Can I give Vitamin C to a cat?

[doodlebug]

Basic kitten vaccines include rhinotracheitis (aka herpes) and calicivirus. They won't prevent the cat from contracting the virus but will help keep the symptoms to a minimum. These viruses usually run rampant through shelters because many of the cats and kittens aren't initially vaccinated and/or because of the general stress associated with a shelter atmosphere. But healthy, vaccinated cats in a home atmosphere aren't likely to contract a severe case of the virus from a cat with active URI that's brought into the home. For example...Kobi had a severe URI when I got him, but even though Callie snuggled and groomed him while he was sick she never showed any symptoms.

Some cats who are herpes carriers will exhibit some ongoing eye infection issues and that's where the l-lysine is really useful.