can dogs take lysine
I realize that I have written mostly about the effects of L-lysine on cats, but it does the same thing for dogs too. If you have a dog that is sickly, suffers from a chronic illness, that includes cancers too, put them on L-lysine while on treatment. It only BOOST the immune system and allows the medication to do its job better. It is an amino acid and will not hurt your dog. Some of your better quality pet foods have L-lysine in it. Proper doses for dogs and cats based on 500 mg pills. LARGE BREED DOGS, Crush and put 2 pills into food..
To meet the minimum lysine requirements of adult and growing dogs, a food must contain a minimum available lysine content of 0.48 and 0.59%, respectively, for diets containing 3,500 kcal ME/kg [calculated from values published in AAFCO (9), taking into consideration the correction for bioavailability].