My cat Giada was diagnosed (PCR) with Feline Calicivirus when she was around 4 months old. The vet wanted to run this test because of the redness of her gums, and test came back positive. I would like to have this test repeated in the next future, but until then I have to trust it.
Anyway, the cat is up-to-date with all her vaccinations, though this virus will never be defeated.
For four and a half years she didn't have any symptoms from that, the virus has been dormant, until a month ago when one day Giada didn't want to eat her dry food. This was a first, she never skipped a single meal in all her life, so this was the sign that something was off. She skipped the next dry meal as well, she would only eat the wet food, so I quickly took her to the vet who saw her gums reddish, no other signs in her mouth, nose or eyes, and told me to give her supplements for the infection, namely a supplement with Lactoferrin and L-Lysine, and a gel for soothing her gums.
After only two days of this treatment, Giada was feeling much better and resumed her meal habits. The treatment has to be continued for at least a month, and we're close to the end, but I would like to know whether it is a good idea to supplement her daily diet with Lactoferrin, say every other month.
The supplement I'm giving her now is oral drops which she dislikes a lot, so I'm looking for something to add to her meals, a powder. I only find powder in capsules, and I don't know if these capsules, once opened, are still effective and, above all, if the content can last long.
The drops I'm giving her now are 1 mg Lactoferrin (plus 4 mg L-Lysine) per dose, and the price is rather high, plus she doesn't like the taste. All the capsules that I find on the web are less expensive, but they are for human use and contain 200 mg Lactoferrin each, which I think is way too much.
Any comment and suggestion is welcome. Thanks!
Anyway, the cat is up-to-date with all her vaccinations, though this virus will never be defeated.
For four and a half years she didn't have any symptoms from that, the virus has been dormant, until a month ago when one day Giada didn't want to eat her dry food. This was a first, she never skipped a single meal in all her life, so this was the sign that something was off. She skipped the next dry meal as well, she would only eat the wet food, so I quickly took her to the vet who saw her gums reddish, no other signs in her mouth, nose or eyes, and told me to give her supplements for the infection, namely a supplement with Lactoferrin and L-Lysine, and a gel for soothing her gums.
After only two days of this treatment, Giada was feeling much better and resumed her meal habits. The treatment has to be continued for at least a month, and we're close to the end, but I would like to know whether it is a good idea to supplement her daily diet with Lactoferrin, say every other month.
The supplement I'm giving her now is oral drops which she dislikes a lot, so I'm looking for something to add to her meals, a powder. I only find powder in capsules, and I don't know if these capsules, once opened, are still effective and, above all, if the content can last long.
The drops I'm giving her now are 1 mg Lactoferrin (plus 4 mg L-Lysine) per dose, and the price is rather high, plus she doesn't like the taste. All the capsules that I find on the web are less expensive, but they are for human use and contain 200 mg Lactoferrin each, which I think is way too much.
Any comment and suggestion is welcome. Thanks!
