[YEA]  02/10/2009: Romana from Chaparral, Otero County writes: "I would like to Thank you for having this web site!! For those who have no idea how ACV works wonders on cats .. I use it for a flea spary and non of my pets have ever had fleas or ticks . Thanks R.L.W & kitty crew Chaparral N.M"

02/08/2009: Janet from Asheville, NC replies: "MORE GOOD NEWS! Before I went to work yesterday (day 3 of ACV for my kitten's URI) I finally got her to eat 2 chlorella and did another dose of ACV. I got Greenies Pill pockets and put the chlorella in it. The first day they turned their noses up at the pill pockets and I thought BUNK! but I tried it again on day 3 and kept putting in front of her nose and she'll eat them now. When I came home from work INCREDIBLE! No symptoms! If I listened real close I could hear a faint sinus constriction and this morning (day 4) no exasperation, she's cured! I want to emphasize this cat sounded like she swallowed a squeaky ball. On day 2 and 3 I also dropped some Colloidal silver in her eye because they were running so bad, (well day 3 not so bad). I'm supposed to take them to the vet for booster shots soon but I'm not so sure that will happen. Why wreck a good thing? This is probably the coolest website I know! Thanks for all your humanity!"

08/19/2009: Judych from Dover, Tasmania, Australia replies: "is there a forum here that i can access?? my cat has very bad runny eyes, sneezing all the time. she is eating though.....but certainly not very well at all. she has had it now for about five days. im trying to keep her inside but dont know what to do. ive been reading about cider vinegar...getting some this arvo...i need to know how to use it. can anyone help please judych"

08/20/2009: Judych from Dover, Tasmania, Australia replies: "i couldnt work out how my cat Tabs got her upper respiratory tract infecton...very bad running eyes, sneezing...very miserable. just couldnt work it out at all. she is an indoor cat. we certainly know about it if she comes in contact with other cats..and she hasnt. our garden is huge. we put a container of water outside 12 months ago and fill it up regularly. never think to do it every day or completely empty it out and wash the container. it came to me last night. she caught the infection from her water bowl in the garden. we know the cats have been coming in and drinking out of the bowl. how stupid of me not to realize that would be one way of her catching infections like this. we have now emptied out the container, washed it...and ive got another one right near the back door which i will watch all the time. judych"

08/20/2009: Judych from Dover, Tasmania, Australia replies: "can you tell me what chlorella is please?? ive never heard of it. is it in tablet form?? where abouts could i buy it then??. also, i want to thank everyone for their input here. i was desperate for info..something to work with and help me TAbs with. so .. thanks judych"

EC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorella

11/09/2009: Saralin from Springfield, Il, USA replies: "she might also be allergic to other things.. many cats are allergic to things used for cat litter.. like pine, or the dust from clay.. that could be irritating her.. also, feeding dry cat food could be a problem. I stopped feeding mine dry food, and only now give them grain-free wet food and give them some enzymess & omega-3 oils (which I provide through feeding them canned sardines - Stored in WATER, NOT OIL!). and their chronic upper respiratory problems went away!"

01/06/2010: Stevie from Ft.myers , Fl replies: "I'm with Saralin. My cat had the exact same issue, but he had it from day one when I brought him home. When we got him he had very short hair, watery eyes and nose, the eyes would be crusty first thing in the morning and his nose would be all stuff up. After two rounds of antibiotics, in which he would seem to get much better, but then worsen again over two weeks' time I did a lot of online research and thought, maybe food allergies. Spoke with our vet and we immediately took him off the dry food he had been eating and put him on a limited ingredient diet. Within the first few days his congestion and watery eyes got much better. By the first week he was actually starting to grow in more hair. By one month on the limited ingredient diet he had medium length hair. When we got him his hair was less than 1/4 inch long. We were amazed. Unfortunately he still scratched a lot on that particular brand of food and still sneezed a lot, so a couple of years into it we switched him to a Rabbit and green pea diet by Royal Canin. With that food he scratched less, but still sneezed a lot. Finally I found another limited ingredient diet at Petco and placed him on that and he did wonderfully. Quit scratching, sneezes only a few times a day, but a month into the process he developed a UTI. I'm not sure if it was related to the new food or just the fact that he is almost 7 years old, an Oriental and, therefore, prone to UTIs. After one round of antibiotics and anti-inflammatories he got a bit better, but then after being off the medicines for 3 days he got worse again. Started a second round of antibiotics and searched for various treatments and found out about ACV. I bought some this afternoon and gave him a partial dose in a syringe with water by mouth - which he was not at all happy about. He actually retched twice but didn't throw it up. Later I snuck the remainder of the dose into his canned food and he gobbled it up. By this evening he was peeing larger amounts of urine, although still also squatting and not peeing a few times too. However, he did not visit the box nearly as often as he had the previous two days. In addition to the ACV I have instituted cranberry and vitamin C which he got full doses of yesterday and today.

