As I shared in my last ezine, my daughter and I rescued Spirit and Sapphire.  

My goal in sharing their experience with you is that you benefit and learn to help your animals live happier healthier lives.

Doing the techniques I use and teach with their adoption process integrating them into their new home with us made a big difference.

I communicated with them they were coming home with us. I sprayed the Healing Your Animal Serene and Protection Essences into the empty crate before picking them up and the kittens were so relaxed and actually falling asleep in the car ride home. They were so comfortable in our space that we got plenty of sleep our first night with them and every night following. It was like they had always been a part of our household.

They are now 5 months old in this picture symbolizing the balance and peace of their new lives.

Kittens and cats coming from shelters will most likely have a cold. It is a fact. If the mucus stays clear, then you don't need to worry. If the eyes get goopy, or nasal discharge has a color, you will need to see a veterinarian. In Sapphire's and Spirit's case, the sneezing and clear draining has lasted over a couple of weeks, so they are now taking a Lysine supplement with their food to help boost their immune system along with using Healing Your Animal Clear, Iceland Spar and Protection essences.  (a great core essence set for balancing and boosting health)

When researching Lysine supplements, only get pure Lysine. The gels and supplements that vets and even animal health food stores carry have ingredients to avoid such as artificial sweeteners and soy. Especially in young kittens with a compromised immune system, my goal is to help strengthen their systems. I was so amazed and disappointed to discover the unhealthy ingredients fact.

NOW brand has a pure lysine supplement for humans and Thorne brand has a lysine with leucine supplement for humans that are made from good companies with good ingredients to give your kittens and cats. (I cleared this with my holistic vet)

It is recommended to start smaller than the recommended dosage mixing the powder into the food and then build up to the recommended dosage. The reason is the Lysine has a bitter taste and you want your kittens/cats to eat the food with the supplement.

As far as my experience, Sapphire and Spirit seem to readily eat their food with the Lysine, so I am counting my blessings. And their sneezing and drainage have stopped.

Now they have even more kitten energy to rumble, tumble and get into mischief.

Spring is just about here and the shelters will have a lot of kittens.  If you are preparing to adopt a new kitten or puppy (cat or dog), I highly recommend starting out your connection and life together with the: