We need to boost a foster kitty's immune system. We've had him on L-lysine, as we do all the cats. However, he's fighting off an FIV infection. It is actually possible for this to happen if he's got a strong enough immune system and isn't stressed.
As soon as we found out his FIV test results were a "transient positive," I ordered 4Life Transfer Factor Feline Complete.
Charlie had a problem with diarrhea before - and 1/2 capsule of Acidophilus in the morning and evening wet meals took care of that (started with 1/4 capsule and worked our way up). Fortiflora (which I tried before the acidophilus) made it worse, because it was not antibiotic-induced diarrhea.
Here's the problem - with the Transfer Factor, I don't know if I should continue with the L-lysine and/or the probiotic. I know the Transfer Factor HAS probiotics in it - but I don't know what they are or if they're in sufficient quantity to keep the diarrhea problem at bay without the actual probiotic (acidophilus) supplement.... or if they're like Fortiflora, and they're going to make his problem with diarrhea worse again - in which case I guess I'd have to stop using the Transfer Factor.
Do I just keep giving him the L-lysine and acidophilus and add Transfer Factor? Do I scale back the amount of probiotic (acidophilus) I'm giving him when I start Transfer Factor but not stop it? Do I replace the L-lysine with the Transfer Factor?
The vet wasn't of much help here, not being familiar with 4Life Transfer Factor.
Any thoughts would be so helpful!!!!!
As soon as we found out his FIV test results were a "transient positive," I ordered 4Life Transfer Factor Feline Complete.
Charlie had a problem with diarrhea before - and 1/2 capsule of Acidophilus in the morning and evening wet meals took care of that (started with 1/4 capsule and worked our way up). Fortiflora (which I tried before the acidophilus) made it worse, because it was not antibiotic-induced diarrhea.
Here's the problem - with the Transfer Factor, I don't know if I should continue with the L-lysine and/or the probiotic. I know the Transfer Factor HAS probiotics in it - but I don't know what they are or if they're in sufficient quantity to keep the diarrhea problem at bay without the actual probiotic (acidophilus) supplement.... or if they're like Fortiflora, and they're going to make his problem with diarrhea worse again - in which case I guess I'd have to stop using the Transfer Factor.
Do I just keep giving him the L-lysine and acidophilus and add Transfer Factor? Do I scale back the amount of probiotic (acidophilus) I'm giving him when I start Transfer Factor but not stop it? Do I replace the L-lysine with the Transfer Factor?
The vet wasn't of much help here, not being familiar with 4Life Transfer Factor.
Any thoughts would be so helpful!!!!!