white specs cat hair

Just wondering what this is.  She seems fine otherwise.

No scratching, eating fine.

It just seems like she has a few to many white specs in

her fur.  Is it fleas, lice, or even dandruff?

Probably 'dander' which is mostly dried cat spit from grooming. My drooly cats have white specks where the drool dries on their hair.

Could be dry skin. What do you feed her? Do you brush or comb her at all?

Some cats have dandruff, diet can affect it as can time of the year.

You rarely see fleas on a cat unless the house is full of them - they hop on, feed and drop off.

AFAIK there are some kinds of mite which look like dandruff, but it's most likely dandruff.

I feed her performatrin adult food.

I don't brush her, I should just really

busy after moving, but I will start brushing her.

I suppose its just alittle unsightly, she

doesn't seem bothered at all
 

My Sheldon had more dander flakes on him than the other cats. The vet asked me if he's a "good groomer." I never really noticed until she asked that - but he doesn't groom himself as much or as often as the other cats. I started using the Furminator on him daily, and he looks great!

If it's dandruff, you can give him 500mg of Evening Primrose oil daily to help his skin and coat.

just curious... how do you give a cat a supplement?

Hide it in food?

Thanks for replies
 

Most cats don't object to the taste of evening primrose oil - just puncture the capsule and squeeze it onto her meal. Oh - wait, I don't know if what you feed is dry or wet? If dry, maybe give her a meal of wet food a day. This would help her overall health too. :nod:


For info on the wet/dry thing: http://www.catinfo.org