MMS and cats?

I guess I am in the dark about MMS.

But, I would ask why your cat gets so many abcesses. Is there a lot of fighting going on? A cat that has recurring abcesses needs to be seen by a vet.

I would ask the vet what his opinions are of MMS.

I would caution against using anything not discussed with or recommended by a vet. There have been too many animals suffer and die from over-the-counter type remedies and people not doing their research. We must be very careful to get educated and not just believe everything we read.

As the above member said, if your cat is getting that many abscesses, I would recommend seeing a vet - that can't be normal.

It would be a lot safer, and less expensive, to eliminate the cause of the abcesses. Are they outdoor cats that get in to fights a lot? Would it be possible to make them indoor cats? Or build an enclosure so they're still outdoors but separated from other animals in the neighborhood?

I did an internet search on MMS. It sounds like snake oil to me. In one place it claims to cure everything from the common cold to HIV. Another paragraph states very clearly that this product is a water purifier and nothing else.

Regular household bleach is sodium hypochlorite, same chemical with one less oxygen atom. I use bleach to clean the litter boxes and it doesn't bother the cats. However, I would be very cautious about putting it directly on them.

It's safe, especially if it's used in small amounts.

 

One of my cats came down with a case of pneumonia this week. On Tuesday she came in the house cold, wet, shivering, with one eye stuck closed, breathing at a rate of a hundred or more breaths per minute. She stayed in the same spot all the time and did not eat or drink. I did not get her to the vet that day. I put her in the "steam tent" a few times to break up her congestion, and gave her MMS in a dropper with water.  I was worried about her and did not go out for a couple days. Today she is walking around, even running, eating plenty, cleaning herself. She went outside for a while yesterday even. Her eyes are clear, bright and alert as always. Bring a She is dramatically better.

 

Since I was making MMS up for her anyway, I gave some to some of the other cats. Another cat who has chronic respiratory issues and hasn't been high-energy lately, was annoying my mom by chasing her broom when she was trying to sweep the kitchen yesterday. I have never seen her do that before.

 

One long and cold winter a few years ago, our outdoor cats grew noticeably healthier despite the cold, ice and snow.  I was taking steaming hot water mixed with MMS out to the garage at least twice a day and pouring it over the ice in their bowls from the last watering. Well if you know outdoor cats in winter you'll know that it's the easiest time of year to get them to drink water with something added to it. They will head for the steaming water dish before they even hit the food bowl.

 

It's a sad, sad thing that so many effective remedies get shrugged off as "snake oil" and the people and animals who would be helped by them don't get them because people buy into the whole "that's snake oil, blah blah blah" fearmongering.

Two anecdotes from two random single-poster people I don't know, is not what I consider a safe reliable recommendation on any product, especially one I never heard of before.

Welcome to TCS. Why not tell us more about yourself and how you came to learn about MMS, and what your vet thinks of it's use in cats?