Bonnie, I add 1/4 tsp to each qt. of water. For the ferals I add 1/4 tsp for each 5.5 oz of canned food I put out for them. Here is the link again for the L-Lysine powder http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-L-Lysine-Powder-1-lb-454-g/653?at=0
Sharyl --- On Sun, 10/3/10, Bonnie Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bonnie Hogue <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avis treatment plan (BIG thanks to Alice, Sharyl & > Natalie!!) > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 11:06 PM > Sharyl > I perked up reading your message about L-Lysine and > herpes. I have my mother's dear cat, Lucky, who > recently got a positive FeLV and has, since we've had him > (12 years?) had an occasionally "runny eye" that one vet > diagnosed as herpes. > So, how do you get the L-lysine in them? Just put in > water? Can you put in canned food? I'm currently > putting Pet Rescue Remedy in the water as Lucky is still "in > quarantine" until gets retested and/or my 3 healthy house > cats get vaccinated. > Thanks. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharyl" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 1:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avis treatment plan (BIG thanks to > Alice,Sharyl & Natalie!!) > > > > Sounds like a good plan. The diff. between > Pet-Tinic and NutriVed is the NutriVed contains folic > acid. On the 'how bad do they taste' scale NutriVed > may taste a little worse. If you go with Pet-Tinic you > can always added folic acid. I prefer either powdered > supplements or those in a capsule. Easier to mix in > food or water than grinding up a tablet. > > > > Something we haven't talked about in a while is > L-lysine. It is available as a powder on line. I > buy it by the lb and add it to the water for my house > kitties and the 2 groups of ferals I feed. Seem to > help keep herpes infections at bay which most rescues > have. I also add it to the canned food I put out for > the feral colonies. Figure they need all the help they > can get. > > Hugs to Avis > > Sharyl > > > > --- On Sun, 10/3/10, [email protected] > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [Felvtalk] Avis treatment plan (BIG > thanks to Alice, Sharyl & Natalie!!) > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 2:24 PM > >> After pondering the excellent advice > >> of Alice, Sharyl and Natalie, and scouring > >> the FeLV archives, I think I've come up with a > reasonable > >> treatment plan to > >> propose to my wonderful, open & supportive > vet. Any > >> comments would be much > >> appreciated. > >> > >> Recap: Avis is an approx 21 month old neutered > male, > >> rescued from an Avis > >> parking lot when he was about 9 months, bounced > around for > >> about 8 months, > >> living with us the last 4 months. A 9/27 CBC prior > to > >> a minor eye procedure > >> requiring general anesthesia revealed > non-regenerative > >> anemia: HCT at 21%, RBC > >> at 4.37, Retic < 1%. The subsequent 9/28 > FeLV/FIV > >> test was positive. Beyond > >> somewhat pale gums and a little lower energy > compared to > >> other young cats (no > >> wild acrobatics for Avis!) he is physically fine > right now. > >> 11 lbs & eats like > >> a champ, uses litterbox regularly, keeps his > glossy soft > >> coat perfectly groomed, > >> chases Max the Dog all over the house, spends > hours > >> twitching his tail at the > >> squirrels on the other side of the window. > >> > >> Treatment Plan: > >> 1. Diet - continue with daily 5.5 oz can of > Wellness Wet > >> Food and a 1/3 cup of > >> California Naturals Chicken & Brown Rice dry > food. > >> After 4 months of trying to > >> wean Avis off his dry food addiction, this is the > balance > >> we've mutually agreed > >> to! He eats it all up and hits the water bowl > pretty good > >> once or twice a day. > >> > >> 2. Treats - about 8 pieces of Greenies baked dry > cat treats > >> each day, he LOVES > >> them and they do seem to have some vitamins > added. > >> > >> > >> 3. Supplements - either Pet-tinic or NutriVed. > Still > >> researching. > >> > >> 4. Immediately start LTCI injections. Given that > results > >> from only a few formal > >> studies are currently available, I view the LTCI > regime as > >> sort of an unofficial > >> phase II clinical trial. But given Avis' > prognosis, it > >> is definitely worth > >> trying. > >> > >> > >> 5. Immediately start on 2x daily Interferon Alpha > (unless > >> there is some way I > >> can get Interferon Omega from Europe). > Anecdotally, this > >> seems to help some > >> cats, and has been safely given to FeLV+ cats for > several > >> years. Again, well > >> worth trying. > >> > >> 6. Keep the big guns like Epogen & > Prednilosone in > >> reserve for when the HCT goes > >> below 20% or he starts to feel weak and lose > appetite. > >> > >> 7. Stable, stress free environment and lots of > love. > >> > >> That's it! 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