What wonderful news......and they should ever be grateful to you, giving you many years of joy!

Not only do they look much healthier, they look more grown up. In just two weeks!

Such good news! They look great. It's so nice to hear happy news :-)

I am so glad they are feeling better.

I am glad the kitties are doing well.

Kitties were sick? - poor things. They look great now and ohhhh so cute.

They look wonderful, congrats on nursing them back to health.

Their fur is so glossy!! I love the picture of them lying together and looking at the camera, you know they are plotting cat stuff!!!

adorable.

Wonderful to see your cute kitties so healthy! So glad the l lysine worked. I'll certainly keep that in mind for my three should they ever need it!

They are adorable! And they look so content and well-cared for! Decades ago we had a darling tuxedo kitty named Ivan. A lucky name...

Sable, aka "praha"

Yes, happy good news is refreshing! Thank you for the update. So glad they are doing well.

Wow... good news. They are so beautiful..love that shiny, shiny coat. Envy

you with them around. :)

They are both beautiful babies. Give them some loving for me.

They are so lucky to have found their forever home. They know someone cares.

wow! they don't even look like the same cats! so happy to see them doing well and i know how relieved you are.

How did you give the LLysine? I take it every day as I’ve had shingles 3 times and was told that it is good to keep reoccurrence at bay. I haven’t had an issue since, but it is my least favorite supplement to take. For some reason it won’t go down easily lol.

I guess I missed the first thread about them. But they sure look great now. Beautiful kitties! I know L-Lysine is effective against herpes viruses; maybe that's what they had?

(Annette, have you tried the capsules instead of the tablets? I find them easier to swallow--as long as they're wet and your throat, etc. are wet as well.)

Alisande, I will try those next. Thanks!

Awww, they just needed a little help. So glad they are doing better.

That's wonderful, Nicole! What good-looking kitties in every way, now. I'm sorry the first vet steered you wrong and glad someone (I forget whom!) put you onto L-Lysine.

Lucky kitties to have found such a wonderful home! They are cuties - thank you for posting the photos.

Awwww they are so cute. Growing up quickly! How lucky they are to have a wonderful home.

Wow, Nicole, I agree with Summer! That is a complete turnaround and in only 15 days!! I'm sure it was a very longgggg 15 days for you to worry about them and finally come up with something to help them. They look completely different and much bigger!! Fantastic news and so happy to hear it!!!

Annette.....the L-Lysine I'm buying is in a powder form, chunky granules, from a pet store. It comes in a jar. I mix it into their wet food twice a day. They don't seem to know it's there. I wouldn't recommend this product for humans. ☺ But...if any other pet owners need to know it's out there....

Nicole, I am happy to hear your kitties are doing better. Though I am not an expert, it is my observation that pets usually show an improvement after 3 days of antibiotics. There is some controversy regarding the use of L-Lysine for cats and it is not recommended at the clinic I work at. I think it is always best to consult a veterinarian before administering supplements etc. Here is an article that may be useful. L-Lysine for Cats

Dolly.... The vet told me it was a viral infection and antibiotics "would NOT " help.

I was also told grain-free food is not recommended. And I didn't take that advice for my last cat....luckily.☺ He was allergic to wheat.

Aspen is running and playing. Gaining weight. Clear eyes. He can breath, no sneezing...no blowing nose bubbles. Loves to run and jump. LIFE for Aspen is GOOD!

Maybe I am confused, but I seem to recall there was an antibiotic prescribed, but you had not given it at first due to it possibly causing diarrhea.

That's what the vet told me. It's a virus. They have a cold. It's not in their lungs. It's chronic, the vet told me. There is NO cure she said. I was also told cats are born with this and it comes out under stressed conditions. I was told "In most cases, cat colds are harmless and will go away within 1-2 weeks."

I would like to have cats again, but I developed an allergy to them in my 40s, I think. Anyway, it is now difficult for me to be around them, but they still seem to like me - even other people's cats.

Glad your cats are doing better - thanks for the update.

