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Review on Spectrin Cat Vitamins - 16 OZ Liquid Supplement for Cats - Enhanced Antioxidant & Vitamin Formula - 96 Doses by David Royles

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Easy to inject with the right dropper

I have an elderly cat that has an illness that has caused the wall of the small intestine to thicken. It is not yet clear whether the cause is lymphoma or irritable bowel disease. The result is malabsorption of nutrients and dramatic weight loss of about 40% despite a very intense appetite. The cat's malnutrition is so severe that I give twice the daily dose indicated on the label for her weight. At 7 a.m. after breakfast and at 7 p.m. after dinner, he gets a dosed portion of the jet on his palate. I use a 1 teaspoon Easy Dose dropper. It is easy to clean and sterilize after each use with a diluted solution of dishwashing detergent + bleach. I have found that if I add even half the dose to a portion of food that she can normally eat, a sick cat will not eat her own food. instantly. However, we also have a one-year-old kitten who was caught licking the cap of a Spectrum bottle that was left on the kitchen counter while I was treating a sick cat. gaining weight as a result of both of my dietary interventions, I will update this review to confirm the effectiveness of this product. Until then I cannot report how effective this product is. Update: 01/05/17 The sick cat (now almost 14 years old) is doing much better than last year. As of last July, I've been making a DAILY formula consisting of: 8 fl oz Meyenberg Full Fat Goat Milk 1 Organic Raw Egg Yolk 1 teaspoon Spectrin Liquid Multi Supplement 28g scoop Naked Whey 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein Powder 1/8 tsp Resveratrol Trans Powder 1/32 Teaspoon Purina FortiFlora Probiotic Powder 1/32 teaspoon PremoPet Premo Probiotic Powder In addition to the above formula, the ailing cat began eating Hounds & Gato's carbohydrate-free cat food daily, which we only discovered late last spring. However, he definitely prefers the formula above, which I administer in a few small portions a day and keep the rest cold and fresh in the fridge. Since then, his weight has increased from 6.5 to 7.8 pounds. Note that he weighed 9.5 kg in the prime of his life, so is far from healthy. But last summer before I started formulating he was so weak we didn't think he had 4 weeks to live. Now he's getting back out there for a few hours a day and doing his best to enjoy life to the fullest. still purrs and still hugs me in bed. I didn't mention before that in April last year I also gave him a 1ml syringe from the dropper in Nature's Bounty Sublingual Liquid B-Complex once a week. This product is sold for human consumption and 1ml is the daily amount dose for humans. . My vet instructed me to give him this huge dose once a week. About 3 months ago I started adding 10mg of piperine powder to the formula because a medical study (on humans, not cats) found that it significantly aided trans-resveratrol supplementation.

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  • Ideal for a small home
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