Everyone knows the trials of trying to get a pet to swallow a pill, especially a sick pet. That is one of the main reasons that PetWellbeing tries to keep their products in tasty chewable form or in liquid form. We still receive many questions about how to administer the liquid and what it tastes like.

For most pets the liquid can just be hidden in with their regular helping of canned food. Because the product can be taken with food this is the easiest and slyest way to administer it. There are a couple of problems with this though.

There are some pets with an extremely finicky pallet. One of my cats will eat her Multi Vitamin in with her food with no problems, but my second cat will have nothing to do with the "contaminated" food. With my picky cat I will do one of many things. The first is to mix the 5 drops of supplement in with a tinny bit of tuna. This is a tinny treat size only, because too much tuna is not healthy for their urinary system, and I want her to eat her normal healthy food. In emergency situations I will mix the Multi Vitamin drops with a tinny bit of cream cheese. Like the tuna, large amounts are not a good idea. The best way I use to get the product into her is her hairball remedy. The product looks like molasses in a tube, but both my cats love it. With my finicky cat I just stir in her Multi Vitamin drops and she gobbles it up. I only do this for the evening dose because she doesn't need the hairball remedy twice a day. If I am short on time I just use the plastic dropper and squish it in between her teeth and cheek. It's not her favorite method but it is fast.

Another problem is when an ill pet is not eating all, or even any of their food. If the pet is only eating a small portion of their food it is recommended to mix the supplement in with only a tinny bit of food at first. After that little bit of food is eaten you can put down the rest of the food for them to eat throughout the day. If your pet is not eating at all you will need to try the bribery method listed above or simply use the plastic eye dropper.

The last difficulty is for pets that do not normally eat canned food. My dog only eats kibble so mixing a liquid supplement in with his food is not an option. I was giving him Old Timer because he is part Rottweiler and they are known for their hip problems. He was just starting to show decreased mobility in his hips so I wanted to fit the product into his regular routine. At first I soaked a little kibble overnight in the fridge with water. The next day it was soft and I just mixed in the supplement and sprinkled the crumbs over his dry kibble. Then we got in the Nupro supplement. I started to mix up a half of a scoop of Nupro with a bit of water to form the liver gravy, and then just mixed in the supplement and stir it up in his kibble. After I finished my bottle of Old Timer I started to use the Joint Support Nupro to save myself an extra step, but it still is a great idea if you have to administer another supplement. My dog would rather starve than eat his kibble with out the Nupro now. Also there is now a Nupro for cats.

At this time all of my animals are in good health so I am lucky in administering medications and supplements, but a sick pet has more challenges. They can be cranky, hurting or have no appetite. The bottom line is that the product has to go in to help them. Finding the easies way may take some imagination.

"My cat is 16 yrs old. She was just diagnosed with mammary cancer and has a mass near her heart where it has spread. She has lost some weight and is eating and drinking light and still using the bathroom daily. I ordered the ES Clear and Multi Vitamin but it hasn't shipped yet. Will this help her any? I am hoping for maybe reducing the mass and getting her eating regularly and for extra months of life."

Hello,Yes, the ES Clear and the Multi Vitamins are a good choice. We have had cases of tumors being reduced after extended use, and both products will help with the wasting that goes hand in hand with cancer. Two very good choices.

I address different topics as they come up with customers throughout the week, but I understand that there are many subjects that I haven't touched on. I would love to answer your questions or address your current problems here.

Please post your questions for any topics that are still unaddressed here.

I often get questions from customers who are starting their ES Clear cancer suppliment who want try additional treatments along with the supplement. One of the main things that I recommend is that they talk to their vets about diet change. Many commercial diets have questionable items in the ingredients list and are not optimized for sick animals. They are also very hard to tailor for individual problems or dietary restrictions.

Here is some information that I found in a book called Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats by Shawn Messonnier D.V.M. Please remember that I am not a vet. This is just added information for you to make a more rounded decision on the options open to your cat.

