as far as i know, probiotic-type things (whether the easily obtained sort
found in yogurt, or the expensively types provided in supplements) can do no
harm, and most probably are of great benefit. anything that's been around
forever, used as a folk remedy forever, then suddenly comes to the attention
of the corporate world who tries to make it as expensive as possible must be
of value, after all, or the latter would never happen. witness the
proliferation of lysine preparation in the past five years.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Lewis Faye wrote:
> I use and used yogurt a lot with my crew. I had two kittens, age 4 weeks
> exposed to a cat with feline leukemia. The FeLV cat groomed them and shared
> dishes with them. The kittens never developed FeLV. I am NOT saying the
> yogurt was a factor. It most likely was genetics, luck or God that saved my
> kittens. However, I know from reading a lot on human nutrition that the
> immune system begins in the gut. I do think that having a good bioflora in
> the gut is not a bad thing.
>
> Will it save your cat? I doubt it. Will it help? I don't know. Will it
> hurt? No. and it doesn't cost much. Does it affect the immune system
> favorably? Most likely.
>
> --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Emily Hunter wrote:
>
> From: Emily Hunter
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Probiotics?
> To: "Felv Talk List"
> Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 1:51 PM
>
>
> I was looking up probiotics for a couple of my negatives who have chronic
> GI problems and read on the Winn Foundation blog that they may also be
> beneficial for the immune system in general. Has anyone had good results
> using these? I think I remember someone mentioning Fortiflora on here, any
> recs on this or other ones? Tofu is not having any problems, but if I put
> the others on this I am tempted to do so with her as well. It sounds like it
> couldn't hurt.
>
> -Emily
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