Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
It's an aluminum binder, its to bind the phosphorus because some CRF kitties have trouble with their phosphorus getting high and if it get too high it causes real problems. When Fred's phosphorus was at 8.1 which for a healthykitty is fine but for a CRF kitty is too high, he wouldn't eat was v

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-12 Thread Lora
Belinds, Your Skeeter story is too funny! There is definitely a such thing as too much of a good thing! LOL. Ah! So Skeeter did receive a DL Methionine prescription! Perhaps I should replace my cranberry for this. However, if I do that, I lose the Vitamin C and Vitamin E as the cranberry is a

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. I give meds to 3 of my 5 guys now and surprisingly considering the last one that I had to start on meds has never had to take anything, she is very good about it, thank goodness. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
Lora, Way back in the 1990's my Skeeter had something, he couldn't pee and I took him in just in time, I can't remember what it was called back then, he would get cyrstals, he had to take a DL Methionine pill everyday, I think he was also on special food for a while too but as long as h

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Colostrum?

2009-08-11 Thread Cougar Clan
Yes. It has a lot of immune/healing boosters in it for animals and people alike. I know of one elderly lad who broke an arm and healed like a teenage thanks to this and I have holistic vets who recommend it. Sorry, I thought the inquiry was into dietary supplements. On Aug 11, 2009, at 7:1

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Colostrum?

2009-08-11 Thread Lora
Colostrum?! As in "first milk" or "immune milk"? What has that got to do with anything? --- On Tue, 8/11/09, Cougar Clan wrote: Have you looked at colostrum? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/m

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-11 Thread Cougar Clan
Have you looked at colostrum On Aug 11, 2009, at 6:11 PM, Lora wrote: Belinda, Thanks for your reply. You are the only one who did. I sincerely appreciate it. I realize that some cats are more difficult to pill that others. Thank God I have conditioned my kids to take their meds. Gran

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-11 Thread Lora
Belinda, Thanks for your reply. You are the only one who did. I sincerely appreciate it. I realize that some cats are more difficult to pill that others. Thank God I have conditioned my kids to take their meds. Granted some do resist, but they have learned that if they do not take their meds, t

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements

2009-08-09 Thread Belinda Sauro
Lora, I don't have an positives left, Bailey was my last and I lost him in 2006. I do however have a furkid with HCM and one with CRF & a heart murmur. I do know that taurine and CoQ-10 are good for the heart and lysine is good over all for the immune system. My cats aren't great about

[Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements

2009-08-07 Thread Lora
Ever since my beloved FeLV positive kitty (Peeper) passed away in 2003, I have not posted a medical regime update of my kitties' daily dietary supplements. I highly respect all of the medical knowledge on the group and would sincerely appreciate feedback. Our family consists of 12 FeLV negative