>Well, I was putting the stuff in his chicken baby food recipe and he was
>eating it but recently has decided that he is NOT going to eat the stuff.
>We have tried feeding in smaller amounts several times a day, mixing it
>with ferretone, you name it, but he does NOT want to eat the stuff.
>Anyone have any ideas???  I've even tried putting it in a syringe or
>dropper and forcefeeding it but he quite simply throws a fit.  Please
>help him!  (and me)
>
>Angie George
 
Hi Angie ~
 
I have no idea why he prescribed samE, but I don't have the box to see
what the ingredients are either.  I know it is used for depression.  The
Milk Thistle, however, is tonifying (building and supporting) to the
liver.  I'm not sure how he prescribed it, but if it is a powder and you
are sprinkling it on food, there is something else you can do.
 
Milk Thistle, by itself, does not have a lot of flavor...however my
ferrets have always been finicky.  So I make them a tincture with
glycerine.  I use USP grade, which you can get from a pharmacy.  The
glycerine on the shelves very often is for cosmetics.  The USP grade can
be consumed.  For this use I'd take about a half a cup of the glycerine;
1/4 cup of pure water (spring or natural), not distilled water, or tap
water; and 1/4 cup of the ground up milk thistle plant.  Shake, date the
label, and let stand in a dark corner for 3-4 weeks.  Agitate every day a
bit.  Then strain out the plant.  You would then let him lick one or two
drops off of your finger.  Here's the rub--glycerine is almost all sugar,
so little ones will probably love to lick it off.  However for long term
use I would do a drop or two on the food.  I would reduce the food in the
bowl to what is consumed in a 24 hour period, and refresh both food and
drops each day.  What you would make is called a tincture.  You can also
buy commercial grade tinctures from good health food stores.  They come
in an alcohol base; and a non-alcohol (probably glycerine).  Some people
use vinegar as the base but who likes that.
 
You can do the same with olive oil instead of glycerine.  You would not
use the water but go 3/4 olive oil to 1/4 herb.  Put in a non-alyminun
pan and just begin to simmer.  Take off of the heat and let sit for 4-6
hours.  Then rub over the liver area twice a day.
 
Some people give the oil on the food, or in a dropper to their pets as
well.  Do not use any other kind of oil as they can go rancid.  If you
are still afraid of rancidity cut open a vitamin C capsule and pour the
contents into the pan just as you remove from the heat.  The C keeps oils
from becoming rancid.
 
Hope this helps ~
Mary
 
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