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Rescue :: Rat
Article
Anti Lump Mix for Rats
It is always best to have mammary tumours removed by
an experienced veterinary surgeon - but on rare occasion, you
may be told by your vet that the tumour is inoperable for one
reason or another.
The initial outlay to buy all the ingredients for the following
recipe can cost as much, or sometimes more than a tumour removal
surgery, so please do not consider it as a cheap alternative
to your rat being seen by a vet!
The following mix has been found to help shrink or slow the
growth of benign tumours in pet rats. It has been tried by quite
a few people in the UK, USA and Australia with favourable reports
in the last few years.
Mix together the following ingredients:-
3 capsules of CLA (Tonalin) (1000mg)
3 capsule shark cartilage (650mg)
1 capsule Co-enzyme Q10 (10mg)
10 drops of echinacea/goldenseal liquid herbal extract
1ml of sublingual B vitamin complex liquid
1 capsule Super antioxidant formula (has vit C, E,
beta-carotene and selenium - do not give this if
Enervite or any other vitamin supplements are being
given)
3 capsule Pau d'arco (500mg)
1 capsule Flaxseed oil (1000mg)
1" square of miso paste (pure organic, not flavoured)
I buy it all from Holland & Barrett (keep an eye out for
their 1/2 price sales!) , except the miso paste which can be
bought online. I buy mine here:-
http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/515173.html
It turns out a bit like mud, so I divide it into 14 bits and
store in fridge. This will last for 7 to 14 days, depending
on whether you give once or twice a day. Start off with one
dose per day for a small doe, and increase to twice if the lump
continues to grow or once a day for slow-growing lumps. Twice
a day for fast growing lumps (and also for larger does).
Some rats will happily eat it neat, others do not like the taste.
Disguise it by mixing it with a blob of Enervite, or try stirring
it into babyfood or yoghurt.
Note
If you try this mix after a lump removal to try to prevent further
growth of tumours, please omit the shark cartilage for the first
week after surgery, as it works by preventing growth of new
blood vessels.
Author : Joolz
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