Elaine wrote: > I'm new to the list and would like to know if anyone has used colloidal > silver as a heartworm preventative for dogs. We have to Bichon Frise boys > and don't want to give them the traditional monthly treatments: They > haven't had any for about five years now, but I do worry that they could be > be infected eventually. The holistic products I've found so far contain > black walnut hulls and other things that the "boys," as we call them, are > allergic to.
Well silver will not kill the adults worms directly. They may starve the worms if it can kill the bacteria they need for digestion, but I am not aware of anyone trying it for that. As for the microfilaria, whether it will kill them directly or not is a good question. > > > I use colloidal silver on any skin irritation that develops and have very > good luck. My husband and I have taken it orally, too, and found it > beneficial. But, I can't find anything online that discusses treating dogs > with it to prevent heartworm and other parasites. > Generally it is not effective against multicelled parasites. Marshall > > Thanks in advance for any information you can provide. > > Kind regards, > Elaine > Kansas City, MO > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
