OptixCare72-2 L-Lysine Chews for Cats & Kittens, 60 Count (Pack of 1)

I’ve been subscribed to these treats for a few months, we used to get them through out Vet but they actually recommended buying through Amazon for a better price, you save more with the subscription. Highly recommend, my cat will go through sneezing fits and really watery eyes. These seem to help with both of these issues give her a better quality of life and she loves the taste.Why did you pick this product vs others?:Better price on Amazon.

I got these years ago from the vet for my sick cat. Decided to get them again as I have an older cat who needs a little heath boost.

I liked that these were very soft, and stayed soft over the course of the month or so they lasted (I have 2 cats). I also liked that they are 500mg PER CHEW, which means one chew per cat per day. I don't have to keep track of how many chews I've already given to each cat every day, and whether this one or that one has eaten it all. I especially like that they don't appear to get tired of the taste of these (as they have with some others), and will eat them eagerly every day. I have noticed, however, at least with my fussier cat, that it's better to feed them to him as a treat rather than with his food. If it's in his food, he'll ignore it and eat around it, but fed as a treat, he eats them with (relative) enthusiasm. This brand may be a little more expensive than some other brands (which explains the 4 stars instead of 5), but to me the dosing convenience and the fact that they haven't yet turned their noses up at it are worth it.

I have tried SO MANY chewable treats and this is the only one my cat will eat. She isn't usually a very picky cat, but the other brands she wouldn't touch. I was getting low on her Viralys maple flavored liquid one, so I figured I'd give these a try since she was tired of getting fed 2.5ml of a gel twice a day. When I first gave her one of these chews, she refused it, however, she was currently having a flare up and her nose was congested. So, I gave her the Viralys liquid one last time and the next morning her symptoms had subsided, so I gave these chews another try and she gobbled it up. My advice, if your cat is currently flaring and refuses these the first time, try them again once the flare up is done...chances are they will take it. This has the same amount of Lysine as the Viralys and it's only 1 chew twice a day.

Great concept, but my cat refused to eat them. I guess I have to go back to the lysine powder to mix with canned food.

I got this for my calico-tortie kitty who unfortunately suffers from the herpes virus of a URI. Luckily for me she is treat monster...and will gobble up almost anything. I got these to supplement her food, but she doesn't really care for them at all. Which, surprises me because, like I said she is a TREAT MONSTER! I've had to go through the process of breaking this up into tiny pieces and put in with her wet food. Luckily she does eat it this way, but I'm sad that she just won't eat them on her own since there were other reviews of their animals doing so. So far it is helping slightly but not as much as I had hoped - which may be because I can't break up 2 of them to put in her wet food since she won't eat it at all.

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.

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.