Herpes...

[Graceful-Lily]

Does anyone have experience with feline herpes?

How do you treat bad flare ups?

I've been doing some research and apparently l-lysine does not treat it. There was a clinical study and they found it had no affect on the virus.

Fayola is pregnant by the way...

 

[stephanietx]

I have a 13 yr old herpes kitty who was diagnosed when she was 2. What issues are you having?

 

[Graceful-Lily]

I have a 13 yr old herpes kitty who was diagnosed when she was 2. What issues are you having?

Her eyes. They are inflamed and running gunky stuff constantly. Also, I just noticed that around her mouth seems sore. She's pregnant and I'm afraid the kittens will be in danger when born... if not already in utero.

 

[silkenpaw]

My vet treats herpes flare-ups with Famvir (famcyclovir) but I don’t know about its use in pregnancy in cats.

In humans the danger of transmission is at birth, of course this is for genital herpes.

 

[shadowsrescue]

I use VetriScience DMG to help manage herpes flares with one of my cats. I give it as a daily supplement and then use twice daily with flares. I do find that during flares, L lysine does help. I use the chews.

 

[Graceful-Lily]

Thank you stephanietx , silkenpaw , and shadowsrescue for taking the time to respond.

I went to Walmart last night and bought some l-lysine for her - sprinkled some into her food and she ate it. Only time will tell. She's due any day now. Since the rescue isn't giving me anything for it. I will call my vet and ask what I should do about this.

 

[Azazel]

The mouth sores sound a bit more like calicivirus to me than herpes. Generally there is no treatment for viruses like herpes. It’s just a matter of making the cats comfortable and trying to reduce symptoms. I think a visit to the vet is a good idea if the symptoms aren’t subsiding.

 

[stephanietx]

It's possible that the mouth sores are caused by stress. Do you have Feliway diffusers running to help her de-stress. For her eyes, you can keep wiping them with a warm cloth. You might be able to add some colloidal silver to her food, but I don't know if it's pregnancy safe.

 

[Graceful-Lily]

It's possible that the mouth sores are caused by stress. Do you have Feliway diffusers running to help her de-stress. For her eyes, you can keep wiping them with a warm cloth. You might be able to add some colloidal silver to her food, but I don't know if it's pregnancy safe.

Unfortunately, I can't wipe them anymore. She's gotten super sensitive these last few days and any attempt to get close to her with anything other than my hand (even my hand), she hisses and slaps. She sees the paper towel in my hand and she gets defensive.

 

[Rhall]

I was just searching this exact topic. My boy Ollie will deal with this his lifetime and seems to be having a flare up at the moment. His eyes are red and I have ointment for them, but I was interested in any other treatments. I have also read about lysine and will give it a try. Do you only give it during a flare up? I have not heard of the VetriScience DMG but will look into this. Would I give this with the lysine? Is it just for flare ups or all the time? I have a vet visit with my youngest kitten tomorrow and will ask the vet about it. I have found with Ollie, that when his eyes are bad, if I take a cotton oval pad and moisten it with warm water, he will let me press it into the corner of his eye to loosen the gunk.

 

[Graceful-Lily]

I'm guessing that if you are giving your cat VetriScience DMG, you wouldn't want to go through the trouble to also give l-lysine because they both do the same thing in a sense - strengthen the immune system.

There is also Vetri Lysine Plus if you want an extra boost of l-lysine in your DMG.

Some people only use l-lysine for flare ups, others use it all the time. It depends on the individual cat and if they respond well to it/how their body responds.

 

[Rhall]

So these would be them? I would give one or two a day all the time? Or just during flare ups?

https://www.chewy.com/vetriscience-vetri-lysine-plus-immune/dp/38942

 

[Graceful-Lily]

So these would be them? I would give one or two a day all the time? Or just during flare ups?

https://www.chewy.com/vetriscience-vetri-lysine-plus-immune/dp/38942

It depends on your cat... Herpes can flare up when a cat is stressed. If they are prone to flare up and get them often, then, I'd say give it everyday but if it's an infrequent occurrence, only when they experience a flare up.