Complementary Medicine

[scottie]

This is actually about a cat ( I've posted in Cat Chat but thought that many people with good advise to offer wouldn't visit that forum). Briefly I am fostering an approx 4/5 month old rescue kitten who has had a shocking start in life & who is now,despite excellent medical care/nutrition /masses of TLC,still tending to relapse with cat flu (which he first had at about 5 weeks old). Traditional medicine,whilst treating the symptoms with antibiotics, doesn't seem to prevent the relapses & I am anxious to try & get him right before rehoming.

I have been thinking about seeing the naturopathic vet here in Sydney (nearest one I know of is a bit of a drive away from me in Drummoyne - though I'm happy to go there if it's likely to help him) but knowing nothing about this type of treatment am just a little anxious that I will be charged large amounts for something which is essentially useless.

Has anyone had experience of this type of treatment - specifically relating to upper respiratory issues &/or cats ?

[Rappie]

I have had clients treat their cats with l-lysine with some success, it is given daily in an attempt to stop viral replication.

[morgan]

Have found a small amount of colloidal silver daily is useful in such cases - only 5 or 10 mls is needed. Works wonders with URT stuff with people too.

Unfortunately the virus will always tend to reappear under stress for the rest of his life, so he will need the utmost care to have his immune system running very, very well. Vaccinations and antibiotics will have no impact on this.