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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 459.1 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Mom to the Wrecking Crew | Wed Dec 16 1992 13:00 | 15 |
| No, do not use baby oil. Start tackling the problem from the inside
out. There are products on the market that target dry skin problems
and can be used as food additives. Linatone and Mirra Coat are two
very good examples. Some cats will eat their food (canned) with these
oils mixed in, while others do not care for the taste. They are made
with palatable ingredients, but not all cats find them tasty.
You might try running a humidifier or vaporizer to release moisture
into the air. This should help the dry skin/static electricity.
If the dry skin/dandruff is really bad, your vet might have some
helpful suggestions to share.
-Roberta
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| 459.2 | Another product to try.... | ERLANG::FALLON | Karen Fallon "Moonsta Cattery" | Thu Dec 17 1992 05:59 | 4 |
| A product that I use from Beecham is Pet Tabs/FA with Zinc. I started
to use it for coat improvement for my show kitties on the suggestion of
my veterinarian. I believe it helps them overall.
Karen
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| 459.3 | Shampoo | XNTRIK::MAGOON | | Thu Dec 17 1992 08:57 | 4 |
| Try bathing the cat occasionally with a good shampoo designed for cats, such as
Novasol. Shampoos not designed for cats tend to dry their skin and fur.
Larry
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| 459.4 | | SANFAN::BALZERMA | | Thu Dec 17 1992 09:11 | 10 |
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Bailey's coat has a tendency to become dry and flakey because of the
lack of fat in his diet. In conjunction with treating it internally
(egg yolks, other products) I have also used Sebulex shampoo on him and
seen a dramatic difference. If none of the hints in this string help and
you do not see some improvement I would check with your vet to make sure
that it is not symptomatic of another problem. Karen, thanks for the
tip on the Pet Tabs/FA w/zinc.
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| 459.5 | | DKAS::FEASE | Andrea Midtmoen Fease | Thu Dec 17 1992 10:15 | 6 |
| Are any of these internal remedies (Linatone, Pet Tabs, etc.) able
to be used by diabetic cats? Just asking, because I was going to use
CurTail on them to help curb the stinky boxes ;^) , but the package
said not to use on diabetic animals without consulting the vet first.
- Andrea
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| 459.6 | fatty acids, linoleic is just one! | ERLANG::FALLON | Karen Fallon "Moonsta Cattery" | Thu Dec 17 1992 12:33 | 4 |
| Your welcome! BTW the "FA" in the pet tabs stands for "fatty acids".
There are several included in this.
Good luck!
Karen
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| 459.7 | | PROXY::HUTCHESON | the revolution will not be televised | Thu Dec 17 1992 13:16 | 9 |
| You could try adding vitamin E oil and/or cod liver oil
to their canned food. Both are available in oil filled
capsules that you can just squeeze into the food.
Also, the Pitcairn book mentioned in 458.1 has dietary
recommendations for diabetic cats.
seh
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| 459.8 | | EMASS::SKALTSIS | Deb | Thu Dec 17 1992 17:48 | 3 |
| I could be wrong but isn't cod liver oil poisenous to cats?
Deb
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| 459.9 | | PROXY::HUTCHESON | the revolution will not be televised | Mon Dec 21 1992 07:37 | 6 |
| Apparently not. Bumble Bea is as alive and healthy as she
could be. Of course, in a large enough dose, a lot of
things can suddenly become lethal.
seh
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| 459.10 | follow-up | TNPUBS::C_MILLER | | Tue Jan 12 1993 07:24 | 7 |
| As a follow-up to this note I posted: I took Carly to the vet where for
$20 they gave her a bath and a "hot oil treatment." I am very pleased
to say that one month later, her fur is as luxurious as it is in the
summer, practically no dandruff, fly-away fur, or excessive shedding. I
don't even need to brush her that often either. The hot oil apparently
restored whatever natural oils were dried out earlier in the fall with
the flea powder/spray.
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| 459.11 | exit | LEDDEV::LAVRANOS | | Tue Jan 12 1993 08:21 | 6 |
|
So what kind of "hot oil treatment" was this? The dryness has gotten
to Spike and I wouldn't mind trying it (although he definitely will)
...Rania
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| 459.12 | cat shows, groomers stores | GAVEL::FALLON | | Tue Mar 09 1993 13:29 | 6 |
| Rania,
I have seen at New England Serum/Northeast Pet Supply actual products
that are "hot oil treatments" You would need to go to one of these
stores and make a selection from the MANY products they have for
groomers. Perhaps Martha from Haddeleigh house will have it too.
K
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| 459.13 | Cat with dry skin! | TPSYS::HILBERT | | Tue Mar 29 1994 13:22 | 13 |
| Hi,
I am having a problem with Softy (my big beautiful kitty!). It seems
as though softy's skin is very dry and flaky like dandruff. I spoke to
my vet and she suggested that I give Softy a 1/4 teaspoon of vegetable
oil for her skin. It does seem a little better, but not 100%. Has
anyone encountered this problem and what did you do to solve it.
Thanks!
Dawn
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