vinegar?

Ive been reading on a few websites that both distilled vinegar and apple cider vinegar are good for cats (and dogs).

Im very interested in using this in the ferals water. Of course everything ive read on doseage is about having one cat.

Would you guys suggest doing this (along with using DE which i put in their food)???

If so -how much should i use daily for 10 cats??

My goal is help with their overall health and more flea control

It was suggested I also use lysine - which if that is better I will use that instead. Just thought vinegar would be easier to obtain and use.

These cats are getting wounds more and more (the one i thought had ringworm now has another wound on his side - this one is nasty - its not bleeding but I can see blood over his muscles - the fur was completely "ripped" off.)

So anything that I can do to help them recover on their own - they are fed cheap dry food and wet occasionally.

thanks

I just read this about ACV ...

"If applied topically to wounds and burns it will decrease the pain and promote healing. It also controls minor bleeding from cuts and abrasions. ACV should be used diluted for application to the skin. Place in a mister bottle and spray to affected areas"

I always like a 2nd opinion when it comes to the health of my pets and these ferals so I wont do this until someone here gives me some sort of opinion on it. Sounds to me like it would burn like hell....
But at the same time I want to run out there now with a spray bottle and help the poor guy out.

It does burn and if you have a feral with a bad abcess, he needs antibiotics more than anything else. Talk to your vet about clinidrops. It is a liquid and you can mask the taste of it with tuna or mackeral juice or pureed fish. I would steer clear of spraying vinegar of any sort on an open wound and look instead to helping the cat internally beat the bacteria that these wounds cause. Neutering will stop the fighting between the toms over time, not overnight unfortunately, but a few weeks later their urge to fight starts to dissapate.

thanks!!! why would that be posted as something to do if it burns???? I wont use it though.

Im planning on getting him an antibiotic this week.

All the cats are neutered - which is confusing as to why they are still fighting. THere are 20 cats in this colony that has been separated over the last year (the cats separated themselves) so I dont know if my 10 fight the others or not.

But the wounds would be likely from other cats not wild animals - right??? They live in teh woods...