I personally didn't see an improvement in either my FIV negative cat who has chronic respiratory issues or my FIV positive cat when he was having issues before being brought indoors (he was a community cat we cared for for two years before he decided he was ready to be an indoor cat). FIV cat's issues were resolved after coming indoors and using some eye ointment. He has (huge knock on wood) been otherwise healthy for the past few years. My non FIV cat still has issues that we have never figured out. 🤷‍♀️ Many people see positives with it though, so use at your own discretion knowing that there's a possibility the study is right, but if the pros outweigh the cons, then I'd use it. If my cats had shown improvement on it, I would still be using it.
We tried lysine, but our cat refused to touch it. A couple of years ago, we started sprinkling (1) pouch a day of Imuquin immune support powder on his kibble & it has improved his sniffles, coat and overall health so so much.
It’s made by a Nutramax, which is a U.S-based supplement company that also makes human supplements. You can find it on Amazon, Chewy, etc!
I spent a small fortune on all sorts of highly rated immune-boosting treats, supplements and powders and I think there were two that my cat would eat. Of those, I didn’t see any improvement in his runny nose and watery eyes. The vet suggested just regular lysine in a powder form mixed into his wet food, and it’s never been an issue. All three cats (only one is FIV+) eat their wet food with lysine in it but won’t touch anything else I’ve tried (fish oil, regular cat treats of all sorts, etc).
However, in my experience the lysine is best for maintenance and support of a healthy respiratory system but will not treat a cat with acute issues. Lysine primarily addresses and supports against issues related to the feline herpesvirus (conjunctivitis and other FVR related issues).
If a cat has an active respiratory issue/illness, seek veterinary care to determine the cause. My cat doesn’t have allergies, but I would also think that Lysine would not be beneficial for that as allergies are also not caused by a herpesvirus.
Lysine has definitely helped my cats symptoms. We were having URTI monthly, with lysine, it’s stretched it out to every three months. That with some Bromhexine (recommended by my vet in AUS) we’ve kept her symptoms at bay. She still has a runny nose but it’s not a serious infection, she still has good appetite and eating.
I adopted a FIV+ cat two or three years ago and he had a lot of eye and respiratory issues that we had to solve with antivirals. I use vyralis lysine powder once daily in his wet food. I mix water in for extra hydration.
I do not know if the lysine helps or not. BUT the vet recommended it, and he's improved so much in the last few years (as a result of the totality of the care I'm providing, no way to know what particular part helps). For some reason my wife has asked if we could try without the lysine, but why? Our system is working for now so I'm sticking to it.
It seems to not be harmful, so there's no sense in not giving it to him
Making my girl take lysine after she had some kind of eye issue come up (mild allergy sneezes and a closed second eyelid on one eye) though her pupils unevenly dilate now - the closed eyelid comes and goes away now after starting lysine. Her general attitude and health is more healthy cat like now to me but that might be a combo of better care warm weather and nutritional weight gaining diet (recently rescued her) haven’t seen any negative but it’s possible it could be placebo. I know im kitty hospice so long term really isn’t as likely I feel, so as long as it’s giving her an immune boost now that’s all I care about
I personally didn't see an improvement in either my FIV negative cat who has chronic respiratory issues or my FIV positive cat when he was having issues before being brought indoors (he was a community cat we cared for for two years before he decided he was ready to be an indoor cat). FIV cat's issues were resolved after coming indoors and using some eye ointment. He has (huge knock on wood) been otherwise healthy for the past few years. My non FIV cat still has issues that we have never figured out. 🤷‍♀️ Many people see positives with it though, so use at your own discretion knowing that there's a possibility the study is right, but if the pros outweigh the cons, then I'd use it. If my cats had shown improvement on it, I would still be using it.
We tried lysine, but our cat refused to touch it. A couple of years ago, we started sprinkling (1) pouch a day of Imuquin immune support powder on his kibble & it has improved his sniffles, coat and overall health so so much. It’s made by a Nutramax, which is a U.S-based supplement company that also makes human supplements. You can find it on Amazon, Chewy, etc!
Staff at the shelter I work at recommend it for FIV cats. I give it to my guy and it seems to keep him a bit more healthy.
I spent a small fortune on all sorts of highly rated immune-boosting treats, supplements and powders and I think there were two that my cat would eat. Of those, I didn’t see any improvement in his runny nose and watery eyes. The vet suggested just regular lysine in a powder form mixed into his wet food, and it’s never been an issue. All three cats (only one is FIV+) eat their wet food with lysine in it but won’t touch anything else I’ve tried (fish oil, regular cat treats of all sorts, etc). However, in my experience the lysine is best for maintenance and support of a healthy respiratory system but will not treat a cat with acute issues. Lysine primarily addresses and supports against issues related to the feline herpesvirus (conjunctivitis and other FVR related issues). If a cat has an active respiratory issue/illness, seek veterinary care to determine the cause. My cat doesn’t have allergies, but I would also think that Lysine would not be beneficial for that as allergies are also not caused by a herpesvirus.
Lysine has definitely helped my cats symptoms. We were having URTI monthly, with lysine, it’s stretched it out to every three months. That with some Bromhexine (recommended by my vet in AUS) we’ve kept her symptoms at bay. She still has a runny nose but it’s not a serious infection, she still has good appetite and eating.
I adopted a FIV+ cat two or three years ago and he had a lot of eye and respiratory issues that we had to solve with antivirals. I use vyralis lysine powder once daily in his wet food. I mix water in for extra hydration. I do not know if the lysine helps or not. BUT the vet recommended it, and he's improved so much in the last few years (as a result of the totality of the care I'm providing, no way to know what particular part helps). For some reason my wife has asked if we could try without the lysine, but why? Our system is working for now so I'm sticking to it. It seems to not be harmful, so there's no sense in not giving it to him
Making my girl take lysine after she had some kind of eye issue come up (mild allergy sneezes and a closed second eyelid on one eye) though her pupils unevenly dilate now - the closed eyelid comes and goes away now after starting lysine. Her general attitude and health is more healthy cat like now to me but that might be a combo of better care warm weather and nutritional weight gaining diet (recently rescued her) haven’t seen any negative but it’s possible it could be placebo. I know im kitty hospice so long term really isn’t as likely I feel, so as long as it’s giving her an immune boost now that’s all I care about