Dandruff

Question

Hello, I have just started to notice my black cat has got dandruff,. How do I treat this?

IMstacie · Answer

A late comment; but, I do bathe my cats. No more than twice a year. I have four cats two of which are black. One of the black cats will get dandruff very bad if I don't bathe him. I use a good, vet approved cat shampoo and conditioner. I rinse him very, very well. He shines for months after a good bath.

opus88 · Answer

please tell me exactly what your giving kitty????
and please DON''T be 'spooning' anything into a cats mouth, this can be easily inhaled into his lungs causing him to aspirate and die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
anything liquid given by mouth HAS to be slowly administered by a dropper and NOT a spoon...............please be very careful if not done properly this is very DANGEROUS to kitty. and how much are you giving???????

MrsT1979 · Answer

Thank you all for your suggestions, I have brought him some oil which he won't eat from his food so having to spoon it to him. Good job he loves us to pick him :)

opus88 · Answer

I would never recommend giving a cat a bath this will only dry out the natural skin oils even more, I too have a totally black cat and he has no white flaking. dry skin would indeed be more noticeable in their black hair.
using even a pet shampoo spray would dry out their skin and leave 'white flakes' as a residue......if you want to use anything use a conditioning spray to help with the dryness.
brushing is very good to help with the conditioning and stimulation of natural oils..

Narble · Answer

Dandruff is common in cats of many coat colors, but very noticeable in black cats. My now deceased black longhair had dandruff at times, and I treated that with brushing/combing, which he was thrilled with, and a high-quality diet, which he was less thrilled with. A bit of flax oil on his food seemed to help, as did a "pet shampoo spray" I found in a pet store, which moisturized his fur and skin without the hassle of giving him a bath.

opus88 · Answer

kitty needs some Omega3 fatty acids in her diet.....its great for conditioning the skin.
this can be added to her food. what is she on for a diet? if its dry I would highly recommend switching to can food with no grains...:)