However, the ACV itself has given him the most and fastest relief out of all the things we have been trying.

But definitely try your cat on some food that does not contain wheat, corn or soy and preferably something that is not what they normally eat (rabbit, duck or venison) for about 14 days in a row and see how he does. Petco has a brand called Natural Balance Limited ingredient diets that have both canned and dry. I would suggest you go with the canned food because it is very palatable. They have a Venison and green pea which my finicky cat loves, and also a salmon and green pea and chicken and green pea. But don't feed him all of them at the same time. Just buy one flavor and give that to him for two weeks and see how he does. If he is still messing up switch to a different flavor and try it.

I firmly believe it was the wheat gluten in the first limited ingredient food that caused my cat to sneeze and itch. With the second food it had soy, soybean and anchovy oil in it but no wheat or corn. With that food he was better, but still a little itchy. Conversely when I went to the third food that didn't contain soy, wheat, or corn is when we saw the major improvement.

Some cats are allergic to one or two of those and other cats are allergic to multiple things and the things you see with a food allergy are all the things you mentioned in your post and they completely mimic a URI.

Good luck with your Tabs!"

[YEA]  02/03/2009: Renee from Sonora, CA writes: "I am so thankful for this website! My 13 year old cat has had UTIs a couple of times in his life. And about $150 each time I take him to the vet. Well last week I noticed him going to his box often. Then he went into the bathroom & went on the rug. The urine was bloody. So now it's 9:30 at night & we don't have 24 hour vets here. I felt so sorry for my cat - he must have been in alot of pain. So I planned on calling the vet first thing in the morning. Then I got on this website, & read about the ACV. Now it's 10 at night, and I get dressed to go to the store, because (of course) I didn't have any ACV. Well, when I got back I mixed about a half capful with some tuna. He didn't eat very much, but by the next morning he was better! I kept giving him the ACV for about a week, and now you would never know he has a problem. I am so happy to find this remedy I am recommending it to everyone I know who has cats. Thank you so much!"

06/09/2009: rtb210 from Conroe, Texas replies: "I just NEED to know if it has to be Raw Apple Cider Vinegar or if we can use the grocery store Apple Cider Vinegar
Thanks!"

07/12/2009: Eliza from Denton, TX replies: "you do not have to use the raw. For all the right reasons, i.e., natural, has the mother, etc., it would be better, but use what you have access to. Everybody does not have easy and immediate access to a health food store and ordering from the internet takes a few days. Hope this helps you."

[YEA]  01/27/2009: Nina from Inkster, Michigan writes: "Hello, my kitty had pink eye and i didnt have money to take her to vet.. I was so sick with worried at what to do for her, so i search the net for a cure and i found yr website... i have been giving her the acv and it working, i am so happy and thankful, i didnt really think it would help, but to my surpize it curing her, i gave her every 12 hrs 1/2 tsp of acv in a eyedropper mixed with water and little honey, she doesnt like it, but it works.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL, now my kitty is bright eyes again, i been treating her for 3 weeks, i think she had chest infection too, but it all clear now. so if u feel hopeless, give apple cider vinger a chance... nina and zaytunie (my kitty)"

