Note: It is with great happiness I celebrate this month the two year
anniversary of Timmy surviving what was announced, after a lab biopsy, to be
"terminal lymphoma with hepatic matastisis". I have gotten email and phone
calls from all over the world asking for further information, permission to
publish Timmy's story & recipe, and word back on the many ferrets helped by
the information gained thru Timmy's ordeal. He continues to have the most
energy of my entire group, a bright eager personality, and just a joy to be
with. I have to admit it is one of the neatest joys of my life:)
Timmy's recipe, updated 10/27/96
This is the latest of recipes used to help my Timmy to totally recover from
"terminal lymphoma that had spread to the liver", lab confirmed by Dr. Susan
Brown in Oct. of 1994. In the last two months two different vets in two
different states have said he looked like he had never been sick a day in
his life... I'm very grateful for this to many sources.
The following recipe is shared daily by 8 ferrets, and is Timmy's main diet,
still. He eats about 70cc/day. I periodically revise this recipe as my
guys age, to try & maintain maximum health, rather than wait until a
"crisis", and then panic.
To feed I use a 35cc "feeder syringe", (if they won't eat from a dish), also
known as a catheter tip, that has a larger opening. I get mine from
Colorado Animal Health, 800-235-2636, in Longmont, Co. They sell a box of
25 for $22.00 My other 7 lap it up from a bowl.
-->>> [items with the '*' are available by mail from supplier in D),
below.] <<< --
The various herbals can be increased as dictated by ferrets' condition.
1 jar (4oz.) Earth's Best organic Turkey Vegetable baby food
(800-442-4221).
3 jars Gerber's Turkey Rice (all Gerber's is OK too)
1 jar Gerber's Lamb meat
/// (I microwave all the baby food to body temp before mixing in the rest
of the ingredients, and add the kelp last as it will thicken the mix.)
1 Tbl. Ferratone
2 Tbl. organic flax seed oil, extra virgin olive oil, or other light fesh
human grade food oil
1 tsp. Brewers' Yeast (I use Lewis Labs brand, or other "debittered"
type, for best taste)
1/8 tsp. powdered garlic, or a heavy "pinch" to taste. (NOT garlic salt!=)
2 cc Pet Tinic liquid vitamins (Almost any vet his it, or Colorado
Animal Health or Omaha Vaccine =3D4oz for less than $5.00)... If Ill or
run down, 1cc/ferret/day has been prescribed. (Can omit if using
"Greens+" AND the Missing Link Feline)..
*1 capsule (contents) of 30mg. CoQ10
*1 capsule (contents) of Lympho-Clear, by Enzymatic Therapy co.
800-783-2286): This contains extracts of; Red clover, Burdock root, Oregon
grape root, Licorice, & Golden seal.
*2 Capsule (contents) of immuplex by Standard Process inc. (can use 1
cap./ferret/day if sick)
*2 tablet (ground fine) of Drenamin 3650, Std. Process co.
(strengthens adrenals)
*3 cc "Ultra-B Liquid, (B complex in RAISIN juice!, by World Organic co=.)
4 cc 500ppm Colloidal Silver; (I only get mine from Silver Wings co.,
800-952-4787 )
1 tsp. or more, to taste, of clover honey. (Clover is the only honey
I've found liked by ferrets)
1 tsp. of fine grain Kelp powder; Norwegian or Atlantic are high quality.
*1 tsp. "Greens+", by Orange Peal enterprises, 2183 Ponc DeLeon Circle,
Vero Beach, Fl. 32960, 800-643-1210.., or supplier in D), below.
Ingredients: Soy lecithin, Hawaiian spirulina, high pectin apple fiber,
barley juice, alfalfa juice, wheat grass juice, chorella, wheat sprouts,
sprouted barley malt, brown rice germ, natural vitamin E, dairy-free
probiotic culture, royal jelly, bee pollen, acreola berry juice, milk
thistle, Siberian ginseng, licorice root extract and flavor, astragalus
membranaceus, Echinacea angustifolia, licorice root, dunaliella salina,
red beet juice, ginkgo bilboa, green tea, grape seed extract, dulse,
bilberry extract. (LOTS of anti-carcinogens).. A 9.4 oz (267 grams)
jar runs $34.79 here at the store in item D), Natures' Alternative.
1 tsp. "The missing link" feline supplement by Petscriptions, inc.
