When I brush her she has flakes like dandruff. I thought there must be some kind of natural oil or vegetable that I could add to her food to stop this.
2006-12-14 06:31:06 · 26 answers · asked by joy f 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Just a good 'ol egg in the cat's food and she'll be all set. I tried some vet stuff and it didn't work as well as the egg!!
2006-12-14 07:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vet recommended that I put an egg yolk in my cat's food once a week or so. So, usually when I am cooking eggs I will through an egg yolk in her food...she actually loves it and I noticed a difference in about a week...By the way, don't worry about the bacteria scare..cats have enzymes that we don't and usually don't have any problems!
2006-12-14 06:37:04 · answer #2 · answered by speed demon 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I feed my cats (and dog) Natural Choice by NutraMax. It's made a huge difference in the quality of their fur. It's soft as velvet, their feline acne has entirely cleaned itself up, and the spots of thinning on my 12-yo male cats are as healthy as the rest of his beautiful, soft coat.
2006-12-15 01:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agood cat food has all the essential oils for a cats coat.. we had a stray that we fed Friskies to for a week and the coat went from dry and brittle to shiny. Iams and Eukanuba are good too.
2006-12-14 07:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-14 06:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by aiguyaiguy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Real tuna in oil or canned cat food. There are oils in these that can help promote good skin.
2006-12-14 06:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by KL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both of my cats had this problem a few years ago and my vet told me to get some Fish Oil capsules, break them open, and put it in their food. It seemed to work pretty good.
2006-12-14 06:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by November 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
give her a half teaspoon of olive oil in her food twice a day. so if you feed her only once then you should half the amount and do it 2 times a day. good luck and i know it works cause i use it for my cat and my mom in law does it for her dog. happy holidays=)
2006-12-14 06:42:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried MISSING LINK? Great source of oils and fatty acids. I find it at Petsmart or pet food catalogs. One little bag can be expensive but it lasts a very long time. A good investment. Good luck.
2006-12-14 06:37:35 · answer #9 · answered by rural diva 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My vet said an egg and it works! I've used it on both my cat and dogs. Once a week or so. Plus, they love it.
2006-12-14 06:33:26 · answer #10 · answered by Melli 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