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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Mark on April 19, 2007, 19:20:57 PM

Title: How to administer & how much slippery elm?
Post by: Mark on April 19, 2007, 19:20:57 PM

I think Helen recommended it so I bought some capsules today. I bought own brand as the other ones had cloves & something else added. I just wondered how much of the capsule to give and is it tasteless so I can mix in food?

I also bought fish oil capsules for the kits as I read on here they are better than liver oil  ;D

Also bought myself some bifidum whatamacallits for that "bloated feeling"  :evillaugh:

Holland and Barrett have a buy 3 items and get cheapest free on everything in the shop  ;D

Title: Re: How to administer & how much slippery elm?
Post by: Mark on April 19, 2007, 22:51:33 PM

Just bumping up as I want to start him on it ASAP - Is Helen on Holiday now? - I guess she is and looking forward to her new kittens  :Luv:

Title: Re: How to administer & how much slippery elm?
Post by: Liz on April 20, 2007, 08:29:24 AM

Mark try pm'ing Elaine she is good with this as her beloved Winston had CRF and she is a published writer on the subject and has a lot of experience with this condition and looking at Winston you would never have known and he stayed till he was 21 with Elaines wonderful care

Title: Re: How to administer & how much slippery elm?
Post by: Mark on April 20, 2007, 10:18:31 AM

Thanks Liz,

I looked on Tanya's CRF site and it said a capsule a day - I mixed up about 1/3rd ofa capsule in a small amount of milk and he happily lapped it up - even the little clumps that dodn't melt. I was worried as it said slippery elm has a bitter taste and some cats won't eat it - he obviously likes it so fingers crossed it will help with his nausea etc  :Luv:

Title: Re: How to administer & how much slippery elm?
Post by: Mark on April 20, 2007, 10:31:30 AM

Don't know if this is coincidence but within 10 minutes of having the slippery elm, he was giving me his starving cat routine - walking on the keyboard, load purring, licking hands etc  ;D - I gave him some food (salmon sheba in jelly) and he was doing his old trick of head in the bowl before the food went in  ;D ;D ;D ;D - I really hope it is the slippery elm doing its magic  :Luv:

Title: Re: How to administer & how much slippery elm?
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 20, 2007, 13:20:22 PM

Fingers crossed for him - I have some, I asked my vet about it and she gave me some of the powder for free, haven't used it for a while though. I think I just used a pinch in their food.

Title: Re: How to administer & how much slippery elm?
Post by: Elaine on April 21, 2007, 23:22:16 PM

Thanx Liz :hug:

Mark I used to give slippery elm bark to my old boy as Liz has said.  I prefered to make up the syrup recipe.  I would break open 3 capsules into about half a cup of water, bring it to the boil and let it thicken into a syrup.  I would then keep it in the fridge so I always had some to hand when and if needed.  I would either syringe one to two mls into his mouth or mix it with some fishy food like sardine.
If that helps any.  All the best with your kitty xxx