> First off, are goats ruminants (sp)? Yes, they are ruminants.
> If they are, then drinking it would not be a good idea. I would think that IV would be the best method if you know what you are doing. Spraying it up their noses or injecting it may not get it where it needs to go. Just my opinion. Wouldn't the addition of probiotics be enough to keep the good bacteria in their rumens? If possible, I am looking for the easiest method of CS administration that would still render it effective for this virus. I am not experienced with needles, #1, infact we NEVER use needles here, but I am willing to find someone more experienced to help me administer via IV, if necessary, as I think CS will work. More than 65% of the US dairy goat population tests positive for CAE, per the Merck Vet Manual '98 edition. Many just kill these CAE positive goats. Many could not afford the vet costs associated with IV's. Thusly, I am hoping to find a cheap method of administration, so that others might benefit, if we can prove it works orally or nasally. I am personally willing to do whatever it takes and find those necessary to help me with IV's, if required, but I know those with large dairy goat farms would not be willing to expense for the vet care costs. A friend of mine recently cured a goat of listeriosis with CS nasally. Listeriosis is a bacterial disease. She had already lost one goat to this disease using penecillin. On two occassions, I have administered CS nasally to myself and the 2nd time I got too many drops at once, which shot directly to my brain (UGH) and left me spell bound for about 45 seconds, so I believe nasally, it would reach the brain, which is one area CAE affects the goats. Thank you so much for your input. I welcome any other thoughts or ideas. I plan to research this thoroughly, before jumping in and doing anything, but hopefully by late summer we will be using CS on these goats. Hugs & Howls, Julie & Critters -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
