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Recommendations for vit/min supplement

post #1 of 6
4/26/10 at 2:02pm
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Hi everyone,

This looks like a great site for all things cat and wanted to ask a question.

For several years now we've been taking care of several stray cats (the survivors of a family of cats) that have mostly been fixed, a couple of which are moderately socialized and we play with them daily.

The cats have cat houses with the Lectro-soft heater pads in them and we feed them Costco kibble, canned Friskies and 9-Lives, and some people food (chicken, turkey).

Can anyone recommend a good all-around multivitamin/mineral supplement (liquid, powder, etc.) to give them?

I ask because Momma cat seems to have little sneezing fits that seem to be seasonal and one of her babies is a large male orange tabby that gets himself into trouble occassionally and comes by with a bit of a bloody face.

Any good brands/forms of supplements?

Thanks for any help.
-Mark
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post #2 of 6
4/26/10 at 6:08pm
The vets often recommend this at the shelter FortiFlora

L-Lysine, available in most health food stores can help with the sneezing
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post #3 of 6
4/26/10 at 7:02pm
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Originally Posted by icklemiss21 View Post
The vets often recommend this at the shelter FortiFlora

L-Lysine, available in most health food stores can help with the sneezing
Alright. Thanks for the response. I'll be checking that out!
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post #4 of 6
4/26/10 at 7:12pm
I've heard great things about Nu-Cat: http://www.vetriscience.com/nucat.php

I even used it for a while when I started home-cooking for my cat, but then he developed allergies to beef, so I had to stop. But NASC-approved pet supplements are generally pretty good (they've been tested and contain the amount of vitamins and minerals the label claims it does).

If you're feeding a commercial diet though, which you are, with any multi-vitamin & mineral formulas, I would suggest no more than 3-4 times weekly since the diet contains added supplements already. L-Lysine is fine to give daily though, I believe.
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post #5 of 6
4/27/10 at 6:04am
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Originally Posted by KatGoddess View Post
I've heard great things about Nu-Cat: http://www.vetriscience.com/nucat.php

I even used it for a while when I started home-cooking for my cat, but then he developed allergies to beef, so I had to stop. But NASC-approved pet supplements are generally pretty good (they've been tested and contain the amount of vitamins and minerals the label claims it does).

If you're feeding a commercial diet though, which you are, with any multi-vitamin & mineral formulas, I would suggest no more than 3-4 times weekly since the diet contains added supplements already. L-Lysine is fine to give daily though, I believe.
I appreciate that.
When we do give them cooked meat, we vary it and don't make it a staple, the kibble is a complete food source and we give them some canned food as a secondary source.
Giving them a small amount of a vit/min supplement ony a few times/week was exactly what we had in mind, glad you mentioned that also.
I'll also check out the vetriscience supplement.
Thank you.
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post #6 of 6
4/27/10 at 1:37pm
FortiFlora is meant to be given daily, so it depends on the type of supplement
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