While there are no controlled studies showing the value of diet in supporting the pet with every type of cancer, there are studies showing the benefits of dietary therapy when combined with conventional therapies in dogs and cats with lymphoma and nasal tumors. Since this diet is designed to reduce the growth and spread of cancer, it is often recommended for dogs and cats with any type of cancerous disease.

Studies demonstrate that both people and pets with inadequate nutrition cannot metabolize chemotherapy drugs adequately, which predisposes them to toxicity and poor therapeutic response. This makes proper diet and nutritional supplementation an important part of cancer therapy.

Weight loss often occurs in cancer patience as a result of cachexia (wasting). Most of the weight loss occurs as a result of depleted body fat stores. Tumor cells, unlike normal healthy cells, have difficulty using lipids for energy. Dogs with lymphoma fed diets high in fat had longer remission periods than dogs feed high carbohydrate diets.


Note: Before you start to feed your cat a home-prepared diet, it is strongly recommended that you discuss your decision with your veterinarian. It is essential that you follow any diet's recommendations closely, including all ingredients and supplements. Failure to do so could result in serious consequences for your pet.

Diet for Cats with Cancer

1/2 pound chicken
1/2 large hard-boiled egg
1/2 ounce clams, chopped in juice
4 teaspoons chicken fat or canola oil
1/8 teaspoon potassium chloride (essential for cell health)
100 mg taurine (a beta amino acid found in meat, poultry, and eggs that is required for cats *very important*)
Multivitamin/mineral supplement

I hope this information has been helpful to you.

"I have a cat that has inflammatory bowel disease. Her Vet thinks she has allergies as well. She has itchy, red, sore skin. She scratches her skin and loses quit a bit of hair. She vomits after eating and has gas sometimes. I want to know which product is good for her diseases. Is it Stimmune for cat allergies or Ouch Away? Can I also give her the Multi Essential Cat Vitamins at the same time?
She's currently taking a homeopathic remedy called Nux-V. She has good response to the Nux-V.
But her symptoms would come back after 3-4 weeks. I want to give her your herbal products since my other cat is responding so well to the ES Clear."

Inflammatory bowel disease is very hard to treat. A multi vitamin would be a good base, to round out her nutrients especially if she is having digestion problems. Any other product I would recommend would only help with the symptoms of IBD. The reason for IBD is hard to diagnose, it can be an allergy like your vet suggested, infection, parasites or cancer. If you are going to focus on allergies you need to look closely at food allergies. A lot of cats have wheat or grain allergies that gradually come to light. You might want to talk to your vet about a homemade diet or a special gluten free food to see if that will help. The Stimmune helps to boost the immune system and help ease the symptoms.

Her skin problem is also a symptom of a bigger problem. The Ouch Away will defiantly help with her open patches of skin and allow the areas to heal properly and re-grow hair. Hair loss and sores can be cause by allergies (both airborne and food), vitamin deficiencies, or thyroid and kidney disorders. Like I said with the IBD, the Ouch Away will help treat the symptoms, but they will not cure the problem.

It is hard to diagnose her problem with her positive reaction to Nux-V. Nux-V is recommended for many different ailments so it can't pinpoint any one problem.

The Multi Essentials is a good start for both her problems and can be use with other supplements. The Stimmune will give her some relief and help you to diagnose allergies. The Ouch Away would be effective in relieving her discomfort and preventing infection.

Dear Customer Service,
Thanks for your response! My cat is responding well to the ES Clear after taking 2 doses. I'm ecstatic that your product is buying some quality time for my beloved kitty. Can I administer the ES Clear and the Multi Essentials Cat Vitamins together to my cat.? My question is, are these 2 products compatible? Would there be any side effects if I give my cat the 2 products.
I want to build up his immune system to fight the cancer.
Thanking you in advance.
Tina

Hello Tina,
I'm happy to hear that your cat is responding well to the ES Clear. You certainly can use the Multi Essentials with the ES Clear. It is a very good idea to give multi vitamins to a pet with cancer as their diet is a big factor in maintaining their health and helping them fight the disease.

