----- Original Message ----- From: "Brooks Bradley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 7:17 AM Subject: Re: CS>DMSO
> Dear Nina, > A cautionary note. While DMSO may be safely used at > full strength for topical applications on animals....as well as human > beings----I would be reluctant to do so without strong cause. The reason is > that DMSO...at full strength....produces in many cases, a mild, but quite > uncomfortable, blistering effect. And in some cases a very rapid onset > blistering----even on skin surfaces void of hair covering. This blistering > effect is not easily alleviated....even by topical dilution....as the > penetration effect of the DMSO through the moisture-ladened tissues remains > ahead of the remedial protocol. If in doubt add some 2% Lidocaine to the parent > mixture.....before application. One should be advised that full-strength DMSO > is a high-speed heat-liberator in the presence of a wide variety of liquids > (even low levels of sweat and skin moisture).....most especially water. Persons > doubting this should just pour some concentrated DMSO into a small glass of > water and hold the glass in their bare hand. > While short-hair animals such as horses are subject > to less discomfort from copious applications of high-strength DMSO, I feel it is > somewhat presumptuous to assume dumb animals possess less sensitivity than do > humans.....especially to the extent of making arbitrary decisions for them > relating to pain and discomfort levels, without full knowledge of the actual > thresholds involved. Additionally, if one is to use high-percentage DMSO (75% > and higher) I believe they would be well-served to shave off as much of the hair > covering as is nominally feasible----before applying the DMSO. > These are just my personal observations...but founded on > 35 years of personal use/experience....of DMSO. > Sincerely, Brooks Bradley. > Nina Silver wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: DJG <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:03 AM > > Subject: CS>DMSO > > > > >...it seems if you use 99.99% pure DMSO, it must be diluted with DW. >Keep > > in mind that DMSO will carry through the skin whatever is mixed >with it, to > > an extent. > > > > I am wondering how to use DMSO on a dog with tendonitis at the knee joint. > > She is limping on three legs most of the time. Any suggestions? Do I have to > > shave her fur in order to get the DMSO into her system? How much should I > > use? > > > > Thanks. > > Nina > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