[YEA]  01/19/2009: Apryl from Hooks, Texas writes: "Last night hubby and I noticed that our cat was acting very odd. He wasn't using his litter box and would "squat" every few minutes all around the house like he was trying to urinate. His coat didn't look so good and he was having trouble walking and he couldn't sleep. It was a Sunday night and today is a holiday. There wasn't any place open to take him. He was trying to go to the bathroom and let out the most horrible crying noise. It brought me to tears. I just felt so helpless. I came across this site and decided to try acv. We went to Wal-Mart at 3am to get some as we didn't want to wait and watch him suffer. It's been less than 24 hours and he's already feeling better. He isn't squatting all the time and he actually has been able to urinate some and is using his box again. He's finally able to sleep as well. I gave him a lot more than what was suggested from the people on this site because I was terrified he wouldn't make it through the night. I honestly have no idea exactly how much I gave him. He won't eat wet food at all, so I bought his favorite treats and saturated with with full strength acv. I also used a dropper and gave him a bit mixed with water (not sure how much of each as I was in a panic and wasn't using measurements). I also added some to his water. I think I will keep doing this until he is better, then I'll just continue to add some to his drinking water. I'm so thankful to have found this site and so glad that our kitty is feeling better. I know he has a way to go, but the improvement was almost immediate. To be honest, I had my doubts at first but decided it was well worth trying and was really the only option I had at 3am. Don't hesitate to try this. It really works and works fast. I will still take him to our vet just to make sure he's ok, but this may very well have saved his life as he was looking so horrible I was afraid he wouldn't live through the night. Thanks!"

[YEA]  01/17/2009: Tracey from St. Pete, FL writes: "My cats get a teensy bit (like a 1/2 teaspoon) of ____Raw ACV in their wet food, and I put some extra water in their food. They are healthy, bright-eyed and have no problem with crystals or other pee problems.

It's important to get the RAW ACV. Don't get the clear kind, because it does not have all the vitamins/minerals.

Clear ACV has all the beneficial vitamins/minerals pasteurized (heated) out! So, be sure to use only the raw kind. It has a slimy film at the bottom that they call "Mother of vinegar" because it's the highly beneficial bacteria. It's cloudy and brown, which most people look at and think, oh that looks gross, but this kind of vinegar is natural and great for you and your cat. So you want the kind with that.

I use it on a flea comb and comb through their fur to help control fleas. Also, when they get an itchy patch or a scab, put a Q-tip or cotton ball dipped in vinegar and rub it on the spot. My kitty loves this because she knows it will feel better and takes the itch out!

Cats know when you're doing something to help them.

Oh, just wanted to mention to the girl who feeds tuna fish-- I know we've been taught that they love it, and it's true, because it's so smelly of fish, but tuna fish is not good for cats-- something about the taurine gets depleted from their body when they eat it. Check www.holisticat.com and www.catnutrition.org for natural cat food recipes. The RAW CHICKEN LIVERS is good, though, once or twice a week, though.

I feed my babies raw chicken everyday. They even eat the raw chicken bone! (BUT NEVER FEED CATS COOKED BONES-- THE BONES SPLINTER AND CAN CHOKE OR POKE HOLES THROUGH THEIR INTESTINES.) Again, see the previously mentioned sites for more info on balancing your cat's diet. I know I need to be providing more balance.

So, I use ACV for my cats and for me (has cured me of tendonitis from typing too much! to helping me lose weight to keeping my skin really nice to curing my stomach problems to giving me good energy.

I think you all will be really pleased when you start using ACV inside and out. It's truly a miracle natural medicinal that has been used since the time of Hippocrates ("the father of medicine").

Be well and happy."

[QUESTION]  01/20/2009: Bethany from Phoenix, AZ replies: "Hello! Please can someone help me! I am reading that raw ACV helps cats with leaky eye. My male main-coon cat has a leaky eye and I was wondering where do I put the ACV... on the back of his head or in his food? Because he may not eat it, he's a little picky. Also I have two other cats who sometimes eat his food and they all share a water fountain. Is the leaky eye a sign of something more serious... a urinary tract infection... which doesn't make sense to me... but freaks me out if that's the case. I can't afford to take him to the vet now :(

Can someone please tell me how to use the raw ACV for his eye!! He's had it for while and I had no idea why or what it was from. Someone told me it was normal for a cat over 10 years old-but now I know that's not correct and am very upset I didn't get him treated. Please help! Thank you!"

