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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005Good news for Treating Persia's Dandruff
I checked with her vet since she had bladder surgery in 2004 (stones and a benign tumor). Dermcaps is perfectly acceptable; he says it won't hurt her a bit on her special x/d diet. This is good since I have practically a full bottle of the liquid and another unopened bottle. I brush her a couple of times a week and she's a fairly short-haired kitty. But she's got some very noticeable dandruff by the base of her tail. She does elevator butt! when I scritch her there (I just know it feels good!) which produces more flakes. I'm happy to report I can give her a squirt of Dermcaps liquid on her food without adversely affecting her diet. It worked wonders before the surgery to keep her coat sleek and her skin from being dry. I just had to make sure it was still okay, and it is. Yay! Jill >I checked with her vet since she had bladder surgery in 2004 (stones and a >benign tumor). Dermcaps is perfectly acceptable; he says it won't hurt her [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Jill That's great, Jill. Trill is our dandruffy cat. I just bought some kitten/puppy shampoo for the dirty little kittens I'm housing at the moment (no matter how many times I tell them, a litterbox is NOT a good place to lay, they ignore me -- but at least they both are *using * it now), and it's all-natural and supposed to take care of dandruff. I'm debating using it on Trill. I haven't bathed a cat since 1972 or 1973, and so far, I haven't tried to bathe the kittens yet, either. I have visions of me looking like something out of a horror movie by the time I'm done! lol! Best of luck to you and Persia, Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > Trill is our dandruffy cat. I just bought some kitten/puppy shampoo > for the dirty little kittens I'm housing at the moment (no matter [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I have visions of me looking like something out of a horror movie by > the time I'm done! lol! I had to bathe Oscar once or twice when she was about 10 weeks old -- she had a bacterial infection when I got her, and she kept getting foul stuff in the long fur on her legs. She didn't like it, but I don't recall her hurting me -- just being very unhappy. And she didn't sit still to get towel-dried, either. I was really worried that between the antibiotic syringe for over a week and the bath, she would hate me forever. But she got over it pretty quickly.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>I checked with her vet since she had bladder surgery in 2004 (stones and a >>benign tumor). Dermcaps is perfectly acceptable; he says it won't hurt [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Ginger-lyn I don't know if this works for cats, but for dogs putting a lump of margarine in their food daily sorts out any dandruff. It can't hurt to try it. Dogs can also throw up dandruff in their coat when they are stressed. I don't know why, or how it's possible, but on several occasions when a dog of mine realised s/he was on the way to the vet they would be covered in dandruff when they got there, despite having shown no sign of it before. The vet confirmed that this was not unusual. Tweed >>> I checked with her vet since she had bladder surgery in 2004 >>> (stones and a benign tumor). Dermcaps is perfectly acceptable; he [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Tweed When my dog Sampson was alive he'd shed copious amounts of fur at the vet when placed on the exam table. Never noticed he had dandruff but if he had had it probably would have come up as well. Poor little fellow just shook like crazy and piddled on the table. He was truly afraid of the vet. Persia just tries to hide under my arm. She figures if she can't see them they can't see her. I gave her crunchies a couple of squirts of the Dermcaps liquid and she didn't turn up her nose. In a few days with a couple of good brushings in between she should be dandruff free. Jill > Dogs can also throw up dandruff in their coat when they are > stressed. I don't know why, or how it's possible, but on several > occasions when a dog of mine realised s/he was on the way to the vet > they would be covered in dandruff when they got there, despite > having shown no sign of it before. The vet confirmed that this was > not unusual. Come to think of it, Puma did this, too. Loads of dandruff whenever he went to the vet. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >I checked with her vet since she had bladder surgery in 2004 (stones and a >benign tumor). Dermcaps is perfectly acceptable; he says it won't hurt her [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Jill I wonder if derm caps would help Sheba's dandruff with her diabetes. My dog took them for a long time and they added the weight to her. But they were good for her coat. What about Vitamin E caps? -- CATherine >> I checked with her vet since she had bladder surgery in 2004 (stones >> and a benign tumor). Dermcaps is perfectly acceptable; he says it [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > My dog took them for a long time and they added the weight to her. But > they were good for her coat. What about Vitamin E caps? Do as I did and check with the vet. The Dermcaps I have is a liquid rather than a capsule (I suppose the name is patented) so no need for pilling, just squirt it right on the food. It says it is for cats *and* dogs so I'm sure it's the same stuff. I don't know about the weight gain; the vet is concerned about Persia being "fluffy" but didn't have a problem with my adding this to her food a few times a week, so.... your guess is as good as mine. Jill |
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