rae kirk

We bought some food grade DE years ago. Was wondering if it has a shelf life?

Shawna McCollom wrote:

rae kirk wrote:Has anyone had any success using the Food Grade DE for Ghiardia? Have a basset that has been on meds for years for it and nothing has helped. We just started yesterday trying this.

New to this sorry for posting 2 times - giardia is basically caused from worms and the intestines not functioning correctly with soft smelly stools - some meds don't clear this up as vets/docs expect - we have a dog with the same issue who is taking it he pooped worms for several weeks - and the poo turned green part of the time - he has been having a normal poo then a soft poo , sometimes it is mucus/worms -the odor comes and goes- he has been on this for 5 weeks now but the odor and texture is better - he also has a lump ( he is 13 yrs old) the lump was bigger than my out stretched fingers could cover - not only is the poo getting better but the lump is shrinking and he lets us touch it , he wouldn't let us get close to it before - and remember we all go through detox symptoms - he might lay around and just feel icky ( I understand it can take 6 mo for our systems to completely detox and sometimes even an old bone breaks from years prior can get achey again) - our dog that would trot with a limp to run, had a huge lump on his chest and had soft poo that stunk like road kill is now actually running ( not like a puppy but you can tell joints aren't so stiff) the lump is shrinking and less sensitive and his poo is getting better ( I forgot to mention the awful breath he had which has also gotten better and his teeth are actually whiter too) - I am personally addicted to this stuff . lol - this is just what it has done for 1 dog out of 3 dogs,2 cats ,3 chickens and my husband and I - all 10 of us have had our own experiences

Thanks for sharing that info on your dog's results. It is remarkable. Hope he is cured now.

However, I must correct you in one point if I may, Giardia is not "caused from worms". Giardia infection is a waterborne infection and can be caused by parasites found in backcountry streams and lakes, as well as in municipal water supplies, swimming pools, whirlpool spas and wells. Giardia infection can also be transmitted through food and person-to-person contact. (source - Mayo clinic but you can find numerous other sources for this info on how animals and people can get giardia)

Then once the cysts are in a particular area, such as the kennel, their bedding their bodies, their surroundings (yard , house etc), they easily get re-infected and cycle starts again. We see our dog licking her bottom often and there is really no way to stop that and if she has cysts in her colon that she is expelling, she is just reinfecting herself. We don't know how our dog got giardia. It could have been from a walk in the neighborhood from a visit to the vet, etc. Once on her paws or licked form water or other places, she got infected at some point. She has NEVER had worms from day one. She came from a rescuer (a lady that rescues dogs from puppy mills) and we adopted her as a young pup. she was de-wormed before we got her. We kept up with her shots after we adopted her. She never had any type of worm. About after 1.5 - 2 years old , she developed the mucous stools and at times projectile diarrhea and we had her tested and discovered giardia. Its been a battle ever since.

We are on about week 3 of the DE. We hope it helps.

Has anyone had any success using the Food Grade DE for Ghiardia? Have a basset that has been on meds for years for it and nothing has helped. We just started yesterday trying this.