03/19/2009: Catherine from Montgomery, Alabama/U.S.A. replies: "Commenting on tuna/tuna cat foods being harmful; in early pet food manufacturing cats became sick, some died from taurine deficiency as the canning process destroys taurine. Taurine for many years has been added back to canned cat food, so for those who can't afford to feed natural diets (or haven't the time) canned tuna cat food is an alternative. One must be careful with homemade/natural diets as well to ensure the feline, an obligate carnivore, gets the correct balance of nutrients and protein.

On apple cider vinegar (ACV)for use in felines, I've read too many times that people are dosing cats orally, straight out of a dropper, on the fur/paws, with undilute vinegar...try some yourself right out of the bottle? It burns the mouth, throat, and stomach when it hits, so please dilute before administering. I use ACV myself, and for my cat's for eye and nose treatment (upper resiratory related).

I make an 8oz. glass of warm water with 1/4 tsp. ACV and 1/4 tsp. seasalt...I use this myself, and test on myself before dropping in cats eyes/nose. These amounts aren't caustic enough to cause burning pain. Restraint and medicating are always unpleasant to cats. Mine have grown accustomed to it, although none of us enjoy the process.

Initially they were panicked and struggled...they feel they can't breathe I imagine... but speaking softly/calmly, giving breaks from restraint to pet and comfort between drops they have learned to endure it without a big fight. My cats were infected w/a calici virus outside the scope of their annual vaccines more than a year ago when I helped a friend find homes for kittens, so we have to do this often. My cats are not cured by any means, but the ACV 1 tsp. per can of wet food w/water added, same in water bowel, and the eye/nose drops help to keep the sinuses from becoming full of stringy mucus, and clear the eyes in a matter of 3-4 days when it manifests there.

Just as a warning to other cat lovers, I have always made sure the cats/kittens I've fostered were FIV/FeLeuk negative before allowing them into my home, even in a kitty condo not in direct contact with my babies, NOT GOOD ENOUGH! In this case I wasn't warned the kittens had been sneezing. For those who foster and rescue, I have learned from the heartbreak of having 4 beautiful, healthy cats become chronically ill, never, ever to allow any other cat/kitten into my home without total quarantine, in the kennel and in a room away from mine, with stringent disinfecting...of room and yourself; hands, shoes, even clothes if you hold the visiting cats or they sneeze on you. Even a cat that appears well can be a carrier of herpes/calici/rhino and other diseases. Recently a pet sitter friend had the same thing happen...no sign of illness in the cats she sat, but she carried herpes virus to her three cats, one of them elderly and at risk.

Hope this is helpful, Catherine"

[YEA]  01/17/2009: Linda from Browns Mills, NJ, USA writes: "Thank you all for sharing your positive experiences with ACV and cats. My 23 year old cat was diagnosed with renal (kidney) failure & the vet wanted to put him on KD cat food & medication, or put him to sleep. I decided to try the AVC by 1st rubbing some on the back of his neck & then adding 1/4 tsp. to his 1 cup of daily water. Within 4 hours he went from not eating,drinking or urinating to doing all of the above! My prayers were answered!"

02/24/2010: Lori from Chicago, Il replies: "Hi, I want to thank you all for the information about the ACV with the Mother on it. I had no idea what the heck that meant until I saw it in the store and there is a picture of a mom and it says "the one with the Mom" so I luckily found it not where the regular ACV is but in the ethnic section of Dominick's. I am about to use it for my baby's horrible ear infection which of course the 1st time I went to the vet and paid $300 the antibiotic shot worked for 2 weeks and she also gave some steroids. I know it's bad but I needed relief for my boy and I was crying and I was a bigger mess than he was but I felt every time he shook the head and knew it didn't feel good and was just horrified that I couldn't fix him up. I prayed to God last night and found this site and am praying it will work as well as it has with the others. If anyone would like to email me with any suggestions, my name is lori and email is lpss3@comcast.net. My baby has a bacterial ear infection, a lot of brown stuff that is gooey and deep in the ear and no mites but he scratches and it gets infected. I tried regular vinegar once mixed with warm water and it seemed to sooth him so hopefully this will be much better and if I can get the yuky stuff out I will be very happy. I am pretty sure it all stemmed from allergies, he has always had them from itchy skin to asthma and now this so I ned to know about the rubbing on the back of the neck thing, what is this? How does it work, they lick it and get the vinegar or what? Does it just absorb? If anyone can help I would appreciate anything. Thank you and I send love and good thoughts and prayers to you and all your babies.
Lovingly,
Lori"

