Lysine dose for 1lb sick kitten

We have an adoption partner who puts cats in the adoption center at work, and she's a well-meaning lady, but she's COMPLETELY overwhelmed right now, and put a VERY sick kitten in the center. It's supposed to be 10wks old min to be in the center; our vet said he's only about 7-8wks. Weighs just a pound, half what he should at that age. Emaciated to the point of muscle wasting, coccidia, URI, body-wide fungal infection, tapeworms, you name it.

He was improving after antibiotics/steroids/antiparasitics but the coccidia is on the rebound and he's very sick again.

Anyway, I pulled him from the adoption center when I saw him because [...] he had horrible bloody diarhea and was really lethargic.

He pretty much s*** nothing but blood and mucous for the first couple of days.

He's just so depleted. He has a secondary fungal infection from just being so damned unhealthy, and his hair is falling out everywhere because of it. He is on a vitamin/cal booster, getting KMR with a high-quality canned, etc. but gosh he' a mess.

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LilGreenAstrid said:

Hi! I have another question about L-Lysine. I have a friend who has a foster kitten who's extremely ill. Here's what she IM'd to me earlier today:



She wants to try L-Lysine to help his immune system, and we were wondering, what's a good dose for a 1lb kitten?

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Viralys Powder

Oral Powder For Cats

administration

One rounded scoop contains approximately 500 mg of L-Lysine in a palatable base. The suggested dose for cats over 6 months of age is one rounded scoop given orally twice daily. The suggested dose for kittens under 6 months of age is 1/2 scoop given orally twice daily. Adjust amount based on veterinary recommendations.

http://www.drugs.com/vet/viralys-powder.html

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