Nicole, will you call that office back and let them know what has happened, and that the vet was wrong on several accounts?

Great news!

sjerin....same vet that I took my last cat to when he shook his head constantly, for over a year. Until someone HERE told me it was a grain allergy. I told her he ate grain free and was completely cured in 3 days. She said grain free was bad for him. It caused heart problems.

When my last cat had an emergency, on a holiday weekend, this vet got me in. I may need her in the future.

Also note. She said this "condition" was chronic...it may be. I don't know if it will come back. I'm not an expert on this.

They still look really good. Really normal.

YAY!! so glad they are on the right track and improving everyday!!! good for you to find a remedy for them! they look gorgeous!! Have lots of fun with them!!

What a difference! I'm so glad you stuck with finding out what was wrong!

They're obviously very close and super-bonded. Thank heavens Aspen recovered. They're gorgeous.

sherry...and tjkeen.....yes, Aspen got an antibiotic for 10 days. He started playing after the 3rd day, then nothing the 4th day. At 5 days of antibiotics, we started the L-Lysine....and 3 days of that....better....better....and better. No relapse. Yet. So far it looks good. July 14 was their adoption date. Today was the last day of the antibiotic for Aspen and Ivan has had none.

I'm no expert on cat colds. I'd like to think being so under weight and stressed was part of the problem. They are gaining weight. Aspen....may be a Down Syndrome cat. ?

I didn’t know your kittens were sick; I’m so glad they’re improving! They’re quite handsome. 😑

FYI: Here’s a good article on cat allergies by a pretty well-respected institution: What every pet owner should know about food allergies

If his nose was stuffed up, he couldn't smell his food and that affects appetite.

Our black cat looks just like Aspen. Two summers ago he started sneezing. By the next day, he had a runny nostril. The vet diagnosed him with herpes and gave him the L-Lysine. It then advanced into a yellow nasal discharge. He was listless and wouldn't eat. We took him back in and a different vet said that it was not herpes because both nostrils would be runny. They sedated him and looked for a blade of grass in his nostril (he goes out on a leash.) They couldn't find anything but a day or two later his nose started to clear. I think there was something stuck in his nose and the infection broke open and the discharge finally dislodged it. He's been fine ever since.

I wouldn't jump to conclusions re Downs Syndrome. He sounds normal to me and keep in mind that he may not have been socialized and experienced different things. He is learning to be a cat......finally. They can be very silly and goofy at times.

Aspen, with his pink puffy ball. He's feeling GREAT! The more he exercises, the more normal his hips have become. He's walking with more of a swish.

So cute. And he looks well! Growing and heavier - Thanks for the update, Nicole

Thank you for letting us know about Aspen. What a gorgeous Kitty. Appreciate and love the updates!

“Good” is the best kind of news! Thank you for the update. So happy to know they are thriving!

He's looking so good, Nicole. Your mention of his walking reminded me of my first cat, Rico. His name was Rico Ratzo Rizzo, named after Dustin Hoffman's character in Midnight Cowboy. He had a sort of limp as a kitten but he outgrew it in a few months. Just his parts catching up with each other. :)

this is wonderful to see! i know how relieved you are that they are doing so well. such cuties!

Misty, who was a rescue, suffers with eye herpes. I give her brewer's yeast pills every day which is high in B vitamins. She loves it and eats it like a treat. If her eye starts getting runny at all, or if she starts squinting at me with her right eye, I mix some L-Lysine into her food for a few days and that seems to clear it up.

So glad your babes are doing so well.

Very lucky kitties to have such a good home!

Aspen looks like a different cat! I'm very happy to know how well your kitties are doing--thanks for posting, Nicole.

They are doing so well......they are jumping off the stairs when running after their pink puffies....falling a single story...jumping up and running off. When on carpet....I guess it's a soft fall. Kittens! They are so full of energy....so HAPPY and feeling GOOD.....they're out-of-control! ☺ And cute as all get out!

Annie.....does the brewers yeast strengthen their immune system?