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Cat dander

  • 06-04-2016 10:01am
    #1
    intheclouds
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    We've two cats, one of them spends her days eating/sleeping/grooming and has the most luxurious well conditioned coat imaginable. She doesnt shed that much and I never see any dander on her coat.

    The other just isnt as much as a groomer. She does groom, but not as fastidiously. She sheds like a mad thing and leaves enough hair to make a new cat with everywhere she goes. So we brush her coat out daily, we have tried lots of different brushes. As well as not grooming much and shedding a lot, she seems to have a lot of dander on her coat. It settles down if we brush her less but we dont want to do that because of the shedding!!

    They both have the same diet so I dont think its a dietary issue, more a "one cat is a bit scruffy and the other is spotless" ;)

    Any advice?


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  • #2
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,054 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    intheclouds wrote: »
    They both have the same diet so I dont think its a dietary issue, more a "one cat is a bit scruffy and the other is spotless" ;)

    Any advice?

    It could be dietary - Bailey and Lucy get the same food but she can be a farty bum at times!


  • #3
    intheclouds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭intheclouds


    tk123 wrote: »
    It could be dietary - Bailey and Lucy get the same food but she can be a farty bum at times!

    Yeah possibly alright.

    Is there anything I can add to her food to help with it?


  • #4
    the beer revolu
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    Can't help with the dander but we found the furminator great to reduce shedding.


  • #5
    intheclouds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭intheclouds


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Can't help with the dander but we found the furminator great to reduce shedding.

    Yes, we use the furminator, and a whole array of other brushes and combs (she actually started getting a baldy area from over enthusiastic brushing from himself!) - but she still sheds a lot!


  • #6
    aonb
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    some animals shed a LOT, some not so much... some breeds shed more than others.... what suits one animal feed-wise will not suit another, why would it? Might be worth considering trying her on a sensitive/skin type food?

    Can you add salmon oil to a cats diet for its skin - a cat expert on here might tell you that - its very good for dogs skin/coats, not sure about cats...

    Could it be that the more you groom an animal, the more it will shed - you are loosening hair afterall? But then again, I dont know with cats (having a cat now for the first time in my life!)


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  • #7
    Turtle_
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    My brother is allergic to cats (recently developed allergy) and our puss isn't much of a groomer so we wipe her down with a damp facecloth. Gets the dander and dust off her coat and takes any loose hair off.


  • #8
    intheclouds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭intheclouds


    Turtle_ wrote: »
    My brother is allergic to cats (recently developed allergy) and our puss isn't much of a groomer so we wipe her down with a damp facecloth. Gets the dander and dust off her coat and takes any loose hair off.

    Yeah Im gonna try this.

    She absolutely loves being groomed so Id say she will be delighted.


  • #9
    SillyMangoX
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    One of my cats as a lot of dander too, but the other two really don't have much. I definitely find hers worse after brushing her, or at least more visible. I add salmon oil into their food about 3 times a week and it really helps with the quality of their coats and lessens her dander a bit!


  • #10
    offthecouch.ie
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    I would put a little coconut oil through my cats coat, she was very dandruff-y! She would lick the coconut oil off her coat after a while, but it did the job. And made her smell of coconuts :)


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