My cat also has very dry skin, especially in the winter! He used to scratch huge patches off of his neck and get bloody mats in his fur. I asked the vet about it, and she gave him some 3V Caps (a vitamin you can order online from a bunch of places). I puncture one and squeeze the oil into his canned food twice a day. He's gotten much better, and he thinks it tastes fantastic!

I also have very dry skin and bad sinuses, so I boil a pan of water on the stove to get some moisture into the air in the winter. That seems to help Smudge's itching too. And, of course, I brush his lovely fur! His favorite is the "slicker brush," which helps me catch the dry-skin flakes before they nucleate tangles, and he thinks it feels "prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr."

Love, Columbine