Is it normal that my cat has dandruff?

The neighbour's cat gets it and it's really easy to see because he's jet black. Although he also rolls in the dirt a lot, so maybe it's that. He's a funny little bugger.

Give her a bath!

Yes. My dog gets dandruff, I just mix in omega oil with her food and it helps a lot.

Naive.

I didn't think it sounded insulting at all...^.^...

Tancho- thanks for the info. That makes a lot of sense & I'll definitely look into that :)

I wasn't trying to rant - that's what I hate about these sites is that everything that is said gets taken out of context. I merely stated "cheap brands" because these are generally the better known ones that always advertise on the tv (mention no names) and people tend to go with because of a brand name, not because they don't love their pets or want the best for them etc etc. Unfortunately these companies tend to spend more on branding than quality ingredients and most people don't understand the ingredients panel on the food because manufacturers can be so non-specific in what they declare.

Like you I didn't realise until many years ago the effects foods could have - my dog was on a very well known supermarket brand (begins with a B ends in "ers") and her skin became awful, flakey, itchy, dry - I switched to a hypoallergenic and her coat is amazing now - like you I fed the other brand for years before to other dogs with no problems but every animal is individual and what suits one won't suit all.
I genuinely was only trying to help, should have kept it shut obviously!

I know you probably mean well but all I can gather from your post is that I have no clue about what to feed my cat and I give them cheap food...

I had a cat for 16 years and now I have these two little ones, my late cat never had any problems.

I also actually buy products which in terms of cat food are one of the best compared to other brands, I won't name it here in case it's like against the rules though.

So maybe next time you might want to think before you rant on at me about cat care, yes?

Actually it could very well be diet related and nothing to do with whether they are getting "all their nutrients". Just like human foods there are different grades of animal foods and dandruff can be a sign that your pet has an allergy to the ingredient in the food.
If you check out the ingredients panel on the food you have now look out for the terms meat and animal derivatives, meat by-products, and (various) cereals which all indicate poorer quality cat food (ie it doesn't tell you what cereal source they are using and the "meat" type isn't stated). It's usually the cereals that cause the most problems especially as cats are obligate carnivores.
I would suggest going to a pet retail outlet (rather than a supermarket) and try a hypo-allergenic formula. You will have to wait a few weeks to see a difference.
In the mean time try googling meat and animal derivatives in pet food to give you an idea why the cheap stuff really is bad!

Feed it a little bacon greece

It's so strange, I was honest to God wondering if it was normal because my two kitties have had some dandruff and I was a little worried.

I knew it wasn't a diet thing, they get all their vitamins and nutrients etc.

I'm glad it's not a serious thing! :)

It's pet dander and normal.

It's diet related.

mine does too... i just dust it off. doesn't seem to bother him tho :3

Cat tend to get this when there skin is dry its normal

(oops- accidentaly hit submit) ...when she would go into heat which I was told was normal, but we got her spayed & she still gets it. Anyone else have this problem or solutions?