Yes it can be given to cows.........but it usually isn't.........instead they are usually given either oxytetracycline, lincocin, or tylosin...........it is actually pretty rare that a cow needs an antibiotic.......at least here on my farm........Robb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Dudley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:54 AM Subject: Re: CS>Infected eye
> You make a very good point. If oral antibiotics such as penicillin can be > given to cows, then CS should not hurt them. But if it can't then CS would > likely be a problem as well. The research has already been done, we just > need to apply it to CS. > > Does anyone know if oral penicillin can be given to cows are not? > > Marshall > > sol wrote: > > > I only know about rabbits, not the true chambered stomach ruminants > > like cattle. In rabbits there is a large cecum where the fermentation > > takes place, and the contents are said to be very highly liquid, > > (probably the main part of bunny water intake goes into the cecum) which > > may be why they are so vulnerable to oral antibiotics and likely would > > have problems with CS as well. In the highly liquid contents of the > > cecum, CS could easily kill the fermentation bacteria. > > There are few antibiotics that are safe for rabbits orally. It isn't > > CS alone one has to be careful with. The penicillins for example are > > never administered orally to rabbits, only by injection. Rabbit gut > > bacteria are very delicately balanced, and giving large doses of CS as > > one can to a cat or dog could easily be fatal. Quickly, too. You don't > > have time to correct mistakes with bunnies. > > Probably a large part of the reason cattle and probably sheep, goats, > > and horses are unlikely to suffer from this as easily as rabbits is > > sheer size. > > I limit CS in my dwarf house bun's water to 1/2 tsp of 10ppm per about > > 14 oz water: they have access to this all day, but in their habitats > > overnight they get plain distilled water. Been doing this for well over > > a year, with no problems. In fact the reason they get this is because > > one little guy tends to get the urine dribbles if I stop adding the CS > > to the day water bowl. > > paula > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
