Cure Cat Dandruff With Tea Tree Oil!Cat dandruff!? Is that even possible? Until I got a cat I never really knew animals got dandruff. In fact they are subject to just about the same problems we are. I don’t have my cat anymore, but I had her for the longest time, and it was always great to come home and have Princess (I know…not the manliest name around, but I didn’t name her) come greet me at the door. It was just comforting to know she was always there. That being said, my cat had this problem. She had dandruff. And it can really be a problem. Not just for us with the flakes all over the place, but for the cat also depending on the severity of the condition. Cat Dandruff=scratching Almost invariably so. 
Princess would scratch until she was raw and bleeding which would would lead to scabs and sometimes infection. This was uncomfortable for my cat as well as a nuisance for me...as I was the one with blood stains on my pillow when I got home from work!So I did what everybody does, I went out to the pet store and bought a bunch of products that didn't really help much. So Princess kept scratching and I would hide my pillow. Now back then I didn't know about tea tree oil and it's special healing properties. Believe me if I had I would have used it on my cat. There are a number of reasons why I would use it:
Using the dilution suggestions I just provided, I would recommend applying the mix 2 to 3 times daily to any wounds or irritated areas on your cat or dogs skin. It should accelerate the healing process significantly and help with the itchy feeling your pet may have. To treat the dandruff itself I would recommend a 5% dilution of tea tree oil in your pets regular shampoo or if possible a natural herbal shampoo.
This treatment should continue until all symptoms of the cat dandruff or dog dandruff have disappeared. I would continue using the special shampoo mix instead of just regular shampoo as a preventative measure. Now I've read all over the internet that a lot of pet owners are having great success with keeping the condition at bay by giving their pets vitamin supplements and Omega 3 fatty acids. To me this would make sense, because generally our body's react outwardly to an internal imbalance. You might want to consider starting your pet on supplements as well.
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