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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 23:24:19 GMT -5
After searching everywhere for the liquid version... no luck. So, I bought some online. Every kind I found had sugar or a sweetener in it, so I made sure everything else in it wasn't bad. I figured I could just mix it with olive oil or something to offset the sugar  It arrived today, but it still bugged me that it had sugar. I looked one more time online (mind you, I spent hours looking up all of the brands of melatonin I could find). Guess what the first thing that pops up on amazon? One that I didn't find the first time, and it happens to not have sugar   What do I do? The kind I bought had a deal for buying three, so I did *facepalm* Do you think short-term, it would still be okay to use? |
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Post by Heather on Aug 29, 2011 23:43:47 GMT -5
None of your wee ones have insulinoma right? Mine has sugar or at least sucrose (same stuff different name  ), this is what they get as it's one of the few that doesn't use alcohol to preserve  . Seems to me that you're damned if you do or don't...which is worse  The liquid is the easiest absorbed and the dose is much more acurate than disolving a pill ciao |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 23:46:03 GMT -5
Okay *sigh of relief* None of my guys have insulinoma. I'm only going to be using it for a few months until I can get des for them all.
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Post by Heather on Aug 29, 2011 23:46:53 GMT -5
I use mine with the des
ciao
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 23:57:12 GMT -5
That makes sense. Good to know  The kind I got says two droppers full, which is a total of 2ml (it's quite a big dropper  ) is 3.5 mg of melatonin. How much should I be giving, especially to Reks who is in the early stages of adrenal?  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2011 6:49:11 GMT -5
I use the same melatonin pills I used to use when I worked nights- 3 mg. pills for people. I cut each one in half with a pill chopper, and then every day around 1-3 pm I crush a piece in between two spoons, and mix it with a little of their raw...my Blanket eats it right down (he must know it's good for him) with no trouble at all. I've posted elsewhere the amazing results. holisticferret60.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=adrenal&action=display&thread=2022The first ferret pictured in this thread is my Blanket. Melatonin pills are really cheap, too! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2011 7:05:27 GMT -5
I use Melatonin capsules. I get the 10mg caps, open them up and mix the powder in with a combination of olive and fish oil. It's easy to calculate the right dosages and adjust if needed. Just mix it up and use a dosage syringe to get the right amount. Bastien and Melinda think they are getting something special and just slurp it up  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2011 2:15:18 GMT -5
I use Melatonin capsules. I get the 10mg caps, open them up and mix the powder in with a combination of olive and fish oil. It's easy to calculate the right dosages and adjust if needed. Just mix it up and use a dosage syringe to get the right amount. Bastien and Melinda think they are getting something special and just slurp it up What brand is it? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2011 6:35:44 GMT -5
There is also a melatonin implant - lasts 3-4 months I think Just in case you didn't know |
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Post by Sherry on Sept 24, 2011 11:24:09 GMT -5
The implant is what we are using with Zeus right now. The difference it's made for him is nothing short of amazing!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2011 1:30:42 GMT -5
I know all the options just not sure what route I want to take. Their vet likes to do the surgery and save the medicines for those not in good enough condition. I need to get ferret insurance for the bald tail guy.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 28, 2011 10:27:35 GMT -5
My vet prefers the surgical route as well. Since I don't, we do lupron  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2011 12:31:29 GMT -5
weloveourweasels...sorry it's taken me so long to respond... somehow I lost this thread and then forgot about it Any way, the brand I use is Sundown Naturals. I get them at the local grocery store but you can also order them online. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2011 20:43:14 GMT -5
Thank you. His hair is growing back seems like it only took a couple days but I can't see his skin anymore. Fingers crossed it is only rat tail.
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It arrived today, but it still bugged me that it had sugar. I looked one more time online (mind you, I spent hours looking up all of the brands of melatonin I could find). Guess what the first thing that pops up on amazon? One that I didn't find the first time, and it happens to not have sugar 
. Seems to me that you're damned if you do or don't...which is worse 
