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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: AliCat on May 14, 2008, 23:30:53 PM

Title: Sun cream for cats?
Post by: AliCat on May 14, 2008, 23:30:53 PM

Any recommendations? This sounds daft, but are their cat specific ones on the market?

Title: Re: Sun cream for cats?
Post by: Ela on May 15, 2008, 05:58:44 AM

Yes there is one but at this time in the day I cannot think of the name. Otherwise E45 (or something like that, again its a bit early for my brain to be in gear)

Title: Re: Sun cream for cats?
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on May 15, 2008, 07:13:06 AM

I use a pet specific one - can't remember the name, but the last tube cost me £6.99. I got mine from the vets, cos it was only a penny dearer than getting it online - Smylee Pets do free p & p on it though. It comes in 3 different sorts, I got one that looked like the Colgate pump tubes.

Title: Re: Sun cream for cats?
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on May 15, 2008, 09:35:29 AM

Good question...  I was going to ask the same thing as even though Riley has a black nose he has a pinky white stripe accross the bridge that I think could do with a bit of suncream.

Title: Re: Sun cream for cats?
Post by: Kirst on May 15, 2008, 09:49:12 AM

I have always used nivea kids sunblock on Beavis' nose , seems to work ok.

Title: Re: Sun cream for cats?
Post by: Tan on May 15, 2008, 11:37:35 AM

I use the Pethealth Sun Block Stick version and waterproof and got it from http://www.ultimateanimals.co.uk
but not sure if they still do it.  It'a a special one that is non toxic for pets as some kids ones are.

The block is like a hard cream and in a tube. (like e45 cream) and it's factor 30.  Found it better than the spray as some cats don't like the spray sound.