My overweight cat has dandruff. What's the best food & exercise?

Hi, Lucky seems comfortable in this picture. I would recommend that once he is settled you try to look into his diet and make sure it is appropriate to his life stage.If he seems to have been overfed, perhaps reduce the amount of food and switch to a good quality diet. Try to get him to engage into play so that he can be a bit more active. Hope this helps !

You could try a shampoo like Duoxo Calm and see if that helps. You could also add an Omega 3 fatty acid like Free Form Snip Tips for cats and see if that helps keep his skin and coat healthy. Otherwise, he should be examined by a vet to determine the cause and treat.

Hi there, a good food recommendation for Theo and Furby is Royal Canin intense beauty - Its a High quality cat food, very tasty and good for the skin And coat. I also would suggest gentle brushing once daily to stimulate the loose hair and dandruff to come off. If their coat is very greasy, you may need to bathe them, if they are not fans of water, you could do a wash cloth bath instead of soaking them. Some cats can't groom themselves if they are overweight, so you can check their weight with your vet when they next have a routine exam.

I recommend changing his diet to a specialized weight management diet such as hills metabolic so he can feel full and receive all the necessary nutrition to be healthy, whilst still losing and then maintaining weight. Mist vets offices provide free weight clinics to monitor and advise on feeding such diets and maintaining health and fitness

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! There is diet that would be perfect for him because it can help him lose weight and it is also well-balanced. It is the Science Diet metabolic weight management diet. If you wish to not use a weight loss diet then any of the Science Diet foods for adult cats would be great for him. Good luck and have a great day!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! A great diet for Summer would be Hill's Science Diet metabolic weight management diet. This is a dry diet. I recommend that you feed her the amount recommended in the bag based on her weight. This diet is very effective for this purpose. Good luck and have a great day!

It's unusual for Hill's metabolic diet (the prescription version) to not work at the labeled feeding amounts. I would recommend that you discuss your concerns with your vet. They can consult with representatives from Hill's to determine a different feeding regiment. It's also important to point out that some stalled weight loss can be caused by inappropriate measuring tools, feeding treats, or having the pet get food from other pet food bowls. Your vet can help you determine if this may be the case.