Tomlyn Immune Support Daily L-Lysine Supplement, Fish-Flavored Lysine Powder for Cats and Kittens, 3.5oz

We have a three cat household, and it's important to us that all three cats stay healthy. Lysine is a good supplement to support immune function in felines, and all three of our roommates get a good slosh of this stuff with every meal. NOne of them have ever balked at the taste or texture, and they gobble up all their food. They've stayed healthy and feisty and very much themselves, and what could be better? Check with your vet, but lysine has been very good for our household.

I purchased this as a replacement for another brand (Viralys) that I had been getting through my vet. One of our kitties had a "cold" when we adopted her. That "cold" just wouldn't clear up. She had a weepy eye and sneezles for weeks. When we took her to the vet, the vet said it was kitty herpes and prescribed the Viralys (at $30 a container). It's l-lysine in powder form; you sprinkle it on the cat food. There is no cure for feline herpes, but l-lysine helps clear up the symptoms. (For those who want to know how l-lysine helps, The Cat Doctor & Friends in Santa Clarita says, "We use L-Lysine to fool your cat's herpes virus into self-destructing by using L-Lysine, instead of another amino acid Arginine, when making new copies of itself. This decreases the amount of herpes virus in your cat's body and hopefully eliminates clinical signs such as sneezing or squinting one eye and reddish brown discharge. Green or yellow discharge from your cat's eye or nose is probably not feline herpes and deserves a veterinary visit.") The Viralys l-lysine powder not only worked great, clearing up the weepy eye and drippy nose within a remarkably short amount of time, it was also loved by all our kitties. (The vet said it wouldn't hurt any of them to eat it.) However, at $30 a container, and with the stupid mistake I made that wasted half a container (see below), I wanted to find a less expensive alternative. And I did. This product, the Tomlyn Scientifics l-lysine, seems to be identical to the Viralys, and costs half what my vet was charging me. My one concern was whether it would taste as good to the kitties, and it does indeed seem to. == My Stupid Mistake and How You Can Avoid It == When I first got the Viralys from my vet, I made a stupid mistake. I used the little scoop that comes with the powder to sprinkle the lysine powder on the cat food, and then I used the scoop to stir the powder into the food. Then I returned the scoop to the container. Those of you who are familiar with good sanitation practices will be able to predict what happened next: after a while, the tiny crumbs of cat food I had inadvertently transferred to the container gave birth to new life. In a few weeks, I saw suspicious little clumps and balls in the powder. I threw out the rest of the powder rather than risk making my kitties sick. After thinking about what I could do to prevent wasting my kitties' medicine (and my money), I realized the solution: put the powder into a shaker container so it never gets contaminated. After shopping around, I purchased the Kaiser Bakeware La Forme Select Sugar/Spice Shaker Set (available here on Amazon), which is just the right size for the powder. I'm using the shaker lid with the largest holes. Now all is well.

I received my order quickly. I couldn't find the other immune supplement that i ordered last time so I decided to go with this one. My cat has FIV. To my surprised this immune supplement worked on the very first day. The last supplement i had used took a week to start to work for my poor boy. So I am very pleased with my choice to go with this. My boy loves the flavor, gives him a nice soft shiny coat as well. Helps with his eyes, nose, his breathing and anything else that helps him with. It is a white power and has a spoon that comes with it. The size of the jar is pretty decent size. He gets it every morning in his food. I definitely recommend this!

I like this company and what they stand for. I won’t use any other type of lysine. Must continue to use it for effect and immune building. I have been using it since I brought another kitten into my environment. It does not prevent upper respiratory, but I believe it can help bigger flareups.

My Vet told me about this years ago. It saved my cat's life! She is a rescue off the streets about 15 years ago. She is FIV, so very susceptible to myriad infections. She has been near death so often...but has been well for years now. I feed 2 feral colonies. They are all TNR, so they live comfortably as possible outside. One colony that feed, mix 2 scoops into the wet food on top of their dry food. They are now so strong and healthy! My at home colony is pretty picky, so I am now gradually increasing everyday with a very small sprinkle. This product is best when moistened first, so that it dissolves. NO more URI, no eye infections! This even helps when injured and when I can feed special one-on-one...it helps for fast healing. I would never have ANY cats without L-Lysine. This is best function at best cost.

We're really happy with this. My cat has had on and off problems with his eyes for years. Despite all efforts he kept getting problems. Since giving him this product with his food ( took him a couple of feeds to get used to it ) he's not had a problem for a long time now and seems happy and healthy

This really worked on one of my cat who had continuous sneezing, and my cats did not have an issue with the taste

Seems to work well for weepy eyes (but doesn't get rid of it entirely), I mix it with wet food and my boy doesn't seem to notice the taste. Easy to use with the scoop.

My first bottle is almost finished so I was browsing here to see if I should purchase a second bottle. When I read the reviews I realised kitten has not sneezed or had runny eyes for a long time now. I think I have fed him this product for a few months. He is healthy and has a good appetite so then it must the working!

Tomlyn L-Lysine Powder Supplement was as others have described it (not sealed and smells of yeast) BUT my cats seem to like it and the yeast etc are probably a;so good for them and my boys chronic eye condition seems to have improved.....