"Hello, it started out with blood coming out of one nostril. 1 mo. on Orbax, and it cleared up. One week off, breathing problems started and no appetite. My vet prescribed Orbax 22.7mg for my cat of 19 years old. He believes that my cat has a tumor above on eye, near the center of his forehead. Can I use both, ES Clear for Cat Cancer and Orbax together? Hope to hear from you soon. Faith"

Yes, you can use the ES Clear while still finishing off your prescription of Orbax.

Orbax is a synthetic broad spectrum antibiotic; it is used to treat urinary tract infections (UTI) in dogs and skin and soft tissue infections in dogs and cats. Also be aware that one of the side effects of Orbax is a lack of appetite.

It would be beneficial to you cat's system to take them together, as the ES Clear will help to flush from the body, the left over antibiotic after it has been used.

If cancer is the diagnosis then fast action with the ES Clear is best.

After taking my cat Emily to the vet last month I was recommended to purchase a food high in fiber and one for her teeth. So for the last month I have been mixing in the fiber food with her normal kibble and put a handful of the dental food on the top. As these additional foods were purchased from the vet I just assumed that they would be higher grade. I didn't think twice about them.

Emily absolutely devoured the dental kibble on the top of the dish whenever I put a handful in, and she was very happy with the fiber kibble mixed in too. I thought it was great that she liked the dental kibble because it helps keep her teeth healthy.

Well she is now off the supplemental food because she has put on noticeable weight. Emily has never been a chubby kitty, so I was surprised to see that she looked so "fluffy" all of a sudden. She apparently likes the dental kibble a little too much. She is an older cat of 16 years and has arthritis in her shoulder from an old injury, so I knew the weight would start to affect her mobility and health.

She is now has an exercise regime. Once a day she gets at least a half an hours play. I have to get quite creative to keep her going that long. She plays with a laser pointer, and will run up and down the hall chasing it (my husband likes to point it at the sleeping dog as well). She also has a peacock feather and she will attack it for a nice long time. Once in a while she gets some catnip. She gets all worked up and will wrestle and play chase with her sister. Also the old yarn method always works. We create a path/obstacle course through the house. We set up the course by running it down the hall and up through the bed covers and over the table and so on. Once the course is set we just put the yarn. Its so cute as she turns commando and tunnels thru the bed covers and stalks through the house.

I am happy to say that her weight is improving and it won't be long before she is back to her normal weight.

I would love to hear anyone else's exercise tips or stories about weight management. This is quite a serious health concern that many owners need to deal with, and extra ideas are helpful.

"My cat has a problem that reoccurs every 4 to 6 weeks. It starts out with sneezing. The sneezes become more frequent followed by mucous which is sometimes white or slightly colored and wheezing.He has difficulty breathing, but no cough. He goes on clindamycin hydrachloride for about 10 days. It seems to clear it up, but it returns in 4 to 6 weeks.What can I do? I hate giving him the antibiotics. JD"


My recommendation for your cat would be Respiratory Aid. I have listed below the write up for the product.

Cat coughs are usually associated with colds, but can occur with other conditions such as tracheobronchitis (a common cat breathing infection which is defined as an inflammation of the windpipe or its branches) and lung parasites. Cat coughing is natural reflex to an irritation, which helps rid the lungs of disease-causing secretions. Secretions vary depending on the cause; viral secretions are generally clear or white whereas bacterial secretions are usually yellow or green. The duration of the feline cough varies according to the cause, usually lasting 7-10 days when caused by colds or acute infections, up to three weeks when the cat is affected by tracheobronchitis.

Respiratory Aid contains herbs that directly focus on controlling bacterial infection and inflammation, and have expectorant and antihistamine properties. Defiantly touch base with your vet and let them see the ingredient list from the website.

