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How can I help my overweight foster cat with bad dandruff issues?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 25 lbs

I am fostering a cat for awhile unknown on how long but he is very overweight and has very bad dandruff and would like some advice to help him

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on December 8th, 2019

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 !

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