Hi, i just had to throw in my two cents on this colloidal silver, and the fact of it being backed up by UCLA,it is my personal experience, that these professors will promote whatever they get paid to promote, the tests that have been made may have shown certain results that would indicate some improvements on some conditions, but there are no conclusive material to back up the long term effects of the silver, i just think that before putting foreign objects into a biological system you should considder that you are dealing with just that, a biological system, i know of gold injections into humans are said to be very effective for arthritis, yes, but after about six months the pain returns even worse than ever, and the gold deposits left in the body can start producing cancer cells, it was also said that the liquid that Kodac uses in the deleloping of film was good in the treatment of AIDS, because it seemed to temporarily stop the process of development of Aids, which sounds great right? but after the shock in their system is gone, they will for sure die of cancer. What i am trying to say is that we are not robots, and neither are animals, we should know that everything from food preservatives to the aluminum in most everything is going to have some sort of side effect, wether or not it is to be taken into considderation is up to every individual, who knows what kind of deposits silver is going to leave in a biological system,and what the consequences are going to be? as far as i am concerned people giving it to their pets are performing animal testing. just because the doctor prescribes it doesn't necesarily mean it is good. and just because it is natural doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't kill. just think about it before you start using any product, i'm sure i am opening myself up for some serious flaming, but this seems to have become a personal issue, i urge everyone to use some common sense, silver doesn't belong in a biological system. Thank You Josephine [Posted in FML issue 2563]