I could be wrong, but I thought that echinacea's ability to treat or prevent respiratory viruses (basically, "colds") has recently been questioned a bit. I've always read that it's not good to be on echinacea long term. What I would do, if your kitty has chronic respiratory problems, is check to see if it's the herpes virus that's causing your problems. If it is the herpes kind of URI, then l-Lysine would be a good choice. When my kitties are battling URI's that appear focused in the eye area, I use lysine, 500mgs a day, the capsule opened up and the powder sprinkled on their food. I use one capsule per kitty. If it's a kitty with chronic herpes URI problems, you could do a maintenance dosage of lysine: 250 mgs a day. l-Lysine is fairly inexpensive. I use the NOW brand, which has been really successful with my guys. If the URI seems to be extra tough to beat, I also do the chicken soup forcefeeding (if the kitty won't eat on his/her own). I can vouch for the seemingly-miraculous properties of chicken soup and lysine in combination. ;-)
I've also used Pet-Tinic, and it's been a real help with sick kitties. Gabby and los gatos fregados (the darn cats!) --- Jennifer Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering if eccinechea is okay to give > pumpkin for his cold or > respiratory problems? Or if it will do anything at > all? Thanks > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
