Best Way To Give A Cat Zylkene

[CW1]

Hi,

Yesterday started my cat on Zylkene, as recommended by the vet, as we're moving next week.

It says mix with food but I give her main meal, about 2/3rds of a pouch, with water (with a crushed vitamin tablet). Before I go to bed I give her the rest of the pouch, without water.

Would it be better / more effective to mix the Zylkene with her main meal (with water) or before bed (no water), or doesn't matter ?

Thanks :)

[Buenchico]

I assume that your vet has prescribed the vitamin tablets. Otherwise you should definitely not be giving your cat any supplements. (With some vitamins an overdose can be just as harmful, if not more so, than a deficit):
http://www.petmd.com/cat/centers/nutrition/evr_ct_cats-really-need-nutritional-supplements

According to the manufacturer, it makes no difference as to whether you mix the product with regular food, mix it with liquids or give it as a treat:
http://www.zylkenepet.co.uk/zylkene.html
Just go with whatever works best for you and your feline friend.

[CW1]

Thanks Buenchico, I thought that might be the case.

The vet didn't prescribe the vitamins, no. She's a stray I took in about 7yrs ago so I didn't know how healthy she was (apart from being very, very thin !) so seemed a good idea. Guess it became habit & now she's nearly 11yrs, I wasn't planning to stop giving them. She does have good quality food (generally 50% + meat content), with the odd 4% stuff just for variety. She's never had to go to the vet, other than to have couple of teeth out once, so she's doing ok :) Maybe I'll just give the vitamin occasionally with the Zylkene ...

[wolf63]

Do you have either the Feliway spray of plug-in?

It might calm her a little.

[CW1]

Have the spray & the plug-in, latter is already plugged in at the new place & next door where a very good friend lives & where we'll both be the night before moving day & she'll be spending moving day, & have been giving her a Beaphar cat calming treat every day for weeks. Think that's as much as I can do :)