[BETTER BUT NOT CURED]  01/13/2009: Masa from Queens/ Brooklyn, New York, US writes: "When my cat became sick when he was two years old with crystals he almost died. I had to give the poor thing a sex change operation (yes remove the penis) so he could live. Otherwise he would of died. It costed me over $4,000. He is 9 now. 95% of the time I give him that Science Diet C/D to maintaince him, UNTIL.... the vet forced me to give him another unianry test. Otherwise since this food is perscription he wouldn't give it to me. I knew this cat still produced crsytals because I gave him one test again 3 years ago and the doctor told me in a grave voice that he had really bad crystals. After I explain he is okay with his operation the doctor was cool with it. So here I go again paying more money for something I already knew. It really felt like the vet was doing it more for the money, holding cats food over it's head unless I paid money for this test. So I did, and started to research about natural ways to stop this. The test came back positive for the crystals and the doctor wanted to put the cat back on the Science Diet S/D and test him again in a month. So I really was fed up. The point is the cat can still pee, but of course the crystals aren't good. I told the doctor I am going to try soft food and 1/2 capful of ACV mixed in the food. So far since he has been on it for a week, I can say that he doesn't get as bloated AND he is much more regular. I will keep you posted, let's see if I got rid of these crystals once and for all. I will be testing him again in less than 3 weeks. I'll let you know what happened. "

[YEA]  01/14/2009: Mama Rose from Tempe, AZ replies: "You're right about the vet being interested in your money and not about the health of your cat. I have a 17 year old Maine Coon mix that was diagnosed with crystals in his urine and was advised by the vet to put him on the Science Diet C/D or to operate. I told the vet I didn't have a lot of money (plus, it's $85.00 to walk in the vet's door!) and could she advise other treatments. NO, the only treatment was an expensive cat food or surgery. I am not about to put a 17 year old cat under the knife, that's crazy! And to pay excessive prices for a special cat food diet wasn't an option.

That's how I found this site and the wonderful effects of ACV. It cured my cat of his crystals in 1 month and made his coat shiny and healthy. He also had digestive problems, which also disappeared using the ACV. When I took him back to the vet (for a different problem), they insisted on doing a urinalysis based on their previous diagnosis. Imagine their surprise when his test came back negative for crystals! I told the vet that I had been treating him with ACV and the vet acknowledged that it was an effective treatment. He could have told me this $500.00+ ago, but their practice is dependant on people spending money on drugs and procedures to keep their pets healthy, not to actually keep pets healthy.

On a side note, my boyfriend and I also started taking ACV, his digestion problems are nearly gone and it has done wonders for my skin. Yea for ACV!"

[YEA]  05/28/2009: Elaine from Bettendorf, Iowa replies: "Yea! and Yay! I too had a similar vet experience. My Angora Male (young) started the UTI concerns at two mnonth intervals. By the end of the second round of anti-biotics I decided to search the Internet. Thus, I found Earth Clinic. Each time the vet prescribed the high priced food and my cat would not go near it. The vet kept at me to bring him back in "in two weeks to check" him. I started putting a couple of drops of ACV in both my male cats food, each time a bit more. And!! I add water to make the food soupy. No problems in well over a year. They get ACV in every meal and love it. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences here and for guiding me in the natural way to go. Plus, saving me big bucks is nice. :o)"

