Stubborn herpes infection? Add Lactoferrin in addition to Lysine

pretty new to this site but have followed ideas with some sucess , i have a ten and half year old DS who has herpes virus in one eye, we had blood tests etc done to confirm, anyway he is a big cat, very long and 81/2kg so getting the right amount of lysine was hard, but even on high dose didnt help completely, i did alot of research and found a vet recommending for both dogs and cats colloidal silver and im having amazing success at last.... i bath sammies eyes three times a day with a solution of bicarb soda with warm water and twice a day put two drops of colloidal silver in his eye, hes a good cat so its not a real problem like i know some people will find....i have used colloidal silver on my own skin for various reasons, but due to dealing with eye problems have been very cautious as we know eyes are very sensitive. i can only say its the only thing i have been doing for the last 5 days and the eye is 99% better. ..its not something i would have tried if i had not read it on a vets site on the internet...i hope this may help someone else who is struggling like i was with this problem, best wishes to you all , i know how everyone would be like me and hate seeing their pets with problems

Hello everybody......I'm new here.  Been lurking & learning for a couple of weeks. 

My 5y.o. girl is a rescue kitty diagnosed w. "old corneal scarring d/t herpes" via corneal stain.  Was prescribed and willingly takes vetri lysine plus (chews) 250 mg. twice a day. 

I've purchased and received the lactoferrin 250 mg capsules.  Here's the concern: Kitty has  a delicate stomach.  If fed too much at once will vomit.  Not sure how to get the lactoferrin into her.  The taste of the stuff is rather sweet, however, I don't want to ruin the taste of her food. Even dividing it into smaller portions seems impractical.  I doubt I'd get away with syringing it to her.  I've only had her for 2 mos. so I don't want to start restraining her at this early stage.  Any ideas welcome.  REALLY appreciate the information you're all sharing!!

I haven't had any trouble getting the Lactoferrin into my guy. I just mix half a capsule, pour the powder onto a small amount of wet food and mix it in, he has stomach issues also, he takes it without difficulty. More trouble with the lysine, he has become tired of the treats, so now I'm also trying to mix it in with some food. 

Took Oliver in, a week and a half ago, to the vets. Asked if we could get his tear ducts flushed to help clear out the old stuff, as he is being treated for the herpes now. Discovered that he had stomatitis again in his mouth, and had to have all the small teeth pulled between his lower incisors. So now he just has his 2 lower incisors, they are firmly in place and healthy. She tried to flush the tear ducts, and was unable to. His lower lids were so stiff and there was a lot of scar tissue at the tear duct area. So, now I know that he will always have tears flowing down his face. I was waiting to see that decrease. The problem is that his tear ducts are sealed shut, and to try to open them would just cause more damage at this point. So, I will just keep cleaning his face, and supporting his immune system. Thought this might be helpful information for someone else. I only adopted him in February, I believe this stomatitis was already there at that time, because I smelled it, I just didn't know what it was, thought it was due to the nasal drainage. My vet found it right away, when I told her about the smell, that you can only smell if you are face to face with him. It is gone now! He had a history of stomatitis and had all but these few teeth pulled out several years ago, that is when the owners relinquished him to the vet. He also has a history of herpes, and had been on treatment for that several years ago. I've restarted treatment and started Lactoferrin and Lysine to support his immune system. He is a sweetheart.

Thanks Walkingrock!

Zane has been getting Lysine treats for some time now. Twice a day. But he had a flare up and I started to give him lactoferrin too. After about 2 weeks it is better. How long do you keep them on both? It seemed if i stopped the lactoferrin his eyes got worse again. He gets the reddish brown goop in his eyes.

momof3b1g said:

 
Zane has been getting Lysine treats for some time now. Twice a day. But he had a flare up and I started to give him lactoferrin too. After about 2 weeks it is better. How long do you keep them on both? It seemed if i stopped the lactoferrin his eyes got worse again. He gets the reddish brown goop in his eyes.

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I'm not sure about how long a cat can stay on lactoferrin as I haven't used it, however, our vet said we could use lysine daily - 250 mg daily for maintenance. If Mikey has a flareup then 500 mg for one week or so until it clears.

I don't use the treats but instead 100% lysine powder, Carlson's lysine, mixed in with his wet or raw food.

My vet told me I could leave my cat on lactoferrin indefinitely.  

Thanks for the information. I've tried L Lysine with no luck. I'd read about Lactoferrin being helpful, but wanted to hear from a pet parent that it's worked. Appreciate your sharing this !

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Thanks for the information. I've tried L Lysine with no luck. I'd read about Lactoferrin being helpful, but wanted to hear from a pet parent that it's worked. Appreciate your sharing this !

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Yes--when I had Molly on lysine only there was some improvement but when I added the lactoferrin, she had a big improvement.  The vet said it wouldn't hurt to keep her on it.  Good luck!  

One of my herpes positive cats got tired of the Lysine treats also.  I tried breaking a pill pocket in half and wrapped that around the Lysine.  It worked!

            just a little upgrade on my luck with COLLOID SILVER for stubborn herpes,

well my boy after couple of months of a really bad outbreak, and having used lysine in the past with poor result, his eye is 100% better, i cant tell you how relieved i am and im sure he is .

  i got him on to one drop to start with three times a day in the infected eye, and an eye dropper full squired into his mouth,.... he wont touch food that has anything added.....im lucky he is a good cat and i can do this with him.

  after some improvement i dropped down to drops in the eye twice a day and squirt in the mouth twice a day, now its one drop and one eye dropper full in the mouth....

.my vet has seen him only yesterday and is very happy with him,

i can only say it has worked for me, i will continue doing this for a while then stop and see if and when the problem returns, i would suggest you get the purest colloid you can i have found a source here in australia and its not that expensive...good luck to anyone out there ..      

Ruthie, What is the product product called that you are using? Thank you for the updated info!

         

It's called "silver health, true silver colloid". I'm sure you would be able to look this up on the net and find where to get it , hopefully this helps someone, no harm in trying   

Can you all tell me how you get the Lysine down your kitty?  My sneezy cat will not eat wet food at all, so I can't sneak it in. 

I used the Lycine treats from my vet, and both my cats liked them. My current babies don't need it thank goodness!

Sophie

I sometimes use treats, but the sardine-flavoured paste is good (Enisyl, made in Canada) is easy to use. Otherwise I grind up a tablet and sprinkle it over the food.

I started using the powdered L-Lysine.  It comes with a little spoon, so you don't have to worry about measuring.  I purchased it from Chewy.com, and it has really helped my cat with the goopy eyes, and sneezing.  I hope this helps you.

I have a three year old Maine Coon cat who had a "cold" when I purchased him which unfortunately turned out  to be feline herpes. He is a beautiful, sweet cat but his his nose is constantly runny, or stuffed and crusty. He also sneezes gobs of mucus. My vet and I have tried everything from antibiotics to acupuncture and herbal medicine to relieve his symptoms with no success. I came upon this thread today and would like to try the lactoferrin. I was wondering if anyone knew of a company that sells lactoferrin in pill or liquid form as I've had a hard time with him swallowing capsules in the past.

Try Amazon. That's where I bought mine