Optixcare 72-2 L-Lysine Chews for Cats & Kittens, 60 Count (Pack of 1)

I have tried all of the lysine treats amazon offers and i think i am sticking with this one. there's a pattern that my sweet but runny eyed cat displays (he was exposed to feline herpes as a kitten and one eye frequently weeps, gets red, irritated and crusty...lysine helps and is a lot better for him than the steroids the vet would otherwise prescribe)...elroy loves treats and will eat any lyscine treat initially, but then gets turned off and fights eating them. (though he never tires of the kitty crack treats you get at the store, like temptations)...but this one, being the highest dose treat, works the best. right now, he is still eating them voluntarily most of the time and because of the high dosage only needs to eat one (maintenance) or two (actively runny eye) a day. i break them in half and sometimes mix them with the treats he loves and he eats them. sometimes he turns his nose up (gives it the paw shake that means, take it away) and i break them in half and gently push them in his mouth while holding his head up. since i sometimes have to do this, being able to do it once (instead of multiple times with other treats) works best for us. he is still eating these voluntarily most of the time, which is longer than with the other treats. so think we are switching for good. lysine does work -- it stops my human cold sores when they are still developing...helps elroy's runny eye...and boosts both our immune systems. (i take HUMAN L-lysine from the drug store. the treat aren't THAT temping. ) so if your cat is on a lysine regime...i recommend these for taste, tolerance, and the high dosage.

I tried to be a cheap charlie and ordered a different lysine feline brand with more chews, for less money: don't do it! The other brands do not have enough Lysine to be helpful to your cat, and mine had to eat 8 times the chews to equal Optixcare.Optixcare has 500 mg of Lysine per chew!!! It has made a noticeable and improved difference in my cat's health and well-being.Yes, the chews are big in size, but I just break them up, there relatively soft, and worth seeing my cats health really improve. 1 to 2 daily depending in your cats weight is all you need.My 2 year old cat has (FHV)-Feline Herpes Virus, which is not curable, but is treatable. Was found as an abandoned stray very ill, with symptoms of runny gooey eyes, coughing and sneezing. Now with general good care, a sensitive stomach diet and the Optixcare (l-lysine), it has improved his quality of life.

Keeps moist and picky kitty loves it!

I bought three brands of l-lysine chews for my cats with terrible herpes virus--recommended by the vet to start this. This one was the most potent, and softest. I break each treat into 2 or 3 smaller pieces and my picky eaters gobble them up. The Felisyl brand they liked as well but you have to use 4 chews to make the 1000mg my vet wants them to have. The other brand is the pet naturals and my cats don't care for these as much. They're super hard--even hard for me to break and hard for them to eat. Also not as strong as this product in dosage. All are good products and this is simply a review of which brand worked best for my cats. End result, after finishing all three brands over 3 months, the herpes symptoms are WAY down. It was worth the cost.

These are the first lysine treats I've found that my cat has been eager to eat. With other treats at best she would eat them half of the time with a little coaxing, but these she seems to really like. They're also very soft, unlike most other lysine treats where even the ones labeled as 'soft' are pretty hard. They're easy for her to chew and they're also easy to pull apart if you want to only give half at a time. I also like that they're 500mg per treat, which is much more than most other brands. The price is good and my cat enjoys them so they don't go to waste. Would highly recommend.

Update: After I submitted the review about how my cat didn't like the taste of last package. I went back and looked at the bag and saw that it almost expired. I got this on Oct 20, it has expiration date Dec 9. So no, I'll not be ordering any of supplements for my cats online anymore since I can't be sure what I am getting are not old products.I've gotten this item a few times. What I've discovered is sometimes my cats would refuse to eat it. I believe occasionally I may have received a bad batch that has different smell or texture that the cats dislike. I'll be looking for new brand that has consistent quality control.

I bought these a few weeks ago for our cat who has constant eye drainage on recommendation of the vet. We had previously tried one of the pastes, which was messy and a pain to give to him. These chews do seem to make a difference quickly, probably due to the high dosage of Lysine in them.Unfortunately, the cat hates them. Yes they are huge (I would say a little smaller than a Mentos mint). They're soft but not super soft. I tried to give them to the cat- he looked at me like I'd lost my mind. I tried breaking it into smaller pieces- he still wanted nothing to do with it. I even soaked the pieces in tuna juice- no deal. At this point I break each chew into 5 pieces, hold open his mouth, drop it down his throat, and hope he doesn't spit it back on my chest.Truthfully though- my other cat (who has no need for these chews) DOES like them and will eat one if I break it up and leave it for her. So just be aware- not all cats love these!