10/05/2009: Melanie from Northfield, Mn replies: "Elaine from Bettendorf, Iowa, Could you please tell me what type of cat food you do feed your cat? Im currently in heart ache with a 1 1/2 year old male cat who has reoccuring UTI's. I had tried the apple cidar vinegar treatment and it worked, unfortunately I stopped thinking he was fine. He now is showing signs of having another UTI. I have brought him to the vet twice and they gave him a UA finding crystals in his urine. We switched to the prescription Science Diet CD. The vet also gave him anti-inflammitory meds and antibiotics. The cat got another UTI after the antibiotics were finished. The vet did another UA and found no crystals but blood. He gave our cat a stronger antibiotic and urged us to get a water fountain, and give canned food. The canned food was not tollerated, he would vomit it. After about a week of the antibiotics the same thing, he had was urinating in the bathroom on the rug and straining in the litter box. The vet suggested an x-ray, we didn't want to do that. He ended up giving our cat some more anti-inflammitory meds and suggesting we give him a low-dose (81mg) asperin every other day for pain. He basically said it would run its course. The x-ray didn't guaranty anything either. We will not give him surgery. We just cannot afford this.I found a web site suggesting the acv, so I tried it. I want to know should I keep giving him the acv and how much. I also want to know what kind of food you are feeding your cat. We are pretty much on our last hope. We had him scheduled to be put to sleep tomorrow, but I cannot do it. He's not even 2! I feel horrible! PLEASE help."

[YEA]  01/04/2009: Jewlz from Troy, MO writes: "Hi, just wanted to post my support for ACV for cats. I have 2 cats, one female approx. 9 years old, and a male approx. 4 years old. Both were strays that "adopted" us :o) My female had that goopy stuff in her eye the other day and I assume it was conjunctivitis. I soaked a cotton ball in ACV and rubbed it in on the back of her neck. I was expecting her to turn tail and run to sulk for a while, but she seems to actually like it. She kept sniffing at the cotton ball and not running away. The next day my daughter commented how her eye was all better and it is now back to normal. Her coat is also looking better and her appetite is raging. I just put my hand down in front of her and she stood up on her back legs and clawed and gently bit at my hands thinking I had food for her. My male cat also got uninary blockage some time ago and I got some expensive vet bills on that one. When he developed another one, I found the ACV remedy but couldn't get him to drink it from water. I did find another natural rememdy for some stuff you sprinkle in their food and I also used cranberry supplements. I also switched both of the cats to a more natural semi-raw diet. They eat twice a day now and do NOT get any dry food. Mornings they get tuna fish w/raw chicken livers and in the evenings I give them salmon w/raw gizzards, hearts or livers, just depends on what I have. They just absolutely love this diet. They stand meowing through the door when they know it's time to eat :o) Drives my hubby crazy. I also make sure I add additional water to their meals to make sure they are getting enough liquid. I can't get either one of them to just drink from a plain bowl of water."

[QUESTION]  01/19/2009: Cindy from San Marcos, CA replies: "I have a Kitty just under 1 year old, she is having an eye problem and I wanted to try using the ACV treatment. Can you tell me where to buy the Apple Cider Vinegar and if you can use any ACV on the shelf or should it be the the raw ACV. Also, how long do I need to use it once her eyes clear up?

In addition, we purchased the fountain water system for my kitties and they drink more water and they absolutely love it!"

10/21/2009: Dianna from Citrus Heights, Ca replies: "Cindy, I can't help you with dosages of ACV but I found ACV at Trader Joe's and it is relatively inexpensive. I hope this helps."

12/23/2008: Jessi from Fairfield, IA writes: "For those of you whose cats are scratching and biting themselves, I'm told the source of the problem is usually the cat food. Find a natural pet food store (they're popping up everywhere these days) and put your cat on some natural pet food WITHOUT GRAINS, CORN OR WHEAT in it. Ask the clerk to make sure the natural pet food you buy doesn't have either of those 3 things. The scratching is due to an allergy to the ingredients in store-bought pet food, or to the grains, corns, or wheat your current pet food contains. I was told this by a knowledgeable source, passed it on to a neighbor whose cat was bleeding because it was scratching itself so much, and she reports the change in food cleared the problem up in the one month she's been doing it. She also commented on how little the natural cat food cost - she had been prepared for a big increase in her pet food bill, but it was negligible."

12/23/2008: Jessi from Fairfield, IA writes: "I have a cat who I think would benefit from ACV for her acid reflux condition, but she shares her drinking bowl with two house rabbits. Does anyone know if putting ACV in the common drinking bowl could hurt the rabbits?"

