Re: Herbs + everything else ... a disclaimer of sorts ....

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Posted by iZ's mom on June 02, 2000 at 14:51:16:

cross post from AIML

wow ~ everything everyone has to say on this subject, i find myself nodding in agreement with ... lots of very excellent points both for against ...

i also find myself taking it personally, not in a bad way ... i think what i mean is that this whole topic is hitting home right on the nose ... and, i'm the 1st to admit, i'm a bit paranoid! *grin*

so ... maybe this is kind of a disclaimer to what i'm doin' with iZ ... ??? (maybe i'm justifying this to myself??? who knows ....)

as much as i hate the word "experiment", that is pretty much exactly what i am doing with my 'baby dragon' ... experimenting ... i have absolutely *no* proof other than anecdotal that what i am doing is helpful or more importantly *not harmful* ... *none* ...

what i *do* have is a terminally ill iguana who has stopped responding to the things medical science knows works for renal failure ... this *is* part of the disease, it means it's progessing ... short of putting iZ on a kind of dialysis, there's nothing else to do ... and 'dialysis' would only work for a while before it stopped having any effect too ... since i promised iZ months ago, *No More Shots* + *No More Procedures*, that's out ...

which brings me back to the point i want to make very clear to everyone ... i most emphatically am *NOT* recommending the things i'm doing for iZ to *ANYONE* else ...

no tears here, just straight up facts, iZ's kidneys *are* going to kill him ... right or wrong, i hope that my herbs + minerals may keep him happy + more comfortable for a time ... right now, he's feeling pretty good and not acting sick ... but i know that's an ig thing, to "not act sick, til you really really are" ... the signs/symtoms his body displays (whether he likes it or not!) tell me that he *is* still seriously ill ... what i am doing is a list ditch desperate attempt to save my baby dragon ... or at least give him a bit of quality time ...

ok, i'm seeing some great results so far ...that could be the meds i'm giving him, could be pure coincidence, we don't know ... but let's face it, i seriously doubt that litlle ol' iZ's mom from Iowa is gonna be one who is in on a discovery for the cure for anything!

i can't tell you *all* how much i appreciate your input, your help in researching various things! but keep in mind, this is *not* for a normal, healthy ig and there's *no way* i'd do this if he was ...

in other words, if you want to take supplements yourself, fine ... but don't be giving your ig anything besides what we *know* is good for them ... ok?

*stepping off soapbox*
Bon.

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: cross post from AIML : wow ~ everything everyone has to say on this subject, i find myself nodding in agreement with ... lots of very excellent points both for against ... : i also find myself taking it personally, not in a bad way ... i think what i mean is that this whole topic is hitting home right on the nose ... and, i'm the 1st to admit, i'm a bit paranoid! *grin* : so ... maybe this is kind of a disclaimer to what i'm doin' with iZ ... ??? (maybe i'm justifying this to myself??? who knows ....) : as much as i hate the word "experiment", that is pretty much exactly what i am doing with my 'baby dragon' ... experimenting ... i have absolutely *no* proof other than anecdotal that what i am doing is helpful or more importantly *not harmful* ... *none* ... : what i *do* have is a terminally ill iguana who has stopped responding to the things medical science knows works for renal failure ... this *is* part of the disease, it means it's progessing ... short of putting iZ on a kind of dialysis, there's nothing else to do ... and 'dialysis' would only work for a while before it stopped having any effect too ... since i promised iZ months ago, *No More Shots* + *No More Procedures*, that's out ... : which brings me back to the point i want to make very clear to everyone ... i most emphatically am *NOT* recommending the things i'm doing for iZ to *ANYONE* else ... : no tears here, just straight up facts, iZ's kidneys *are* going to kill him ... right or wrong, i hope that my herbs + minerals may keep him happy + more comfortable for a time ... right now, he's feeling pretty good and not acting sick ... but i know that's an ig thing, to "not act sick, til you really really are" ... the signs/symtoms his body displays (whether he likes it or not!) tell me that he *is* still seriously ill ... what i am doing is a list ditch desperate attempt to save my baby dragon ... or at least give him a bit of quality time ... : ok, i'm seeing some great results so far ...that could be the meds i'm giving him, could be pure coincidence, we don't know ... but let's face it, i seriously doubt that litlle ol' iZ's mom from Iowa is gonna be one who is in on a discovery for the cure for anything! : i can't tell you *all* how much i appreciate your input, your help in researching various things! but keep in mind, this is *not* for a normal, healthy ig and there's *no way* i'd do this if he was ... : in other words, if you want to take supplements yourself, fine ... but don't be giving your ig anything besides what we *know* is good for them ... ok? : *stepping off soapbox* : Bon.

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