Dandruff in my kitten?

I have a 6 month old kitten, hes very active, and playful and everything else a kitten should be. He eats well etc (we feed our cats Nutro Natural Choice Kitten and Adult, and Felix and Hilife kitten wet), but recently I have noticed that he has started to get tiny flakes of dandruff on his coat.

Checking through his fur, it seems his skin is rather dry, and he has a powdery dandruff throughout - its not too bad though, you can just see a few dots of the stuff on his coat.

Can anyone recommend any food that we can put him on to help this? About a month ago, he also had a couple of days where he was throwing up quite badly, and he seems more sensitive to food in general than his siblings (he used to vomit around once a month before that) - could his food sensitivity be related to his skin condition?

Anyone have experience with cat dandruff?

Thanks!

Hi - I have checked through other threads, so I have a few things to try - can I just buy a big bottle of fish oil and add a teaspoon or so to their wet food every morning? The others dont seem to need it - should I feed him separately?

Also, is Olive oil a suitable alternative? (its easier to get hold of and cheaper for 5 cats!)

Finally, could the food sensitivity be linked to his dandruff? Ive been thinking about trying Eagle Pack - maybe this would be better than Nutro?

Originally Posted by chupi

Hi - I have checked through other threads, so I have a few things to try - can I just buy a big bottle of fish oil and add a teaspoon or so to their wet food every morning? The others dont seem to need it - should I feed him separately?

Also, is Olive oil a suitable alternative? (its easier to get hold of and cheaper for 5 cats!)

Finally, could the food sensitivity be linked to his dandruff? Ive been thinking about trying Eagle Pack - maybe this would be better than Nutro?

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How long has kitty been on the nutro?? if it is less than three months then the dandruff is the old food coming out...

I use olive oil and many high end foods use olive or sunflower( bloody expensive) for the coat properties... Eagle pack wet is good I wont use or touch most of the drys due to many vets( conventional and holistic) telling me some ingrediants are?? able be feed to dog s and cats... jmho