dan2333
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Hi everyone,
I felt like I should tell you all how my rat's health has improved with the use of supplements.
My rat is older now and he wasn't walking very well. I was worried he was going to die really soon. He seemed to be suffering.
I was already giving him shark cartilage and coriolus mushroom everyday. Then I decided to start giving him Glucosamine and suddenly after like 2 days he started walking and moving fast again! Then I decided to get the Glucosamine/Chondroitin supplement cause I heard chondroitin works good in combination with glucosamine. Now he seems to have more mobility than before. I couldn't believe how much he improved.
So here is the list of stuff I gave him (small amounts; 1/4 tablet or less per day):
1. Glucosamine and Chondroitin: for joints (small amount everyday). I read that someone used a 1/4 of a tablet (http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pet-Rats-353 ... roitin.htm).
2. Shark Cartilage: for joints (everyday).
3. Coriolos mushroom: to prevent tumors and improve immune system. He hasn't gotten a tumor and he's 2.5 years old. Even though he's a white rat.
4. Echinacea: 1 drop per day to boost immune system (I read somewhere you're supposed to do for one week and then off for two weeks).
5. Multivitamin drops: 3 drops per day because young or old rats need more nutrition.
6. Omega-3: 2 drops per day. I poke a hole with a pin and squeeze 2 drops in.
For 1,2 and 3: I took one whole pill for each and emptied it out into a small plastic container with a lid.
I crushed any pills with a mortar thing until it was a fine powder and mixed it all up.
I mix it all into 2 teaspoons of baby pablum (baby food) in a small bowl. If you don't have baby pablum, try oatmeal instead.
Then I add the drops of echinacea, multivitamin drops, and omega-3. And then I stir all the ingredients together with warm filtered water until it's a pasty consistency (like tomato sauce or thicker).
Then I feed it to him every evening.
I am very careful not to give him too much. When I mix all the powder supplements together, I tap in about a dime size amount (and flat) into a small bowl. I read that the coriolus mushroom and shark cartilage cannot really be overdosed since it is more like a food than a supplement. The omega-3 is safe too.
The multivitamin drops, echinacea and the glucosamine/chondroitin are what I'm careful about.
He is healthy and happy now, I can tell. He is kind of old but he's healthy for his age.
I felt like I should tell you all how my rat's health has improved with the use of supplements.
My rat is older now and he wasn't walking very well. I was worried he was going to die really soon. He seemed to be suffering.
I was already giving him shark cartilage and coriolus mushroom everyday. Then I decided to start giving him Glucosamine and suddenly after like 2 days he started walking and moving fast again! Then I decided to get the Glucosamine/Chondroitin supplement cause I heard chondroitin works good in combination with glucosamine. Now he seems to have more mobility than before. I couldn't believe how much he improved.
So here is the list of stuff I gave him (small amounts; 1/4 tablet or less per day):
1. Glucosamine and Chondroitin: for joints (small amount everyday). I read that someone used a 1/4 of a tablet (http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pet-Rats-353 ... roitin.htm).
2. Shark Cartilage: for joints (everyday).
3. Coriolos mushroom: to prevent tumors and improve immune system. He hasn't gotten a tumor and he's 2.5 years old. Even though he's a white rat.
4. Echinacea: 1 drop per day to boost immune system (I read somewhere you're supposed to do for one week and then off for two weeks).
5. Multivitamin drops: 3 drops per day because young or old rats need more nutrition.
6. Omega-3: 2 drops per day. I poke a hole with a pin and squeeze 2 drops in.
For 1,2 and 3: I took one whole pill for each and emptied it out into a small plastic container with a lid.
I crushed any pills with a mortar thing until it was a fine powder and mixed it all up.
I mix it all into 2 teaspoons of baby pablum (baby food) in a small bowl. If you don't have baby pablum, try oatmeal instead.
Then I add the drops of echinacea, multivitamin drops, and omega-3. And then I stir all the ingredients together with warm filtered water until it's a pasty consistency (like tomato sauce or thicker).
Then I feed it to him every evening.
I am very careful not to give him too much. When I mix all the powder supplements together, I tap in about a dime size amount (and flat) into a small bowl. I read that the coriolus mushroom and shark cartilage cannot really be overdosed since it is more like a food than a supplement. The omega-3 is safe too.
The multivitamin drops, echinacea and the glucosamine/chondroitin are what I'm careful about.
He is healthy and happy now, I can tell. He is kind of old but he's healthy for his age.
