Re: Veterinarian consult/Tom

[Guest guest]

Wow you guys have certainly helped a lot of critters!! All so very interesting!

And I think I speak for more than just myself when saying that it is much

appreciated the time you take to share all of your experiences and knowledge!

Here my husband and the dogs always get to be the lab experiments LOL!

The following is from an older post of yours in regards to a dog and Im

wondering if your thoughts have changed so that now days you think that sticking

with the initial concentration for 4-5 weeks before halving vs. the one week is

the way to go?

" As soon as you see an improvement after about a week, cut the amount of sodium

chlorite you are adding in half. This is very important. We only want enough

oxidation to get things going. We don't want to chance continuing to do

oxidative damage. "

Also, What is the formula that you use to prepare a solution for general

cleaning purposes that I could keep in a squirt bottle for say bathroom sink,

shower etc.? Is just the 5% solution? Do you think that strength is ok to

breath in when spraying the whole shower area?

I finally think I've got a better understanding after reading all of your posts

to various people and am ready to get going ~ do a bit of my own experimenting

;-) I'll keep the list posted for any interesting occurrences!

Thanks for helping us all to " straighten up and fly right " !

Anne

[Guest guest]

Hello Anne,

There is no set amount of time on this. It varies depending on what is going on

with the pet. The important thing is to avoid oxidative stress. If it takes 1

week to see improvement, that's great. If it takes 4 - 5 weeks, that's great

too. However, if you drag things out beyond that, I get nervous.

When things drag out beyond a month I prefer to cut down on the solution and

beef up on anti oxidants.

The half life of chlorite in rats was measured at 44 hours. This means that it

takes about a week to get all of the chlorite out of the body. I like the idea

of pulsing. It gives the body a chance to recover and the immune system a

chance to kick in. The half strength solution is designed to keep the slime and

biofilm from forming in the water dish and most of the chlorine dioxide is used

up in that effort. There is a small amount left over but a good dose of anti

oxidants will take care of most of that.

People usually have a good idea of what their pets are doing, so I leave the

exact schedule up to them. Oxidative damage is a long term issue, so you have

to weigh the risks of damage to the risk associated with the illness. As you

can tell, I tend toward the conservative side because I understand the power

involved with these chemicals. Some people go 2 weeks on the strong solution

followed by a week off and then followed by a month on the half strength

solution. Others go for a week and then drop it until the next issue arises.

I am also a realist and there are times when chlorine dioxide is not going to

work.

An excellent sanitizing solution can be made by putting 10 ml (2 teaspoons) of

5% sodium chlorite in a glass and adding 10 ml of 10% citric acid. Swirl and

let this activate for 10 minutes, then add enough water to make 500 ml. Put

this into a spray bottle and use it in the bathroom and the kitchen. You can

also use it in the refrigerator, and if you are brave you can keep your

vegetables longer by using a very slight spray on them.

I also use this for cuts, scrapes, and puncture wounds from blackberry and rose

bush thorns and slivers. I am totally amazed at the lack of infection that

doesn't occur after spraying the area down. Simply amazing.

Remember that chlorine dioxide is not a detergent. You have to clean first,

then sanitize. When you sanitize a fine mist is all that is needed. You don't

need to saturate the area. Just spray a find mist on and let it air dry.

When used in this manner there is very little odor.

The exception to this is with cuts and puncture wounds. In that case I flood

the area pretty good with the solution after cleaning it.

Tom

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wrote:

>

> Wow you guys have certainly helped a lot of critters!! All so very

interesting! And I think I speak for more than just myself when saying that it

is much appreciated the time you take to share all of your experiences and

knowledge! Here my husband and the dogs always get to be the lab experiments

LOL!

>

> The following is from an older post of yours in regards to a dog and Im

wondering if your thoughts have changed so that now days you think that sticking

with the initial concentration for 4-5 weeks before halving vs. the one week is

the way to go?

>

> " As soon as you see an improvement after about a week, cut the amount of

sodium chlorite you are adding in half. This is very important. We only want

enough oxidation to get things going. We don't want to chance continuing to do

oxidative damage. "

>

> Also, What is the formula that you use to prepare a solution for general

cleaning purposes that I could keep in a squirt bottle for say bathroom sink,

shower etc.? Is just the 5% solution? Do you think that strength is ok to

breath in when spraying the whole shower area?

>

> I finally think I've got a better understanding after reading all of your

posts to various people and am ready to get going ~ do a bit of my own

experimenting ;-) I'll keep the list posted for any interesting occurrences!

>

> Thanks for helping us all to " straighten up and fly right " !

>

> Anne

>