Where Do You Buy Your L-Lysine?

We get our Lysine on Amazon.  This is the kind we purchased last time.  It dissolves easier than the NOW brand. 

http://www.amazon.com/Source-Naturals-L-Lysine-1000mg-Tablets/dp/B001G7R554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323740648&sr=8-1

1/4 teaspoon powder = 500mg.  I'm giving Hannah 1/2 t a day because we've had such wacky weather and it's making her eyes water more than I like.

I get Lysine capsules or pills from the health food store. I dump the capsule out and mix the powder with their food, the pills I cut into 1/4 pieces.

My vet said to use 500 mg twice a day (1000 a day) for flare-ups and 250 mg twice a day (500 per day) for maintenence dose.

You can get L-Lysine tablets at Wal-Mart or any pharmacy. Not even expensive.

Probably true, but the question was where to get it all, not necessarily where to get the absolute best form of it.  I would rather see someone use the easily-available tablets than not use any, if the cat needs it.

Does anyone use the Viralys liquid/paste, available at the vet?  Probably a pretty expensive way to buy it, but the cats seem to like it pretty well.

I, too, get the NOW powder from Amazon, specifically because it is pure. I just keep a 1/8 teaspoon in the jar and use that to measure out the dosage every day.

AC

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Originally Posted by mrblanche 

Does anyone use the Viralys liquid/paste, available at the vet?  Probably a pretty expensive way to buy it, but the cats seem to like it pretty well.

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Originally Posted by Feralvr 


Yes, Libby mentioned in an earlier post she got some from the vet - the Viralys. I also have heard it is a bit more expensive, but the cat's like it. The NOW L-Lysine is SO cheap to buy through Amazon or on-line. AND it is a very pure form and last a long time. Just ordered my next bottle. I am using it daily now - I seem to be having a viral problem running through my house .......
Libby - if you don't mind, how much was the Viralys?

When I had the litter of kittens with calici the vet had me use the gel Viralys with them. I had never heard of L-lysine before that. I bought 5oz (142 g) for $14. Every 1.25 ml (1/4 teaspoon) has 250 mg of L-lysine in it. So the powder from the link you gave is roughly 3x as much for $3 less. As far as cats liking it better, every single one of them will not just take it by itself, they all turn their noses up to it. It has to be squirted into their mouths and they will take it that way, or you can hide it in wet food which is easiest.

I get mine from Amazon

Hi all,

I get all my nutritional items, hair and skin care products, and some food items at I-herb.com.  The Now Foods brand in the 1 pound bottle of powdered L-Lysine is $14.01 per bottle and there is a multiple bottle discount!  They also carry Source Naturals.  The site shows all nutritional information and customers' reviews for all of their products.

Take a look at the site to see if they carry your brand and if it is better priced, and if you place an order enter in the code LAD106 for a $5 discount on your first order!  That makes the L-Lysine $9 bucks!!!

They are so much cheaper then anywhere I have found with some great benefits too, such as free shipping on orders, buy more save more, shipping to other countries, and free samples of your choice with every order.  They are very good at packaging for shipment and send things, like my nieces probiotics, in cold packs to keep them at their best. 

I hope this saves everyone a little money!

Happy holidays,

Buddy and Janice