Are you seeing a cat squinting like crazy and seeing some discharge? It is having a flare up of herpes. All cats are exposed to the kitty herpes virus. Some will have recurring issues, some won't. If you can get your cat or your stray/feral cat to a vet, great, but you can also do this: Put Lysine in their food. Get the capsules so you can open them up and mix them into their wet food. The dose is 500 mg twice a day for 5 days (total 1,000 mg/day). Lysine has a slightly salty taste, and is easily disguised by mixing with canned cat food or baby food. If that seems like a huge dose for a cat, it is--but that's what it takes to work. Once the acute episode is under control, a maintenance dose of 250 mg per day can be given indefinitely. (Thanks to http://www.catsofaustralia.com for the great info). I know there is also a gel you can get:
Notes on a life gone to the cats: photos, tips, tricks, and resources from my backyard saga of feral/stray cat caretaking on the northwest side of Chicago plus great stories of ferals in the news
Friday, July 13, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Working Cats at the Hermitage Museum in Russia
Here's a great video about the staff of 75 cats who have worked as rodent control technicians at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia for over 200 years!
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