i receive the Dr Karen Becker daily emails, and always find them interesting and enjoyable -- both the articles and videos about care and nutrition and health/medical related, and the cute videos.
today's email had a link to the mercola website and a very interesting article about spirulina and astaxanthin, and a new supplement available from mercola called Spirugreen -- for those interested in reading that article, here's a link to it http://products.mercola.com/healthy...n=20160114Z1&et_cid=DM97212&et_rid=1311341291. that was a very interesting article, and has me thinking about the Spirugreen as a possible supplement for my 3 cats -- especially my little 5 month old Allie, who has herpes.
Allie having herpes is my first time caring for/treating a cat with herpes. under the supervision of our vet, i'm treating Allie's current flare up with lysine (Viralys/Vetoquinol lysine gel, given orally; will be switching to Now Foods L-Lysine capsules once they arrive here -- will pop open the capsules and measure out doses and mix into wet food, dosage as recommended by our vet). i'm wondering if this Spirugreen might be something to discuss with our vet, as a daily supplement for Allie and to treat her herpes flare ups.
i'm also wondering if this Spirugreen supplement may be something that could reduce (some) inflammation for cats with IBD, as well as help to provide some easily absorbable nutrients and proteins.
so i thought i'd ask the TCS community for your thoughts on this new supplement, and what medical conditions it might be considered for treating (or used along with medications to treat) -- like herpes and IBD, for example.
as always, it's best to discuss adding any supplement to your cats diet with your vet first -- especially if your cat(s) has any medical issues and/or are taking any medications.
today's email had a link to the mercola website and a very interesting article about spirulina and astaxanthin, and a new supplement available from mercola called Spirugreen -- for those interested in reading that article, here's a link to it http://products.mercola.com/healthy...n=20160114Z1&et_cid=DM97212&et_rid=1311341291. that was a very interesting article, and has me thinking about the Spirugreen as a possible supplement for my 3 cats -- especially my little 5 month old Allie, who has herpes.
Allie having herpes is my first time caring for/treating a cat with herpes. under the supervision of our vet, i'm treating Allie's current flare up with lysine (Viralys/Vetoquinol lysine gel, given orally; will be switching to Now Foods L-Lysine capsules once they arrive here -- will pop open the capsules and measure out doses and mix into wet food, dosage as recommended by our vet). i'm wondering if this Spirugreen might be something to discuss with our vet, as a daily supplement for Allie and to treat her herpes flare ups.
i'm also wondering if this Spirugreen supplement may be something that could reduce (some) inflammation for cats with IBD, as well as help to provide some easily absorbable nutrients and proteins.
so i thought i'd ask the TCS community for your thoughts on this new supplement, and what medical conditions it might be considered for treating (or used along with medications to treat) -- like herpes and IBD, for example.
as always, it's best to discuss adding any supplement to your cats diet with your vet first -- especially if your cat(s) has any medical issues and/or are taking any medications.