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"cybercat" wrote in message ... I wish our lady with the sick cat would update us on how it's gone! Me too. No news since. Thats usually bad news, sorry to say. |
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"-mhd" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote: . All my older cats get a potassium and omega 3 supplement. I highly recommend them for all middle-age and older cats. Hi Phil, what form do those supplements come in and what dosage do you give daily? -mhd I use 3-V Free Form Liquid Omega-3s from DVM Pharmaceutical's now IVX Animal Health. This is an improved version of 3-V Caps Liquid HP. The omega-3s are in the, well, "free form" so it doesn't have to be broken down by pancreatic enzymes to be absorbed. IOW, the Free Form Liquid has the highest bioavailability of all the different types of omega-3s. The dose for cats 5-10 lbs is .5 ml (but I give all my cats a little more) which contains 160 mg of EPA and 104 mg of DHA-- high potency stuff and its balanced with Vitamin E. For the potassium supplement I use Tumil-K powder - 2mEq - which contains 468 mg of potassium gluconate (78 mg elemental potassium)- *Don't* use potassium chloride or especially potassium citrate. Tumil-K comes in caplets, powder and a gel. These are the doses I give *my* cats Speak to your vet before giving your cats any supplements. Good luck, Phil |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message news:_v_Fj.3224$7y3.2659@trndny02... "cybercat" wrote in message ... "Nancy" wrote We had sudden onset of this in a 14 yr old cat. It was potassium deficiency, we supplemented him 2x a day and he lived 2 more years. This is good to know! Do you know what causes potassium deficiency? CRF is probably the most common cause of potassium depletion and hypokalemia in cats- and its a vicious, self-perpetuating cycle. Rapid urine formation- from any cause (CRF, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, diuretics, sub-q fluids)- is another. Acidified diets that don't contain enough potassium. Severe/chronic vomiting and/or diarrhea. Adrenal tumors. Potassium depletion and hypokalemia aren't exactly the same. Serum potassium levels aren't a good indicator of total body stores of potassium because most (95%) of the body stores of potassium are contained in tissue- not in the blood. Ergo- a cat with normal serum potassium levels can have a deficit in her total body stores of potassium which can lead to declining renal function--- which leads to further potassium losses-- which leads to a further decline in renal function and the cycle goes on and on. Signs of mild or subclinical hypokalemia are often dismissed as signs of aging- like reduced appetite, reduced activity, subtle weight loss, poor coat. If your cats are over 7 or 8, a potassium supplement will probably make them feel a lot better and would probably delay the onset of CRF. All my older cats get a potassium and omega 3 supplement. I highly recommend them for all middle-age and older cats. Phil Where do you get the potassium and omega 2 supplement? What brand? How much to you give them? If I can't isolate the dose to just my 9 and 10 year olds will it hurt to give it to them all (2 almost a year and one 4 year old)? They're already getting 500mg/day/each of L-Lysine to prevent outbreaks of FHV/Rhinovirus - do you think this would interfere with the potassium and omega 3 supplements? Hugs, CatNipped All your cats would benefit from omega-3s, but I wouldn't give potassium supplements to the younger cats. Potassium shouldn't interfere with L-Lysine. Speak to your vet before giving your cats any supplements. Phil |
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"Phil P." wrote in message
news:lAmGj.4898$7y3.3163@trndny02... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message news:_v_Fj.3224$7y3.2659@trndny02... "cybercat" wrote in message ... "Nancy" wrote We had sudden onset of this in a 14 yr old cat. It was potassium deficiency, we supplemented him 2x a day and he lived 2 more years. This is good to know! Do you know what causes potassium deficiency? CRF is probably the most common cause of potassium depletion and hypokalemia in cats- and its a vicious, self-perpetuating cycle. Rapid urine formation- from any cause (CRF, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, diuretics, sub-q fluids)- is another. Acidified diets that don't contain enough potassium. Severe/chronic vomiting and/or diarrhea. Adrenal tumors. Potassium depletion and hypokalemia aren't exactly the same. Serum potassium levels aren't a good indicator of total body stores of potassium because most (95%) of the body stores of potassium are contained in tissue- not in the blood. Ergo- a cat with normal serum potassium levels can have a deficit in her total body stores of potassium which can lead to declining renal function--- which leads to further potassium losses-- which leads to a further decline in renal function and the cycle goes on and on. Signs of mild or subclinical hypokalemia are often dismissed as signs of aging- like reduced appetite, reduced activity, subtle weight loss, poor coat. If your cats are over 7 or 8, a potassium supplement will probably make them feel a lot better and would probably delay the onset of CRF. All my older cats get a potassium and omega 3 supplement. I highly recommend them for all middle-age and older cats. Phil Where do you get the potassium and omega 2 supplement? What brand? How much to you give them? If I can't isolate the dose to just my 9 and 10 year olds will it hurt to give it to them all (2 almost a year and one 4 year old)? They're already getting 500mg/day/each of L-Lysine to prevent outbreaks of FHV/Rhinovirus - do you think this would interfere with the potassium and omega 3 supplements? Hugs, CatNipped All your cats would benefit from omega-3s, but I wouldn't give potassium supplements to the younger cats. Potassium shouldn't interfere with L-Lysine. Speak to your vet before giving your cats any supplements. Phil Thanks, Phil, I will. Hugs, CatNipped |
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"Matthew" wrote in message ... "cshenk" wrote in message ... "cybercat" wrote in message ... I wish our lady with the sick cat would update us on how it's gone! Me too. No news since. Thats usually bad news, sorry to say. no that is typical what happens here about 1 out of a 100 come back and tell us what happened That's true. I generally assume the worst--that they never took the cat to the vet. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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"Phil P." wrote:
"-mhd" wrote in message "Phil P." wrote: . All my older cats get a potassium and omega 3 supplement. I highly recommend them for all middle-age and older cats. Hi Phil, what form do those supplements come in and what dosage do you give daily? -mhd I use 3-V Free Form Liquid Omega-3s from DVM Pharmaceutical's now IVX Animal Health. This is an improved version of 3-V Caps Liquid HP. The omega-3s are in the, well, "free form" so it doesn't have to be broken down by pancreatic enzymes to be absorbed. IOW, the Free Form Liquid has the highest bioavailability of all the different types of omega-3s. The dose for cats 5-10 lbs is .5 ml (but I give all my cats a little more) which contains 160 mg of EPA and 104 mg of DHA-- high potency stuff and its balanced with Vitamin E. For the potassium supplement I use Tumil-K powder - 2mEq - which contains 468 mg of potassium gluconate (78 mg elemental potassium)- *Don't* use potassium chloride or especially potassium citrate. Tumil-K comes in caplets, powder and a gel. These are the doses I give *my* cats Speak to your vet before giving your cats any supplements. Good luck, Phil Thanks Phil and of course I would run any thing like that past my vet first but I just want to file this away in my useful stuff to know category. Are these supplements palatable or could they turn the cat off its food? -mhd |
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