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Hope Express- thank you, but I don't deserve this!
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You are a huge part of this site and more than worthy of anything that comes to youOriginally Posted by KittenKrazy
Well Susan, you'd better grab some tissues then, 'cause I'm off and running! I just feel such a small part of this site, and totally unworthy!
You are one of the nicest people I have ever met and feel honored to be able to talk to you! I hope Little Bit starts to feel better very very soon
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That exact opposite is true.Originally Posted by KittenKrazy
Well Susan, you'd better grab some tissues then, 'cause I'm off and running! I just feel such a small part of this site, and totally unworthy!
...and there's no such thing as a crawling-under-the-rock smiley... at least not today.
Originally Posted by kittylover4ever
Cindy, I have to ditto what Ryan, MA and Susan said......
Can I ditto her too?Originally Posted by kittylover4ever
Cindy, I have to ditto what Ryan, MA and Susan said......
Ditto to what everyone has said!! I pray that this is the miracle Little Bit needs.
And people wonder why I love this site so much. It's all the loving, caring people on here, as well as their adorable kitties!
Wow that is great news. I'm happy for you and for Lil Bit.
You asked me in a PM how to get it down the Lil Bit and I wanted to post in here so that it may, hopefully be information someone else can use someday.
Did you get the Transfer Factor Stress Pack, the Feline formula or the capsules for humans? I'm hoping they sent you the animal stress pack. If you got the capsules I suggest seperating them and mixing the powder into a liquid formula. So whichever formula you got I guess you'd administer the same way! (Ok I've been up since 2:00 A.M. so bare with me!)
Mix a teaspoon of transfer factor (or one capsule) with 1-2 teaspoons of milk. I don't normally give my cats milk but this makes it a bit more palatable and that tiny bit shouldn't hurt. I actually got that suggestion from one of the doctors associated with the company. I also mixed in a bit of flaxseed oil or fishoil with it (whichever I had handy). Then draw it up in a syringe and feed it slowly through the side of the kitty's mouth. When I did it, I'd sit close to the arm of the sofa and kind of put Jake under my arm (while he sat on my lap). Sometimes I'd have to put my hand over the top of his head and kind of pry his mouth open a tiny bit. I think I have a book with a picture of this so I'll scan it in. I got a cool syringe at Walgreen. It has a flexible tube on the end of it with a mouth guard and it makes giving the medicine much easier. I'll take a picture of that too. It was just over $2.00 so it's pretty cheap! Just make sure you give it in the side of the mouth and not down the center. That way you won't choke her by pushing the liquid down the wrong way. I gave Jake a dose 3 times a day for the first couple weeks and now he's just on a maintenance dose of about 1 tsp daily.
I'm going to go find my book and scan that picture for you.
You asked me in a PM how to get it down the Lil Bit and I wanted to post in here so that it may, hopefully be information someone else can use someday.
Did you get the Transfer Factor Stress Pack, the Feline formula or the capsules for humans? I'm hoping they sent you the animal stress pack. If you got the capsules I suggest seperating them and mixing the powder into a liquid formula. So whichever formula you got I guess you'd administer the same way! (Ok I've been up since 2:00 A.M. so bare with me!)
Mix a teaspoon of transfer factor (or one capsule) with 1-2 teaspoons of milk. I don't normally give my cats milk but this makes it a bit more palatable and that tiny bit shouldn't hurt. I actually got that suggestion from one of the doctors associated with the company. I also mixed in a bit of flaxseed oil or fishoil with it (whichever I had handy). Then draw it up in a syringe and feed it slowly through the side of the kitty's mouth. When I did it, I'd sit close to the arm of the sofa and kind of put Jake under my arm (while he sat on my lap). Sometimes I'd have to put my hand over the top of his head and kind of pry his mouth open a tiny bit. I think I have a book with a picture of this so I'll scan it in. I got a cool syringe at Walgreen. It has a flexible tube on the end of it with a mouth guard and it makes giving the medicine much easier. I'll take a picture of that too. It was just over $2.00 so it's pretty cheap! Just make sure you give it in the side of the mouth and not down the center. That way you won't choke her by pushing the liquid down the wrong way. I gave Jake a dose 3 times a day for the first couple weeks and now he's just on a maintenance dose of about 1 tsp daily.
I'm going to go find my book and scan that picture for you.
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Hmmm, the nearest Walgreens is about 45 minutes from here, wonder if Walmart would have something like that? I'm headed there from here, so we'll find out! Thanks so much Tammie, and hey, I understand about the being up since 2, it does work wonders on the brain!
I'm sure walmart or rite aid or any drug store would have it. Probably even a grocery store. Here's a picture of it.
and here is the picture of giving liquid medicine. I hope it helps.
Oh Cindy, you really do deserve. I had not even heard about Little Bit, I really hope he gets better.
I really hope Transfer Factor helps Lil Bit. Of course no one can make any promises but I know (and everyone who kept up on Jake's thread knows too!) That it was the difference between life and death for Jake. And it worked pretty darn quickly too! The first thing I noticed after starting Transfer Factor, was that Jake had a lot more energy and his eyes were brighter. He just seemed more alert and became more physically active. I think that was after 1-2 full days. I can't wait to see how she does on it.
oh Cindy sweetheart, I am so sorry to hear about Lil Bit - you are all in my thoughts right now and please please please keep us updated of her progress....
love to you all my friend
from all of us
love to you all my friend
I am so glad, I had thought about asking if you wanted to share a bottle
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Well guys, we shall see! I came home from work tonight and promptly dosed her with the first dose of it....needless to say she's very, very perterbed with me right now, lol! I came through a little later and found Tigs, my other FeLv kitty carefully washing the residue off of her mouth for her.....Don't figure it will hurt him either. Pat and Tammie, how do your other kits like the stuff? While I was giving it to her almost all of mine were pestering me for a taste, weird, huh?
Tammie, I actually do have one of those! Will have to find it, but I do have one!
Tammie, I actually do have one of those! Will have to find it, but I do have one!
I need to order my first bottle..just got the okay from my vet on Monday, and need to wait for dh's next paycheck. I am going to get the human version, hopefully, Rachel will like it mixed in a bit of wet food as a meatball...she tends to eat just about anything you give her!
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Lol, as my vet says about Bit, it can't hurt to try just about anything right now! But since she's not eating too well, I figured the milk/syringe feed was the best.
I cried myself just reading this thread. KittenKrazy, the short time I've been here you've been so helpful and friendly. Everyone at this site has been so wonderful, I just love it! Thanks for being here for me, and I'm glad someone was there for you! Big things come in small packages.
Well all my cats take it now. But they don't pester me for it.
It took time for them to aquire a taste for it! I just mix it in their food now.
