Cat Lovers need advice.

Amberzxoxo

Generally I would just take my cat to the vet but he is a rescue with server anxiety and just to take him out in his crate causes him to pass out. So I only take him when it is very important. My question is my tuxedo cat has very rough fir on his back. His normally sleek coat is sheadding and dandruffy and the undercoat is poking through. I get that he will shed due to the weather but this is going on for a few months and I have tried switching food and I have been giving him fresh fish.

The food he was on before that apparently does nothing to help prevent uti's (no ash) so I switched. So any advice or experience, should I put him back on his organic food and find a supplement to help prevent uti?

Or is this stress from the baby and nothing to do with his diet?

Thanks for any advice you may have.

Kimmy1836

Is he overweight? My cat is a fatty and has dandruff on her back (the area in front of her tail) and I was told it is just because of her size and inability to properly clean that area when she is bathing.

SarahWaggy

Make sure to brush him when possible and you MIGHT have to sedate him to take him to a groomer. If he is having UTIs, he may have too much hair around his boyparts that will cause the urine to back up (my grandma had a cat she had to get shaved constantly for this problem).

I personally feed my animals either Orjins or Blue Buffalo (and Tiki Cat wet food). Both of those have kept  my animals with healthy looking coats.

It could be a bit of both really. Stress does crazy things to anyone's body. But with animals, the wrong diet can make a HUGE difference.

Hopefully you will be able to get him some help soon. 

Amberzxoxo

Yes he is over weight that is another reason we switched his food. He is huge. He has never had an uti but I was told since he was a boy cat he is prone to them. I have no problem putting on rubber gloves and giving him a good wash.  Should I?  I brush him all the time. (so he gets his individual attention) 

I should look into the cat food suggested above. When he was on nature's best he had the most beautiful coat, mind you he was not as fat.

Jenny SB

Male cats (neutered or not) can be prone to urethral obstruction caused by crystals in their urine.  There are prescription diets to help prevent crystal formation, but the best thing you can do, especially since he has never had a problem, is to feed him a high quality canned food.  If you can add water to it, even better.  This way, if he does happen to form crystals, he can hopefully just pee them out and not get blocked.  You can also soak dry food if he refuses canned.

Weight loss is important, and I would definitely recommend baths and brushing.  You may also want to add fish oil to his food.  1 capsule per day should be adequate and if you let the capsule soak in the water/food mixture it will break open and most cats will just eat it.  Stick with the capsules, not liquid, because it can get rancid quickly. 

ChristieandChristopher

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