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Expert: - 7/29/2009


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My cat has dander.  I brush her every day.  I also use these cleaning cloths that I bought from PetSmart that I use on her.  It does not get rid of the dander.  I am not allergic to cats so...I am not concerned about me.  PLEASE tell me how I can get rid of this on my cat.  PLEASE don't tell me to bath her.  She will never tollerate that and I will be stratch to death!! lol!  Thank you for your time in this matter.

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Laurie,

Unfortunately, a bath would be in order, but I understand your reluctance!!!!!!!!!!

I expect your cat has dry skin.  So, in your normal feeding, you can add something like Halo's Dream Coat or Dermcaps liquid to the diet to get those essential oils back into your cats system.

Also, besides brushing, invest in a metal comb (available at virtually all pet stores# and comb through the coat, as well.  It helps stimulate the skin and is better at pulling out dry hairs.  If your brush is not a rubber brush, I would consider getting one of those as well as a rubber brush is excellent, especially in shedding season(s), for pulling out dry coat.

Unless she is a Persian, you do not need to brush every day. Using the comb every day and the rubber brush a couple times a week should certainly help.

Best regards... Norm

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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