? D-mannose dose

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I have been giving Callie D-Mannose after reading here how good it was for treating and preventing UTI's. I ws wondering how much everyone is giving to their cats.
 
for prevention I give a size 4 capsule 2ish times a week-
if suspecting a infection of runging high I would give a capsule or 2 daily ..
active infection I give 4-5 a day and fluids to flush out (if no heart problem or on steroid) then decrease as I saw more normal behavior.
for reference Dre is 19 pounds-
 
I buy the powered. Do you have any idea how much I should give? I have been gibing Callie 1/8th teaspoon a day. I could buy some of the capsules and fill them. I do have a capsule filler that I use for my herbs.
 
I give 1/8 tsp once/day. Colin hasn't had a UTI recently, but if he did I'd probably give the same dose, but increase to twice/day
 
jayla-n-Drevon said:
for prevention I give a size 4 capsule 2ish times a week-
if suspecting a infection of runging high I would give a capsule or 2 daily ..
active infection I give 4-5 a day and fluids to flush out (if no heart problem or on steroid) then decrease as I saw more normal behavior.
for reference Dre is 19 pounds-
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I buy the powder and put in size 4 capsules--Dre is big so I dose accordingly--and I know if he gets one it is quick thats why I try to tackle it--I used to get UTIs all the time and if caught early it works best--
There has to be enough for the bacteria to adhere to it and then flush out is why I dose more in the first few days if I see it coming-
otherwise I would do the same as @Sharon14 and give 1 for maint... I don't give Dre every day tho-
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Do you sprinkle the powder on the food? I have wanted to start D-mannose for Squallie for some time now, but don't know how to dose or administer. (Sorry, Donna, I don't mean to hijack your thread! :bighug:)
 
donnalea said:
Thank you. I didn't want to give her too much. Did anyone have their cat get loose stools from taki.g it ?
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Mine developed diarrhea, but she has digestive issues and I just started giving her a full dose instead of working up to it. I stopped for a few days to let the diarrhea subside, then slowly worked her up to her current dose and she hasn't had any more issues. I give her 1/8 tsp of the Now brand powder once a day.

Squalliesmom said:
Do you sprinkle the powder on the food? I have wanted to start D-mannose for Squallie for some time now, but don't know how to dose or administer. (Sorry, Donna, I don't mean to hijack your thread! :bighug:)
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I mix Squeak's into a bit of pate so she doesn't notice it. I've been giving a small maintenance dose daily for a few months now. I *think* it's okay to give long term, but don't quote me on that. My vet did say it should be okay, and I know Dr. Becker talks about it in her article on UTIs (http://healthypets.mercola.com/site.../prevent-urinary-tract-infection-in-cats.aspx)
 
If you can is best to put on something moist or in water
Some shelters use it in water regularly because of the stress and uti
I have heard of possible loose stools but have never had it happen with any of mine.
I know of no long term contradictions
I personally do not like the one with cranberry I use the plain.
I am not sure about the cranberry with a diabetic either.
 
Marlena said:
Is d-mannose recommended for idiopathic cystitis when there is no bacterial infection?
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I don't know if it is officially recommended but I know many holistic vets that do recommend it as there have been no reported negative effects and often for some unknown reason seems to help even with this condition....is a mystery?
I have used it for some of my foster/rescues and it did not always help but it did not harm either..... about 75% of the time there seems to be a improvement .... I am not sure if the stress was lessened of the D-Mannose or both....
 
jayla-n-Drevon said:
I don't know if it is officially recommended but I know many holistic vets that do recommend it as there have been no reported negative effects and often for some unknown reason seems to help even with this condition....is a mystery?
I have used it for some of my foster/rescues and it did not always help but it did not harm either..... about 75% of the time there seems to be a improvement .... I am not sure if the stress was lessened of the D-Mannose or both....
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Thank you:)
 
Donna, did you have urine culture done for Callie so it was confirmed that she had bacterial UTI?
 
They looked at the urine under a microscope. They found rods, indicating e-coli. I wish that tbey had sent it off to a lab but they didn't. They started her on an antibiotic at the start. If she gets another UTI, I will insist on testing.
 
donnalea said:
They looked at the urine under a microscope. They found rods, indicating e-coli. I wish that tbey had sent it off to a lab but they didn't. They started her on an antibiotic at the start. If she gets another UTI, I will insist on testing.
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Yes, I would definitely recommend testing for UTI.
If Callie had E-coli infection in her urinary track then d-mannose is really effective.
 
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