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Old July 26th, 2019, 09:04 PM
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A probably stupid question about colloidal silver

Okay, my understanding was that for a skin infection, topical colloidal silver could be useful. Today, however, when I was buying a new bottle, the clerk insisted that it needs to be taken internally. So...will it work topically? Or do I put it on Grace's food? And if I should use it as dietary supplement, how much should I give a 35 pound dog?

Any help would be appreciated, as I'm in my usual state of confused chaos...
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Old July 26th, 2019, 11:00 PM
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Hi Hazel:

So what's happened to Grace? Is it a spot that she's licking at?

I've had a fair amount of experience using Colloidal Silver and it can be taken internally as well as applied topically.

Some questions.

What is the ppm count of the bottle you purchased? Does it have a colour? What brand is it? Who suggested you get it? How big is the infected area?

When it comes to taking it internally, I'm pretty picky on how it's made.

I can see no harm in using it topically about 3 times a day applied to the affected area. I put a very small amount in our cat's water when I'm filling their water fountain. It amounts to about 30 cc to 2 1/2 litres of water.

We use it for a wide range of things - cuts, stuff in the eyes, scrapes - and we take it ourselves as well as using it externally.

My first experience on the use of Colloidal from a knowledgeable person who does a lot of hunting, and he was a great believer in carrying it in his pack sack when he had his dogs in the bush hunting. He found it good for cuts and scrapes that the dogs would get and also excellent for problems such as going through tall grass for scratches on the dogs eyes when hunting birds. He also suggested using it in our own eyes and he found that the best all around Colloidal was 10 ppm's. By the way, he was my eye surgeon when I had Catarac surgery.

Can advise on dosage for a 35 pound dog once I know the answers to the above questions.
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Old July 27th, 2019, 11:15 AM
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Howdy, Reg/Ev.

Luckily, Grace can't reach the spot to lick it. It's a red patch that has been there since late April, high on her neck just inches below her jaw. The vets thought it looked like a hot spot that never fully developed because she couldn't reach it to irritate it. It doesn't seem to itch--she doesn't scratch it--and it never bled or even wept. It started out at about a 5-inch by 4-inch patch and has improved to about a 2-inch by 3-inch past and isn't quite as red and angry looking, but it just won't heal.

The vets did scrapings but no mites. It didn't respond to antibiotics (cefpodoxime). The Quadritop ointment helped a little. Now the current theory is some sort of fungal infection, so they switched her to fluconazole, which did make a noticeable difference.

growler reminded me that colloidal silver can be good for skin problems, so I went to GNC to get it, and found Trace (the only brand they carried) Colloidal Silver Spray. It doesn't have much, if any, color--it might be slightly gray-blue tinted, but that could just be shadow, too--if it's colored at all, it's nearly unnoticeable. It's listed as 30 ppm and is evidently usually just sprayed under the tongue as a dietary supplement. But I want to try it topically if I can before I try to pump anything else into poor Grace.

She has an appointment next week with the traveling dermatologist that comes to our clinic, so we're hoping the vet can at least figure out what it is, if not suggest a better treatment for it. But I'd like to try the colloidal silver, too--I don't think it will hurt anything, and if it helps, well, more power to it!

You can kind of see the patch on Grace's left neck (she's the little girl on the right ) in this shot. The area is pink because it's shaved, but you might be able to pick out the slightly darker patch in the middle of the bald spot:

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Old July 27th, 2019, 02:11 PM
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I think I'd be spraying that about 3 or 4 times a day directly on the spot and give it a very light rub to make sure that it gets through to the skin. It could take 4 or 5 days to see any results starting to appear.

If it's fungus based, the Colloidal Silver will disipate it over time ------ this I know from personal experience.

If possible it would be a good idea to give her some orally - 2 or 3 times a day -
between 1/4 and 1/2 tsp in the mouth.....don't mix it in food and give it on an empty stomach. Use a syringe without the needle.......best to use a non-metal spoon or syringe.

Your description of the product - being basically colour-free, looking like water - indicates to me that they are turning out a good product.

If you have an Aloe Vera topical Gel, you can mix about a 1/2 tsp of colloidal silver in about an ounce of the gel, to apply to the area if you wish since Grace isn't able to lick the spot.

I'm glad that Growler suggested colloidal silver ---- there are a lot of applications for ionic and nano particle silver.

I have been following research with one of our Universities here where they have been using nano particle silver in cancer research and having good results with their chemotherapy greatly reducing the side effects....still under research.

Our family doctor gets a bit ticked off with us when we tell him we use it. It saves getting hit with antibiotics.
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Thanks for the info, Ev!! We'll give this a whirl and see how it goes
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Is it normal for the area to turn really dark reddish when you spray on the colloidal silver? Between doses, her skin starts out normally pink with just a hint of the reddish, but applying the colloidal silver really makes it dark! It's got us a bit worried... Should we discontinue it?
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