Tuxedo Cats

[bmccasland]

Herald doesn't seem to smell any different than the other two. And he's on a different diet. Does anyone's tuxedo's have dandruff or weight problems? Poor Herald has both. We've been fighting his weight most of his life. One of his vets even commented, "what is it about tuxedos? The get fat."

[wackyjacky1]

Does anyone's tuxedo's have dandruff or weight problems?

My tux Hobie does have dandruff, although it's significantly less since I switched him to an all-canned food diet (I think, among its other benefits, it must be better for his coat). Also he has lost a little weight on the canned food diet because those useless carbs found in dry food are greatly reduced.

[Veronica]

Tucker is still a kitten, only 6 months or so. But he's going to be a big cat I think - just in size. We're hoping to keep him from getting fat.

Tilda was a petite little thing. Right after she wandered into our lives she porked up to ten pounds. I think she was just scarfing food because she had been a stray. She eventually settled back down to eight pounds, but that dropped as she got older. She was about 5 pounds when she passed on at the advanced age of 18. I miss that little cat.

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[short cut sally]

In reply to bmccasland my tux is fat. he is short legged and hefty just his momma. he only gets 3/4 cup of dry food in a 24 hour period, he nibbles all day long, and gets the occasional dry food treats. He weighs in at 15#s give or take. he doesn't like canned food. last year we had to change his food from hills urinary diet to purina urinary diet. hills changed their formula and he snubbed it for 10 days, so had to find something else and purina won. he has always had a shiny coat, was worried with changing the foods. Its still shiny but I don't think as shiny. this is his first bought of dandruff this past winter. My dad has a tux cat, he's 25#, yes, 25#, he's a large cat all around, and has always had bad dandruff. Dad's cat loves to be brushed too.