Greasy Coat!

My cat Squeek! had an allergic reaction to his food (we've got that sorted out, thank goodness!) and licked all his hair off. When it came back, it came back nice and thick, but greasy from the shoulders down. I have been trying to find Fuller's earth, since he is a black cat, but cannot. Any other suggestions?

I don't have any experience with this kind of issue but I'm curious--how would you use the fuller's earth?  (I'm not even sure what it is, actually.)  

With cats I had only heard of it in litter.  It's a type of clay which is sometimes used for facials.  I have heard of using it to get out grease stains on fabrics but I hadn't heard of using it on animal's fur.  I would be concerned with getting it all out of the fur and of course I don't think it would be a good thing to ingest. 

I am assuming there were diet changes made, I am wondering if those are responsible for the oily fur.

I have heard of many groomers and breeders using a product called groomers goop.  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...fix=groomers+goop,aps,294&tag=&tag=thecatsite   This will mean giving kitty a bath,

Actually "Fuller's Earth" is another name for diotomaceous earth, and the food grade of that is easily found in most feed stores.  Google it to find out more about that it is and what it is used for.  You COULD use it for greasy fur, but you could also just bathe the cat  periodically, either with a good cat shampoo or with the original degreaser of wildlife rescue, Dawn Dish Detergent.  Another way to get grease out of fur is to work corn starch into it, let it sit overnight, and then comb out with a flea comb.  This would not be very attractive on a black cat, however.

One of my cat books suggested Fuller's Earth for black cats. Brushing him with a hog's hair brush seems to be helping a bit. When he was caught, he was missing patches of fur and I've begun to wonder if he's always had skin issues (we had just assumed that he couldn't hold his own in a fight). I might just try the corn starch - he can't look much worse and if it will help in the long-run I'm game. I don't want to use Dawn because its made by Proctor and Gamble and I just can't go there.

He's a cantankerous old cat, but he's a great cat.

Just found this thread from last year. Chromium Blues, could you give us an update? Did anything work?

You could bump him with @Chromium Blues  .    My cat had oily/greasy fur at one point but it was due to the increased chicken fat in her diet. 

Squeek's coat did improve. It was a battle with diet, baths, and Dr. Maggie's supplement. He had soft, shiny coat. Unfortunately, we had to put him down on Monday as his heart was failing him.

We will be locking this thread since your kitty has passed on. Deepest condolences from the TCS Team.  As mentioned in another thread, please consider posting a tribute to your kitty in the Crossing the Bridge forum:  http://www.thecatsite.com/f/19/crossing-the-bridge