800-774-PETS: 20% protein., 25% fat: Contains: Flax seed, sunflower seed,
Black strap molasses, Primary dried yeast, rice bran, freeze dried liver,
dried alfalfa, freeze dried bone, dried carrot, fish meal, freeze dried
oyster, dried kelp, lecithin, taurine, spirulina, barley green, garlic
and nettle. I can also send you some if you can't find this. The
"human" version has no liver which "might" aggravate the spleen.
Concentrated non cooked liver in large quantities have been observed to
cause this, but it is reversible.
Feed as much as they will eat, every 2 hours or so if sick & not eating on
their own. I give this as a once a day supplement to everyone. I consult a
vet with herbal experience, as well as certified DVM. Prayer has been
proven to help by studies at Harvard by Dr. Dossey, as if most of us needed
"proof".
Additions:
A) If ferret is skinny, and / or not eating well, Deliver 2.0 high calorie
supplement (Mead Johnson=mfg.) from any pharmacy would be added to approx.
30% of recipe by volume, or feed directly as a dessert. ANY pharmacy can
order, some don't know they can unless you insist they look it up!
B) If critically ill, I have used 5-10cc per ferret, per jar of baby food,
of Chei Shei herbal supplement, and offer a mix with 1/2 C. water for them
to drink.. (This is presently out of production, but here's the ingredients
it had): Clover honey; The following extracts in purified water, Echinacea
angustifolia, Siberian Ginseng, Chinese red ginseng, black walnut hulls,
Licorice root, chicory root, hibiscus flowers, dandelion root, wood betony,
Scullcap, burdock root, Chinese cinnamon, alfalfa herb, elder flowers, red
clover blossoms, Echinacea purpurea, sarsaparilla root, astragalus root,
rose petals & buds, Ho-Shou-Wu root (Polygonum multiflorium), rose hips,
eyebright, orange peel, damiana, fennel seed, cloves, potassium
glycerophosphate, glycero borate, apple concentrate, monopotassium citrate,
vegetable glycerine, ascorbic acid (preservative), monopotassium aspartate,
lemon juice, natural black cherry flavor, lemon essential oil, grapefruit
seed extract. Other herbal supplements could be used as your knowledge
would indicate.
C) If ill, I would administer colloidal silver individually as natural anti
biotic & immune system booster. Depending on condition, have used .2cc up
to 4cc/ferret /day of 500 ppm, in single or divided dose. I mix it with
maybe 5% clover honey if they don't like it straight. The only brand I have
experience with, but seems to be the best in purity is Silver Wings,
800-952-4787 .. They will mail out free literature, ask for Liz Smith, tell
her I sent you. >>It is the only thing I've seen repeatedly shrink swollen
spleens<<.:)
D) If ill, I would add 1/2 capsule 2x/ day /ferret of Immuplex 4960 by
Standard Process Co. that Dr. Dave McCluggage of Boulder prescribed for
Timmy. This might not be absolutely critical as Timmy was 85% healed by the
time he got to Boulder, but he also said that the last 15% of the lymphoma
was most important to get rid of, as if he slipped backwards, it would be
much harder to beat the second time. Get from wholistic vet, chiropractor,
or "Nature's Alternative", here in Scottsdale, 602-941-0733. They will ship
on a phone order. They have LOTS of neat stuff, and quite low prices.
Dr. Dave also Rx'd 1/10 th. of a 30mg CoQ10 cap twice a day for Timmy, as a
general immune system booster.
E) Margaret & her ferret Stan have had a life saving recovery from ECE with
the addition of Viraplex, labeled for "immune system function and mucous
membrane health", 1 tab. in 2 jars of baby food. Her recipe can be had
from ([log in to unmask]). Viraplex is available from Nature's
Alternative, above in D).
This is offered as research information, not a guarantee or "medical
advice"; Consult your favorite health practitioner as appropriate, etc.
Their energy levels are up overall, and Timmy is currently well, stable and
absolutely beautiful!. :)
Gary Holowicki
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602-921-7080
800-209-1071
temp. Colo.#=303-678-9910
>>>>>>>>
Gary & the gang of fur ->
Thru joining, their grief has been transmuted to joy,
loneliness to celebration...
..Data, in "The Tin Man" episode, STNG.
[Posted in FML issue 1707]
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