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What is the efficacy of Lysine once mixed with
liquid re how long is it exposed to air/water before it loses
potency?
Del
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Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 8:52
PM
Subject: Re: Lysine question
i know i read a batch of articles that said that it WAS
impossible to
have too high a dosage because it's an essential amino acid,
but since i
never tried to overdose anyone, i can't guarantee
that...
there IS some debate over whether it's okay to give it in water
or
not--people on the list might know more about that aspect of it. i know
that no one told us NOT to, and i know of vets who have given it mixed
in a syrup form (at $22.50 for a smaller-than-cough-medicine bottle!),
so i think that it's probably fine mixed with liquid.
you can go
on-line and find lower prices by the pound than the $14.99
(that's the NOW
brand, and their national retail price); we were paying
$8.99/pound from
an online store, but you'd have to add in shipping
then--but if you get
enough, it might be worth it.
MC
Nina wrote:
>
MC,
> Thanks for this post! I had no idea L-Lysine could be bought
by the
> pound. If that price is right, it's soooo much
cheaper. I love the
> idea of mixing it in their water
supply. We have a lot of animals,
> drinking a lot of water
around here, but I don't think it's possible
> to OD on Lysine.
I'll have to check with my vet, but I love this
> idea! Could you
please give us some details about how much Lysine per
> gallon, whether
it dissolves in cold water, etc.?
> Nina
>
> TenHouseCats
wrote:
>
>> noticing that everyone is talking about capsules
and stuff--go to
>> your nearest health food store and buy it by the
pound! it's $14.99
>> retail for something like 500 doses at the
250mg level. a lot of
>> stores don't carry the powder, but can
order it easily. (if you've
>> got LOTS of money, or if someone
wants to start up a small business,
>> you can buy it by the 55#
barrel, too.... )
>>
>> and tho i've lost all my emails,
addresses, resource links etc. and
>> can't cite this, i recall
someone posting awhile back that the
>> california state vet
association (i think) had mentioned at their
>> annual meeting that
ALL cats should get lysine, positive or not.
>>
>> at the
sanctuary, we gave it once daily--originally in their daily
>> wet
food, then we switched over to dissolving it in their water
>>
because not everyone ate the wet food--and saw an almost immediate
>> reduction in symptoms.
>>
>>
MC
>>
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>
>>> I have been giving Simon 250 mg (hal a
tablet) of Lysine twice a day
>>> for a few weeks with his pred,
and it has seemed to help him (he was
>>> sneezing a lot before
that). I ran out and got more from the health
>>> food
store, the only bottle they had left, and got home to find out
>>> it is 500 mg capsules-- rather large and obviously can't be
split
>>> like a pill. he will not eat it in anything, and in
fact is not
>>> eating at all this morning and I am wondering if
it could possibly
>>> have to do with not getting any Lysine last
night. My question is
>>> do you think it is ok to give him
500 mg at one time, once a day,
>>> rather than 250 twice a day?
And if you think it is ok to pill him
>>> with what seems like a
fairly large capsule. I have pilled him with
>>> half a
tablet, fairly big but not as big as the capsule, just fine
>>>
by covering it with Nutrical. Thanks,
>>>
Michelle
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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