Thanks, Kristi. I would seriously doubt it is in a drug book-- it is an amino acid used for immune support and bought at health food stores. Because of that, I would doubt a higher dose is toxic, actually, but am not sure. One other question-- it is a large capsule, sort of on the large end for human capsules. I know cats' throats are different than ours and I have had no trouble pilling them with what seemed like large pills before, but this one is bigger. Do you think it is safe to pill him with it? I always put pills in a glob of Nutrical to help them go down easy. But I do not want to risk it getting stuck in his throat if that is a possibility. I could syringe it as someone suggested, but I tasted it and it is bitter and he is already so miserable today I do not want to do that. Thanks, Michelle
In a message dated 2/4/05 10:00:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Michelle, I just asked my vet,she said it depends how long Lysine takes for the body to process it. For example drugs that take 12 hours are give 2 x daily, drugs that take 24 hours to be processed are given 1 x daily, some are even shorter. So if its a 12 hour drug and say you give it at 8am by 8pm it will be gone from his system and will not be there for another 12 hours until he gets it the next AM. However, some drugs have a range say 12-24 hours and can be given once or twice a day. So if you want I can check and see if its listed in "PLUMB" (that's what we call our handy pharmaceutical book that we constantly resort to at my hospital). Or try once a day and see if there is a noticeable difference in how he behaves/eats etc at times when the drug would be highest in his system vs right before he would get his once a day dose. Kristi >>
