My felv+ foster Manny is going to his new home tonight (with lots of
instructions, favorite toys, and probably some lingering anxiety from me!).
Manny has been a finnicky canned food eater ever since I've had him- which has
sucked b/c that is how I like to get supplements in him like lysine and added
water. But he loves loves loves the Eagle Pack Holistic Dry (which I have all
my fosters on)-- LOVES IT. As much I would like to convert all my cats to all
canned- they just love their Eagle Pack dry too much. And they have the most
awesome coats- I get compliments on my fosters all the time- how good they
look, none are fat, no dander, shiny, soft coats-- thus, I am very happy with
the Holistic. But all my fosters also get Holistic canned everyday, with water
and supplements added, so I am sure that helps keeping them look great too.
Manny will occasionally eat the Holistic canned, but he won't eat it in back to
back feedings or two days in a row (he's nutty). I originally tried to feed
him a diet of Wellness canned only and he just stopped eating it totally (waste
of expensive food)! That is when I switched him to Eagle Pack. So as far as
sending him to his new home with feeding and supplment instructions, his new
mom says she doesn't want to change anything b/c he looks so gorgeous and his
coat is so wonderful, so she will keep him on the Holistic Dry. I've asked
that she occassionally give him some canned Holistic, but warned that he won't
eat it 2 days in a row.
I'd like to send her with instructions to add powdered Lysine to his dry food
and was wondering if people thought this will work? I have done it a few times
with him and he seemed to not notice/care, but it hasn't been my primary way of
administering lysine b/c I did keep up with giving him canned food every few
days. I think it will work tho b/c he loves his Holistic so much, I seriously
doubt he won't eat it due to the Lysine powder. Also, what is a good
maintenance dose? He is as healthy as a horse, so I just want to provide it to
them as a preventative measure.
thanks
caroline
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