Can I OD my kitten on L-Lysine?

Question

I'm giving my kitten L-Lysine to supplement his antibiotics for an eye infection. The store didn't have 250mg tabs so I had to get 500mg's. Even cut in half, these are huge. I tasted one and it has no taste so I can crush it mix it in with food but it looks like a lot. Any danger in od-ing him on this?

Answer 1

I'd call your vet to check. Better safe than sorry.

Hey, there's no problem there. If you trust your vet it's fine.

Answer 2

No, there isn't! That's what I had, the 500mg. You can give up to 1000 mg when they have a really bad URI. What they don't need gets out of their system. I can't give it to my cat anymore because she is allergic to them. Your kitty should be fine with that. Good luck!

Edit: Forgot to mention, if the kitty starts to itch, just check if one of the ingredients is Povidone. Povidone's side effects can cause itchiness. My cat itched like crazy and her ears were red.

Answer 3

Half of a 500 mg tablet is just fine for a kitten. I give my 18 week old kitten a 250 mg dose once in the morning and once in the evening. This is twice what you are giving yours, but then my kitten is 6 pounds (he's a large breed). L-Lysine is an amino acid that the body needs but doesn't produce naturally, so eating it is the only way to get it.

Your kitten should be fine at half a pill a day, but I suggest asking for powder at a vitamin store or for capsules that come apart and have the powder in them. I use capsules with my kitten, just break them open, pour out half the powder, and close the capsule back up for later.

Answer 4

I am a CMA

When you cut a pill in half you cut the dosage in half.. It is safe

Answer 5

Well I know that adult cats can take a whole one.. So I'm sure the kitten will be fine. It takes a lot to O.D on vitamins.

Answer 6

This sounds fine, but to keep your kitty safe, call the vet's office and double check. Felines can take very few human medications, and the dosages of anything they are given must be monitored for safety.

Answer 7

call your vet and he'll give you the recommended dosage, I can't remember it.

Answer 8

Don't give it to him without calling your vet first.