It should only get stuck if he isn't capable of swallowing.
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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
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