l lysine safe for kitten

ladyjuicy08

I have a 5month old kitten who has recurring conjutivitus caused by herpes virus i read l lysine is good for this but is it safe to give to him? ??he gets drops in his eyes but afraid he build up immunities to this k

The Sweeper

L-lysine is fine to give, but not consistently long term. It's an amino acid that halts the replication of the herpes virus. Given for three days before a stressful situation (e.g. Routine vet visit) or five to seven days over a flare up, it can really help. Just don't dose it routinely in the long term.

You can buy tablets for people with no other additives, usually 500mg each. Dozing is a bit of a black art. Overdose has no recorded ill effects, but I'd start with half a tablet, crushed to powder and mixed into wet food, morning and evening for three days. Then decrease the dose to 1/3 of a tablet, then down to 1/4. Keep up the eye drops if they're keeping the eye lubricated. You can also clean the eye with a piece of gauze dipped in cooled chamomile tea - don't use cotton wool, it can leave fibres behind that may irritate the eye.

ladyjuicy08

Thanks very much gonna try find some l lysine today maybe sona brand think that all natural

ladyjuicy08

L lysine seems be having no effect either do the drops back to the vet one i get paid anyone hear anything about apple cider vinegar? ??seems be coming up alot in article on internet

Themadhouse

Pulsatilla on a week on week off basis will do no harm. 6c tab once daily. It is great for eye issues.
Lysine is great, I use it regularly over the winter. More so for immune system.

I have white cats that can suffer with their eyes and i use pulsatilla.

ladyjuicy08

What is pulsetilla? ??

Themadhouse

It's a homeopathy remedy. You can get it in any chemist. It's in a small White box with blue writing. Made by waleda I think. It can be used to treat a very nervous cat or a queen who is birthing but also works wonders with conjunctivitis. They are very small tabs that can be popped straight into cats mouth or you can crush it in food. I find it brilliant! Does your cat suffer with snotty sneezes too due to the herpes?

ladyjuicy08

On way back from vets she thinks mite be cylamidia she has get d test ordered in n will call me to do the test prob tommorow does anyone know anything about this i also have another kitten will he be at risk too???

ladyjuicy08

Test results finally came back from glascow it calicivirus positive ... Heroes and cylmidia are negative

Themadhouse

Ok, did your vet give you much info on it? It is something kittens are very prone to contracting. Did your vet say if its acute, chronic or asymptomatic?

The important thing is to keep your kittens immune system boosted. Good food and watch his weight.

If you wish I can give you a website or two where you might find some people who can give you good advice. I also have a friend who knows cats inside out and I can ask her advice for you or any questions you might have.

ladyjuicy08

She just said that it something he will most likely suffer from for rest of his life and that he prob contracted it from his mammy as he would have been vac against it.she more worried about his conjutivitus as it doesn't seem be shifting he gets green discharge in both eyes now trying diff drops which seem make little better but not completely getting rid of it.he has the sniffles again but vet said this is going to happen a lot and not to run to the vets every time as he still eating playing etc. I have another kitten which she seems to think should be fine as he has never show symthomsno sneezing etc before .have had very bad luck with pair of them tbh see previous posts

ladyjuicy08

This jakey who has calicivirus

ladyjuicy08

Jakey and Alfie

bofh666ie

Might be worth getting an Elisa for FIV I have a kitty with chronic multi-resistant conjunctivitis and the eye specialist did a FIV test on a hunch, which promptly came up positive
She's on steroids now which, at least, controls the conjunctivitis.

ladyjuicy08

Had Alfie tested he was negative but not jakey mite get him done too

ladyjuicy08

On another note they are both indoor cats but lately they are craving the outside world I live in apartment and have small balcony being trying think of some sort of cat enclosure I can get /make for them but all I can see is big ones for gardens ....

Blueprint

How about this cat net from Zooplus? If you cover your balcony with it, it should give them some outside time while keeping them safe:

http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/cat_flaps_nets/cat_nets/cat_nets/127595
http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/cat_flaps_nets/cat_nets/cat_nets/127597

They've also got a lot of rabbit run type things which might be adaptable for the balcony, like this for example:

http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/rodents/cages/pens_fencing/wooden_pens/126795

ladyjuicy08

Was looking at the netting myself but not sure what why to attach it if put round the glass they can still jump over but there is nothing to attach ot to on top ....?!thinking about baby playpen if put covering on top don't really know tbh

Blueprint

ladyjuicy08 wrote: »

Was looking at the netting myself but not sure what why to attach it if put round the glass they can still jump over but there is nothing to attach ot to on top ....?!thinking about baby playpen if put covering on top don't really know tbh

Why not just get them a dog crate? The big ones are as big as a playpen and much more escape proof.

ladyjuicy08

Good idea think not helping that a lady cat keeps calling round nuetering has had opposite effect in my house lol