely have fleas. My totally indoor
cats had 2 separate bouts of them when I lived in an apartment. They never
went out, even on the balcony, or had any sort of contact with other animals
but they got 'em. You can bring fleas in on your shoes and clothes if they're
in the grass. Do you live in an area where fleas are common?

Candace
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"MacCandace" wrote in message
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RJ is a 100% indoor guy, and has no cat or dog contacts. He
definitely
does not have fleas. I'm thinking it's simply dry skin?

Just an FYI. Totally indoor cats can definitely have fleas.
My totally indoor
cats had 2 separate bouts of them when I lived in an
apartment. They never
went out, even on the balcony, or had any sort of contact with
other animals
but they got 'em. You can bring fleas in on your shoes and
clothes if they're
in the grass. Do you live in an area where fleas are common?


I second this -- in hot climates fleas can get on your cat even
if it lives in a hermetically sealed container. However, it's
less likely to be fleas since your cat is an indoor (and fifty
gold stars to you for that). If it's not itchy, try adding some
omega fatty acids to his diet -- that's pretty benign (i.e., it
won't hurt him unless you really overdo it) and shouldn't cost
much. You can get omega capsules at the supermarket. M9

"MacCandace" wrote in message
...
RJ is a 100% indoor guy, and has no cat or dog contacts. He
definitely
does not have fleas. I'm thinking it's simply dry skin?

Just an FYI. Totally indoor cats can definitely have fleas.
My totally indoor
cats had 2 separate bouts of them when I lived in an
apartment. They never
went out, even on the balcony, or had any sort of contact with
other animals
but they got 'em. You can bring fleas in on your shoes and
clothes if they're
in the grass. Do you live in an area where fleas are common?


I second this -- in hot climates fleas can get on your cat even
if it lives in a hermetically sealed container. However, it's
less likely to be fleas since your cat is an indoor (and fifty
gold stars to you for that). If it's not itchy, try adding some
omega fatty acids to his diet -- that's pretty benign (i.e., it
won't hurt him unless you really overdo it) and shouldn't cost
much. You can get omega capsules at the supermarket. M9

"MacCandace" wrote in message
...
RJ is a 100% indoor guy, and has no cat or dog contacts. He
definitely
does not have fleas. I'm thinking it's simply dry skin?

Just an FYI. Totally indoor cats can definitely have fleas.
My totally indoor
cats had 2 separate bouts of them when I lived in an
apartment. They never
went out, even on the balcony, or had any sort of contact with
other animals
but they got 'em. You can bring fleas in on your shoes and
clothes if they're
in the grass. Do you live in an area where fleas are common?


I second this -- in hot climates fleas can get on your cat even
if it lives in a hermetically sealed container. However, it's
less likely to be fleas since your cat is an indoor (and fifty
gold stars to you for that). If it's not itchy, try adding some
omega fatty acids to his diet -- that's pretty benign (i.e., it
won't hurt him unless you really overdo it) and shouldn't cost
much. You can get omega capsules at the supermarket. M9