Well it feels embarrassing to say, but since I'm told his recipe is going into several newsletters & the next update of the FAQ, it did seem important to make a couple of corrections to his recipe of 3/8/96. Soon after posting the 3/8 update, Timmy was eating less and less until all he would eat was Deliver 2.0 .. I finally figured out after dropping back to the original recipe that the Vit.C and special care were making it too acidic for their taste. The colloidal silver in the recipe also added a bitter taste, and I give that separately now, as needed. (Thank you to Kelleen for support during this trying time of fearing for "the worst"..) Since the Chei Shei is out of production I am experimenting with non-alcohol liquid extracts of some of the individual herbs from the formula: Echinaccea, American Ginseng, black walnut hulls, and licorice. I can email descriptions of action to you if requested. [for life threatening conditions, there is some Chei Shei available from a friends' private stock who's sympathetic to the cause. He's also trying to contact the inventor to re-establish production. When you read the list of herbs it contains, you'll see why it'd be lots easier to use that way!]. Again, my apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused, but I felt it important that the recipe work, not possibly cause another frustration for someone wrestling with an already sick ferret. I feel that there was a purpose for the 2000 hours of research I did when my brother was struggling with leukemia, and the fact that Timmy is totally recovered from what was lab confirmed as "terminal lymphoma", back in Oct. 1994. I am humbly grateful to have been a part of his healing. Respectfully, Gary & the gang of fur. Timmy's recipe, updated 3/17/96 The following recipe is for 8 ferrets, and can be refrigerated or use smaller amounts as needed. 3 jars (4oz.ea.) Earth's Best organic Turkey Vegetable baby food (800-442-4221). [Gerber's OK in a pinch] 2 tsp. clover honey, or to taste (their approval taste, so they eat it). Optional if they eat it without. 1 tsp. Ferratone or organic flax seed oil 1/8 tsp. powdered garlic (NOT garlic salt!) 1-2 Tbl. pure water, as needed if syringe feeding, so it passes through the end. I use a 35cc "feeder syringe", also known as a catheter tip, that has a larger opening. I get mine from Colorado Animal Health, 800-235-2636, in Longmont, Co. 3 cc Pet Tinic liquid vitamins (Colorado Animal Health or Omaha Vaccine ~4oz for less than $5.00 1 1/2 tsp. "The missing link" feline supplement by Petscriptions, inc. 800-774-PETS: 22% prot., 20% fat: Contains: Flax, molasses, yeast, rice bran, liver, alfalfa, bone ash, carrot, fish meal, oyster, kelp, lecithin, taurine, ascorbic acid, garlic. [not part of the origional recipe, but currently seems to be improving the quality of their coats:)] Feed as much as they will eat, every 2 hours or so if sick & not eating on their own. 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". I will help locate or send any suppliments you might not be able to get locally. I've been doing that for almost a year now, and consider it just part of my ministry. "We're all in this together". 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 desert. [My Silky increased her weight about 1/3rd in 3 weeks when I gave her a cup of recipe separately, without the Deliver.. She and Timmy will not compete with the others for food.] B) If ill, would add 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.. (I can provide purchase info., though it's scarce presently.) Ingredients: 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 such as Matol's Km or PWS 2000, or individual herbs could be used as your knowledge could indicate. C) If ill, I would also use colloidal silver as natural anti biotic & immune system booster. Depending on condition, have used .2cc up to 2cc/ferret /day in single or divided dose. (mine lick it right off the dropper). I mix it with maybe 5% clover honey if they don't like it straight. Available from Silver Wings, 800-952-4787 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. I also found it available at a good health food store here in Scottsdale. Dr. Dave also Rx'd 1/10 th. of a 30mg CoQ10 cap twice a day for Timmy= This is offered as research information, not a guarantee or "medical advice"; Consult your favorite health practitioner as appropriate, etc. [Timmy is still eating the Kit Nips ONLY as his dry food choice, though Turkey Pro Plan, Precise Feline, Totally Ferret & Natures' Recipe Feline Mtce. are available.] Their energy levels are up overall, and Timmy (who in Oct. of 1994 was diagnosed with terminal lymphoma, & 2-3 weeks to live, for the newcomers), is currently well and stable.. :) Gary Holowicki; [log in to unmask]; 602-921-7080; 800-209-1071 Violence is not strength, Compassion is not weakness. From Camelot. [Posted in FML issue 1512]