01/10/2009: Susan from Columbus, Ohio replies: "I have two guinea pigs, one had a urinary problem and I added apple cider vinegar , a very small amount, I mix ACV and water 50/50 and add a small amount of that mixture to her water bottle, about 1/2 teaspoon. She has not had a problem since. After some research, I now also add organic cranberry juice, about 1/4 teaspoon to help in their vitamin C intake. Cranberry juice is also good in treating yeast, fungus, etc., when taken internally. For animals unsweetened is recommended, but you only need to use a small amount in the water. I also give this to my dog, ACV and cranberry juice. If your pets refuse to drink the ACV in the water, put a smaller amount in, it seems that even a very small amount is still helpful."

[YEA]  12/02/2008: KG from South Brunswick, NJ writes: "Hi all.Our 3 yr.old cat Tum was lethargic when we came home on thanksgiving night,after seeming to have problems peeing for a few hours earlier.I took him to a 24 hour emergency hospital at 11pm,being the only place open at that time,especially on a holiday.I was told upon entering there was a $120 "cover charge" just for walking in.Fine.Ijust want my cat to live,I thought.Well when the vet called me in to discuss the problem,I found out he had a urinary blockage and they wanted to unblock him and do testing to find out exactly why,due to the tune of $1200,also while telling me he may need surgery on top of that.Being pretty strapped for money,like anyone else nowadays,I couldn't afford their testing.I started crying hysterically,not wanting to have to watch my cat suffer infront of us helplessly,and watch him die.The vet told me she'd unblock him,thankfully,but then we were sent on our way.He seemed ok for a few hours afterwards,but then started going in and out of the litterbox every 2 minutes or so.We knew we couldn't afford to take a trip to the vet or hospital,just because we already knew what it was and what it would cost.That's when I started frantically searching the net for a home remedy type solution,and the apple cider vinegar treatment was the 1st I came across.I was EXTREMELY weary and hopeless,but thought,hey I have nothing to lose.My husband immediately ran to the food store and bought a bottle.I gave Tum some WET food mixed with about 1.5 tsp of acv immediately,and the same amount at every feeding.I am so happy to report that out baby is almost completely better.He is not only making less than half the trips the the litter box than before,but it active again after only 3 days now.Sure he didn't like it at 1st,but mix it with food and if they're hungry,they'll eat it!We didn't force it down his throat(we've tried before with other meds and it was just us getting scratched and bit by him)but administer it by any means if you have a fussy cat!It is SO worth it.I just want to speak on behalf of all the loving animal owners who can't afford expensive treatment...please give it a try!There's NOTHING to lose.It has kept one of our family's best friends around!

Thanks a MILLION ten fold for those who have made testimonials and who have informed us on the use of avc for urinary problems for our cat,as it has saved his life and gave us such great hope,as well as returning our Tum to his lively,crazy young self!Please,please try it-if not now,as a last option.We did and we are so thankful.Thank you all so much."

[YEA]  11/29/2008: Anne S-K from Innisfil, Canada writes: "First of all, I would like to thank the owner/founder and independent contributor for this wonderful site, along with all those those who have provided valuable feedback concerning folk remedies.

Our senior cat Pepper who is about 15 years old developed problems over a year ago, which started with listlessness, loss of appetite/drinking and vomiting. We took her to a Vet and was informed that she was not drinking enough and needed to be rehydrated, so she was kept overnight at the clinic for tests and was rehydrated by IV. The Vet later informed us that because of her age her kidneys were failing and tests showed they were in poor shape, he also said she would need to be on medication and a low protein diet which could only be purchased at the clinic.

After the awful ordeal of having to pop a pill down her throat every day, she showed no improvement and her symtoms actually got worse and she was deteriorating faster and was looking like a bone rack. I tried every kind of food to try to tempt her to eat but she would only eat about a teaspoon of food. It was very upsetting to see her so ill and thin so I returned to the Vet who told me that the kindest thing I could do was to put her to sleep. :( My family and I decided not to go that route and brought her back home.

