Jennifer, I know you mentioned that you have done absolutely NO study of colloidal silver, so you might be interested in going through the list archives in reading the references written on its use in the past. I studied colloidal silver and is usage quite thoroughly before giving it to my ferrets, as did my vet. Colloidal silver literally saved the life of my ferret Paddington, and played a major role in helping my Scooter recover from Helicobacter Mustalae as well. As I mentioned, my vet and I researched silver VERY thoroughly before deciding to use it, and used a dosage and preparation of colloidal silver which would NOT place my ferrets at risk of silver toxicity. When administered properly, colloidal silver is not dangerous. Pretty much any medicine is dangerous (or fatal) if you OVERDOSE on it; that's why you go to a doctor (or vet.) to make sure you administer them safely. BTW, it might interest you to know that silver nitrate was used for years (and still is used in some places) as drops administered in the eyes of newborns to fight infections. Silver is also utilized heavily in the burn departments of major hospitals to fight infections in burns. For more info. on colloidal silver, please check the archives, as I and others have posted quite a bit on this subject in the past. - Ela (000)___(000) Ela Heyn / @ @ \ [log in to unmask] | | ======@====== http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5483 [Posted in FML issue 3087]