I address different topics as they come up with customers throughout the week, but I understand that there are many subjects that I haven't touched on. I would love to answer your questions or address your current problems here.

Please post your questions for any topics that are still unaddressed here.

"I have 1 indoor cat and I'm noticing tiny black dot-like stuff coming off her fur recently. I haven't seen this on her before, but years ago I remember it on my indoor/outdoor cats. The only thing I can think of is I did catsit another kitten for a week, but they both have had all their shots. My cat is acting normally. Any ideas?"

Hello,

The first thing I would recommend to you is mixing some of the black dot stuff with a bit of water. If it turns red then the flecks are blood. This would be flea fecal material (aka flea dirt). This is evidence of flea infestation even if no adult fleas are seen. Fleas can easily be introduced into an indoor cat's environment.

Let me know if this is not the case and I will research it further for you.

"I think my dog, may have heart worms, he is severally swollen in adom. and neck, no loss of appetite, etc. had hook worms, just looks terrible, is it this or something else? Need to relate to dog pict. advanced stages of above can you help me? I did use you rem. for worms, only recent."

Hello,

My recommendation is to go see your vet. You will need a proper diagnosis for heartworms as this can be a very serious problem. Your vet will also need to see what stage your dog is at and monitor his treatment.

We do sell a product called Inulin PK but it is recommended for worms that effect the gastro intestinal tract like roundworms, whipworms, hookworms and tapeworms.

I do not have a natural treatment to recommend to you. As this is a serious treatment, any natural remedies should be supervised by a natural vet. I do have a recommendation if you see a conventional vet; you will want to ask your vet is if his conventional treatment is Caparsolate. There is a new treatment called Immiticide that is far less dangerous.

"My cat, Dave, was just diagnosed with (digestive tract) lymphoma. One of his symptoms is chronic diarrhea. He is over 15 years old and we have opted not to give him chemotherapy treatment; however, he is on prednisone. He also has thyroid disease and is taking methimazole. Would you recommend ES Clear as a treatment? We want to make him as comfortable as we can for as long as we can."

Hello Dave,

Yes I would recommend ES Clear for you cat, and I'll tell you why. First let me run through the conventional medications that he is taking.

Methimazole is used to manage hyperthyroidism (over activity of the thyroid gland).

Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid used for many conditions in veterinary medicine. Its anti-inflammatory activity is approximately four times that of hydrocortisone.

Side Effects of Prednisone:

• Although cats are less likely to develop side effects than dogs, occasionally polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, weight gain, GI disturbances and behavioral changes occur.
• Corticosteroids suppress immune response. Animals receiving systemic corticosteroids may be more susceptible to bacterial or viral infections.
• Chronic or inappropriate use of corticosteroids, including prednisone, can cause life threatening hormonal and metabolic changes.
  

Lymphoma in cats more often affects internal structures, which makes it difficult to diagnose. In cats, the clinical signs of lymphoma are frequently more insidious than those in dogs and are related to the organ or organs involved.

For your cat the gastro intestinal tract is compromised so he is having problems with diarrhea and probably weight loss. Unfortunately diarrhea is also a symptom of hyperthyroidism as well. You will need to make sure he is getting enough nutrients. You may want to consider a supplement like cat Nupro. It may also be an idea to see if he will drink water with electrolytes in it. I have heard of people using Pediolyte, but you will want to check with your vet first. There is also a product called Hydro Dog (for cats too) at http://www.hydrodog.com/.

Because lymphoma and hyperthyroidism both benefit from immune system boosting the ES Clear would work well in your case. The ES Clear is also a companion product that can be used while taking other medications so you will not have any interactions.

I just wanted to let you know that PetWellbeing will be carrying a hyperthyroid supplement in December.

We have received many requests from customers that are searching for a natural product to help their pets. This condition should not be confused with hypothyroid problems as they are treated quite differently.

