But Laurie--I have to thank you, again, for the lactoferrin information. Despite her other 'issues', that's what turned the tide with her eyes.Whatever the reason - she sure looks so much better! And it's so nice to SEE her beauty! She looks soooo much happier and more comfortable!
I want to --->
TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a beauty, first off. I have a love of white kitties to begin with. :heart3: That is how Perla's eye looks if I don't clean it every day. You can see the drainage crust over and her skin get red. GREAT idea on the saline solution. WOW - I am doubly/triply glad I found this thread. 
You are cracking me up with the "whatever". I know there is a new member with the Whatever username - so I had to think for a second. Is she talking to Whatever or is she using the word whatever. HEE HEE..... whatever..... 
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I heard someone sneezing yesterday on and off and wasn't sure who until dinner time. It is Perla. 
Her left eye is dripping like a faucet and her right eye lids are all red. Her right eye NEVER had an issue before. She is sneezing and rubbing her nose. Can you believe the timing of this?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Right after I read the thread about the Lactoferrin. Ironic and odd. I guess I didn't KNOCK WOOD or something. ara3: She has not had a major flare up with symptoms in a very, very long time. Well over a year or more. Also, since she has been doing so well other than the weepy eye, I took her off of Lysine many months ago. :frusty: She makes me crazy. Any little change to her food no matter how minute, she usually detects. IF I have too, I will syringe her twice daily with the meds mixed in with wet. OR I will make up my own capsules and have to pill her with them after I roll them in salmon oil. She needs to receive these meds twice daily no matter what it takes. :nothappy:. My poor little rincess: Perla. I am worried about her now and hope the Lysine and Lacto will do their job so no vet. :cross:
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I hope the ointment gives some relief. One of the ointment we tried for our cat Pushy actually helped. The vet said it can help with secondary infections, rather than the primary cause, so as it's not anit-viral it won't kill of the herpes virus.Thanks so much. I did make note of that. Today is day 2 for her on the Neomycin/Bacitracin Ointment and I see a good bit of comfort for her and improvement. So she needed a bit more than just a warm compress as she got this very contagious eye problem from my new kitten who was diagnosed with the conjunctivitis. Now someone is having diarrhea so have to watch and see who and take that into consideration, geez it was so easy with just one kitty!
feralvr
oh no! I hope you can kick this flare-up in the butt and soon!
betsygee
Molly is such a beautiful girl! She was lucky to be adopted by you as you've put the time and effort into getting her healthy.
rincess: Perla is doing much, much better!! After four doses of 500 mg. Lysine/125 mg. Lactoferrin - all of her symptoms have eased up incredibly fast. I was pretty worried about her two nights ago - she really was not feeling well and I am really impressed at how quickly the supplements took effect. Whether it is the Lysine or the Lactoferrin, or the combo of both, the change and improvement is really good. She is feeling better too, I can tell. Her left eye continues to weep but it is not running like a faucet as it was two days ago. Happy momma. :heart3:
the lactoferrin clears up that weepy eye!
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Thank you.
I really am hoping for this stuff to work miracles !!!!!! :cross: Hey, it is something to try and it can't hurt. Good luck with Pushy. :rub: I don't want to jinx anything because it has been 2 1/2 years of doing daily something or another with her eye. So give me a few more days and then I will report back. But, overall, the princess - who is the rincess: of ALL of the Princesses (what I say to her :lol3: and she agrees 
) is making good progress and her flare up was knocked out cold.
I think it is safe to say that for sure the Lactoferrin has made a difference in Perla's herpetic eye needing meds of some sort on a daily basis. This is the first time in two years that I have not had to put something in her eye such as Neo-Poly-Dex, Vetericyn gel, Ketotifen drops, or treat her surrounding eye lid sores (when they arise) with Neo-poly ointment. I really stay on top of her eye and do check it every single day. It is part of the morning routine and has been for over two years. I honestly am in awe because the only answer to this new positive development IS the introduction of the Lactoferrin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Her eye is still weepy - but I will say the amount of tears/drainage is at least 25% less. The ONLY thing I have been doing for her eye in the last two weeks is the morning wipe with a warm water soaked cotton ball and eye check. We have never gone two weeks like this before, I just can't believe it !!!! I do hope that this will continue and now that I have said something - well, you know.... ara2: :lol3: KNOCK WOOD pls. :bigthumb:rincess: I will update again after some more time and hope it will still be good news. :cross: 
for finding out this information and passing it along. I (and Perla :rub am so grateful to you and so happy that, so far so good. :cross:
I certainly haven't noticed any GI problems with Molly. BUT--poor Molly also has IBD, so she's on probiotics, slippery elm bark, and budesonide for those issues. The only result I've had from the lactoferrin is a good one--her eyes still weep and I clean them regularly but the redness and irritation around her eyes is gone and she just seems so much more comfortable.
No change whatsoever in Perla's GI system being on the Lactoferrin.
