From: Kevin Krell

My cat often gets the pink lower lip in about the 4th photo on that
page. Diagnosed by the vet visually, pretty classic, looked just like
the photo in his book. Soemtimes you will see sores on the backs of
the legs. We were told it was probably an allergic reaction (possibly
flea allergy), and was also associated with stress. We've
successfully kept it under control (for 1 year) by supplementing his
diet with 500mg of the amino acid L-Lysine daily. L-Lysine is used to
prevent eruption or shorten appearance of oral herpes (cold sores).
I'm not sure why it works. It's also interesting to note that Herpe
outbreaks are more likely to occur when an individual is particularly
stressed.

Hi Kevin,
I'm glad to hear the lysine works for your cat. I'm just curious, do you empty
the capsule into his food to give it to him? He doesn't mind the taste?

Lauren
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