Most cats with hyperthyroidism are older pets (10 years of age and older).

The most common clinical signs include hyperactivity, weight loss, increased appetite, vomiting, or diarrhea. Diagnosis is made by finding elevated thyroid hormone levels on a blood profile. Other common geriatric diseases whose clinical signs mimic hyperthyroidism, such as kidney disease and diabetes, should be screened for as well.

In our somewhat tumulus world, it is good to plan ahead. With that in mind I thought I would share my disaster kit list with you. In my area we are on a fault line so earthquakes are a reality, but it is wise to plan ahead for even the simplest situations.

Water (for 5 days)
Food (either dry or canned)
Can opener (if necessary)
Small bowl
Cat litter and litter pan (shredded newspaper can work as litter and is lighter)
Crate or Pet Caddy
Leash and collar (or harness)
Poop pick up bags
Trash bags
A hand full of wet wipes
Small blanket or towel
Newspapers
Toy
A picture of your pet for identification
A list of your vet's contact information
Make pet additions to your own first aid kit:
Vet wrap bandage to wrap and stabilize injuries
Extra gauze
Pet wound cream (I have pet first aid spray)
A copy of your pet's prescription or medications

My cat carrier has many different functions for me. It holds my bedding and a small litter pan filled with newspaper. It also has a picture of each of my cats taped on the top (vet gave me back the wrong carrier once). I also have a small cloth bag attached to the handle. It contains wet wipes (one of my cats gets sick every time she travels), their favorite kitty treats, medium sized trash bag, paper towels, a small feather to try and keep them entertained through the bars, and a collapsible water dish. This bag is exceptionally light weight as I have to carry multiple cats in the kennel. All of their other products are in a duffle bag that sits next to where I store the kitty carrier. I made sure the duffle bag could be slung across my shoulders as my hands, and all my efforts, will be focused on carrying two heavy cats down nine flights of stairs in their plastic haven.

My dog has his full kit stored in with the cat's duffle bag. It has all of the above dog products as well as an extra collar and a length of rope. We try and change the dry kibble in the kit every so often so it doesn't go rancid. I chose to separate my human disaster kit from my pet's just so that my husband and I could share the weight (especially the water), but you may chose one bag for everyone.

If anyone has additional items that you have found useful or have been overlooked please share with us.

I just wanted to repost another question so that it is easier to respond to if anyone has additional comments. This question was also originally from the Ask Your Questions post.

"My cat has small growths on his body that are increasing in size. At first, I thought the first one was a mature tick. Not. The growth has increased in size (about the size of my pinky nail). The vet took cells from it and said that it was not cancerous, but they did not know what it was. Now, a few more have appeared, and the others are getting slightly larger. What's going on? Will ES Clear help?Thanks. Jan"

Hello Jan,Wow that must be so frustrating for you. Unfortunately I would not recommend ES Clear in your cat’s case. This is simply because we do not know what it is. She must be properly diagnosed before deciding on a treatment. You do not want to give her an immune booster if her immune system is already over reacting, like in the case of an allergic reaction. If you want to give her something to help her while she is getting diagnosed I would recommend the Cat Nupro which is an excellent dietary supplement that is very beneficial to her general health.If your vet is at a loss you need a second opinion. They should be taking you through a checklist of things it could be, from lime disease to allergies.

I just wanted to repost this question so that it is easier to respond to if anyone has additional comments. This question is originally from the Ask Your Questions post.

My cat has a kidney tumor. Will ES Clear help her kidney function? Also will it give her any negative side effects or upset stomach??

Hello anonymous - The Burdock root in the ES Clear is effective against kidneys and bladder problems as well as working against the cancer. So I would very much recommend it. I have not had any customer feed back about it making the stomach upset. That is not to say that you shouldn't keep a close eye on her when you start administering it. This is recommended for anyone taking a new supplement, 2 or 4 legs.