White cats and yellowing fur
Susan R. Wagner
same thing today. My cat brown tabby w/ white belly and paws has a
yellow tinge, especially in the more difficult to groom areas (under his
neck and on his chest). His fur is only "yellow" on top because if you
move it, it is white underneath. Hope you get some good answers, and
pass them along. Thanks.
Susan Wagner
Valerie Quercia
A vet once told me that yellowing fur can be a symptom of jaundice,
but I got the impression that in these cases the yellowing takes place
all over. Maybe your kitty just can't groom certain spots, as you
said. I missed the previous postings on this topic, but I assume other
people have noticed yellowing fur? Since jaundice can be a symptom of
liver dysfunction (among other things), it's probably worth at least
talking to a vet.
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Edward C. Otto III
>A vet once told me that yellowing fur can be a symptom of jaundice,
>but I got the impression that in these cases the yellowing takes place
>all over. Maybe your kitty just can't groom certain spots, as you
>said. I missed the previous postings on this topic, but I assume other
>people have noticed yellowing fur? Since jaundice can be a symptom of
>liver dysfunction (among other things), it's probably worth at least
>talking to a vet.
I am partially owned by a jellicle named Sam who has this problem.
A bath takes it out of him - seems it's caused by dust in the oil on his
coat. (The oil is usually 30W from rubbing the undersides of parked
cars...)
I attempt to get all three of my cats into the sink about 4 times/year,
just for maintenance purposes; that allows me to clean their skin with
an adult shampoo for dry skin, which has extra moisturizers that keep
the dander to a minimum. This promotes hair growth, and allows them
the opportunity to groom themselves without getting hairballs, as the
massage they get during the shampoo gets rid of MOST of the dead hair.
My Angora will not shed AT ALL for 3-4 weeks after a bath like this.
And one of three actually has taken to showering in order to get
massages. Go figure.
Ed
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Rudolph T Maceyko
A vet once told me that yellowing fur can be a symptom of
jaundice, but I got the impression that in these cases the
yellowing takes place all over. Maybe your kitty just can't
The Destroyer apparently couldn't lick past her rabies tag, so I took it off
(cats are not required to wear them).
The fur under her neck became darker, not yellow.
When I removed the tag, her under-the-neck fur returned to its normal
white. (She's black & white.)
Rudy
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Jean Marie Diaz
From article <kdnmilu00...@andrew.cmu.edu>, by sw...@andrew.cmu.edu (Susan R. Wagner):
> What a coincidence, I was thinking about asking someone (the net) the
> same thing today. My cat brown tabby w/ white belly and paws has a
> yellow tinge, especially in the more difficult to groom areas (under his
> neck and on his chest). His fur is only "yellow" on top because if you
> move it, it is white underneath. Hope you get some good answers, and
> pass them along. Thanks.
If you cat is eating food (particularly wet food) with any extra
coloring added, it's quite likely that he's painting his coat with those
colorings. (You know how they love to groom themselves right after
eating...) My solution is not to use any foods with added colorings.
Some (about half) of the Purina Premium line of wet foods have no extra
coloring. Get out and read those labels. :-)
AMBAR
Betty Lipkin
> From article <kdnmilu00...@andrew.cmu.edu>, by sw...@andrew.cmu.edu (Susan R. Wagner):
> > same thing today. My cat brown tabby w/ white belly and paws has a
> > yellow tinge, especially in the more difficult to groom areas (under his
>If you cat is eating food (particularly wet food) with any extra
>coloring added, it's quite likely that he's painting his coat with those
>colorings. (You know how they love to groom themselves right after
IMHO (and from my memory of showing a blue-eyed white
household pet) the cats own saliva was the culprit for
changing the 'top' of the cats fur...
the more she washed the yellower the tips of her fur got.
(yes, english is my first language, sometimes I just get too
lazy to rethink sentences before I hit the return key).
betty
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