L-Lysine

misty8723 · Mar 2, 2012

The vet has me giving Swanie L-Lysine because he was getting upper respitory infections. It seems to be doing some good, he does sneeze once in awhile, but not like he was. So I was wondering, is this something I can give him long term? Are their any side effects I should watch out for?

By the way, I think he's addicted to it. I put his food in his bowl at night and he won't eat it until I sprinkle the white powder on it. He starts to purr the minute he sees the jar.

feralvr · Mar 2, 2012

I give Perla - my herpes kitty - L-Lysine everyday. When she has a flare-up I give 500 mg. twice daily. For maintenance I keep her on 250 mg. twice daily. If her eye is not weepy at all - I will go to 125 mg. twice daily. There were just a few threads recently about Lysine here in the Health Forum. If you just use the search box - they will all come up for you to read.

As far as I know - there is no long-term downside of using Lysine everyday if needed for a cat.

stephanietx · Mar 2, 2012

I give all my kitties Lysine twice daily. Hannah has herpes and needs it; it just helps the others so they get it.

hobo08 · Mar 2, 2012

I had asked about it before and was given info for a product to order online, but I would like to buy it in a store. Are there any farm or health stores that I can buy the powder at?

sugarcatmom · Mar 2, 2012

You can get Lysine at most drug stores. Walmart even carries it: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Twinlab-L-Lysine-Capsules-100ct/15029541?findingMethod=rr

misty8723 · Mar 3, 2012

This is what I got from the vet - Viralys - L-Lysine in a palatable base. It's a white powder and must taste good because Swanie is addicted. He will eat it right out of the scoop - and often tries to as I'm sprinking it on the food. Cindy likes it too, but not to the extent Swanie does. The vet told me to sprinkle a scoop on his food twice a day (dry or wet), so that would be 1000 mg.

http://www.google.com/products/cata...=3LRST56UMKPL0QGCzOzbDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CHgQ8wIwBA#

misty8723 · Mar 3, 2012

Feralvr said:
I give Perla - my herpes kitty - L-Lysine everyday. When she has a flare-up I give 500 mg. twice daily. For maintenance I keep her on 250 mg. twice daily. If her eye is not weepy at all - I will go to 125 mg. twice daily. There were just a few threads recently about Lysine here in the Health Forum. If you just use the search box - they will all come up for you to read.

As far as I know - there is no long-term downside of using Lysine everyday if needed for a cat.

I have read a lot of the stuff about it on here, and elsewhere on the web. I just wanted to see if anyone knew if there were long term issues that might crop up from giving it to the kitties - If it's helping him, I'm glad to keep giving it to him - but I don't want to cause any harm down the road.

stephanietx · Mar 3, 2012

There are no known side effects from using it long-term as far as I know. Hannah's been on it since 2007. Many humans who suffer from herpes, shingles, and fever blisters take it daily to keep those from flaring up, too.

jennyr · Mar 4, 2012

The possible problem with longterm high-dosage is that L0Lysine may interact adversely with some nutrrients int he body, for example preventing taurine, essential for cats' health, being absorbed properly. So it may be a good idea to only give 1000mg for a short while, until the cat's condition improves, then cut it back till you find a good maintenance dose, often around 250 mg or less. But the jury is stil out on whether there are actually any long term side effecs. I give one of mine 250 mg daily to control eye problems, and that works well.

misty8723 · Mar 4, 2012

jennyranson said:
The possible problem with longterm high-dosage is that L0Lysine may interact adversely with some nutrrients int he body, for example preventing taurine, essential for cats' health, being absorbed properly. So it may be a good idea to only give 1000mg for a short while, until the cat's condition improves, then cut it back till you find a good maintenance dose, often around 250 mg or less. But the jury is stil out on whether there are actually any long term side effecs. I give one of mine 250 mg daily to control eye problems, and that works well.

Thanks! I don't give him the whole 1000, never have. The instructions say 2 rounded scoops and I've been doing a level scoop once a day. I think I'll cut back on that too as long as he's doing okay.

hobo08 · Mar 4, 2012

Sugarcatmom said:
You can get Lysine at most drug stores. Walmart even carries it: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Twinlab-L-Lysine-Capsules-100ct/15029541?findingMethod=rr

So I would give half a capsule once a day?

rosiemac · Mar 4, 2012

My three have had it when they had the sneezies. It's a miracle paste!

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