After extensive researching on the net I found that others pets had gotten worse from this medication so I stopped giving it to her.

I also learned online that dandelion leaves were great for flushing the kidneys and body of toxins, so I started giving her a fresh one from the garden and chopping and mixing some through her soft food.

With the help of organic baby food and a fresh dandelion leaf daily, she slowly regained her appetite and stopped vomiting and was drinking lots of water.

A year later she has now fully regained her weight and is eating her regular crunchies and soft food and has a healthy appetite. The only thing now is she drinks huge amounts of water which I was told was the bodies way of flushing toxins out of the system which is due to her age and failing kidneys.

Two weeks ago she got a bladder infection and was straining to uninate but was only passing small drops, so I reseached the net and found EARTH CLINIC, after one day of giving her organic apple cider vinegar in her soft food and drinking bowl she started to unrinate and has been fine since.

"Another one of mother earths natural remedies"

We are now keeping Pepper on the apple cider vinegar perminately and our new kitten also.

Quess what? she is now also starting to drink normal amounts of water. :D

Thank you again for this wonderful site.
I hope my feedback also helps others.

P.S In winter I add dried dandelion root to Peppers soft food which I purchase in my health food store.

We add 1/2 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to her soft food and 1/2 a teaspoon to two cups of her drinking water every day.

fresh dandelion half of one small leaf from my garden chopped up fine and added to soft food three times a week, in winter 1/2 a capsule of dried dandelion root.

If you can't get your cat to eat the fresh leaf, try putting about 5 drops of dandelion liquid tinture in a full bowl of drinking water.

IMPORTANT!!!!
Don't ever administer full strenth cider vinegar or dandelion root directly into your pets mouth.
This would choke them."

[YEA]  10/29/2008: Susan from Livingston Manor, NY writes: "I swear by ACV for heartburn and indigestion, IBD, and pesky urinary tract infections. It never occurred to me it might help one of my cats. My sweet little pumpkin pie, Rusty, is almost 17 and suffered many traumatic injuries as an abused kitten. Five years ago he had a kidney removed, has always suffered from bouts of colitis and upper resp problems, and now is suffering from liver failure. Oh yeah, and fleas and his severe allergy to them. Because of the liver problems, he cannot have topical flea meds. All of these issues, my vet tells me, could be handled by surgery and meds if I had a spare $50,000 and Rusty was 10 years younger. Well, I don't, and he isn't.

I was unable to get Rusty to drink anything with acv in it except tomato juice (don't believe everything you read about tomatoes and cats). So, about 1/4 tsp in a little 'mater juice or hidden in some beef broth or tuna juice and liberally applying it to the back of the neck, base of tail and around his privates were my options.

I started this regimen four weeks ago. Within a couple of days his breathing had improved, his watery-wheezing had diminished, and he was a little more active and social. Within a week, flea activity dropped dramatically, and he is no longer chewing on himself 24/7 (poor baby was so exhausted.) And, this morning, for the first time in almost two years, Rusty walked into the litter box and had a stool (poop) that looked almost normal, and not the fetid, muddy gray slop I had been cleaning off carpets several times a day.

More importantly, he has gained almost 1/2 pound of weight. His liver and colitis problems have made him very anemic (he had progressively lost five pounds in just over two years), and this weight gain is a blessing because it means he is actually absorbing some of the calories and nutrients in his food.

At Rusty's age and with his medical background, I am quite impressed -- and every so thankful -- with what acv has achieved for him.

If you are wondering if your pet might benefit in some way from an acv treatment, all I can say is you have absolutely nothing to lose by trying. Sadly, nothing is going to cure Rusty except some God-given miracle, but if his symptoms are eased so he can enjoy the rest of his life, that works for me."

05/22/2010: Rj from Baton Rouge, La replies: "ACIDOPHILUS IS GOOD FOR CATS DIGESTIVE TRACT AND MIGHT HELP HEAL STOMACH AND INTESTINE ILLNESS LIKE DIAREA.. THEY HAVE PILLS ESPECIALLY FOR CATS AND EACH TYPE OF ANIMAL.. JUST REALLY DO NOT GIVE UP.. GOD BLESS.. RJ"

 

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