The "Right" type of Echinacea? How Many Drops A Day?

[Rattus]

I bought the liquid form today, to give to willy because he has been hiccuping constantly and has a stuffy nose but he is perfect in every other way. I know they are all pretty much the same thing but this one says "made from the died root of echinacea angustifolia 1:1 extract in alcohol 45%"

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Ok so I bought the Holista alcohol free stuff, is it one drop a day or 2 or how does it work lol

 

[jorats]

If you haven't opened it yet, return it to the store and get the alcohol free one.
I use Holista Alcohol free Echinacea with natural wild cherry flavour.
It's 1000mg from echinacea flowers and roots.

 

[Rattus]

I just bought it today and have not opened it. I saw that holista cherry flavoured one at walmart to day, I'll get that one tomorrow. Thanks!

 

[SQ]

Children's Echinacea is good as it isn't suposed to contain alcohol.

 

[ryelle]

The alcohol did concern me when i read it, and its a good thing to know to look out for!

I hope it works for you! i love echinacea

 

[Rattus]

Thats exactly why I posted lol I read it when I got home.. it all sounded fine and then it said contained alcohol and that did worry me.. I returned it and went back to walmart and found the same stuff that jorat has :thumbup: It Holista and says alcohol free with cherry flavour.

How often should you give it to them a day? 1-2 drops a day?

 

[Moon]

A vet told me that one drop a day will do wonders.

 

I give mine one drop a day for a week, then 1 week off, then another week on.

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

Hmm I thought I read somewhere that 1 week on and 2 weeks off works the best...I will look around and see if i can find where I read that.

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Echinacea can boost the immune system and be helpful as a preventative measure. The Rat & Mouse Gazette suggests a schedule of one week on and two or three off. Dose is one or two drops twice daily of the children’s version which is fruit flavoured and alcohol free.

from here viewtopic.php?f=26&t=18300&p=107907&hilit=echinacea#p107907
just if anyone's interested

 

I used to do one week on, two weeks off. But I found 2 weeks off was too much for my guys. So my vet recommened 1 week on, one week off.

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

Hmm I would just be concerned about the echinacea losing its effectiveness when using it that often. Did you vet comment on that?

 

Yup, I asked him about that & he said that such a little amount (one drop (about the size of half or less a dime) would not lose effectivness on rat's the size of mine. I forgot to mention, only my boys get it one week on, one off. The girls do one week one, two off.

 

[jorats]

Rattie metabolism is so fast it's hard to gauge what works best for the rats so it's all trial and error really.
Right now, I'm doing one drop a day for a week.

 

Rattie metabolism is so fast it's hard to gauge what works best for the rats so it's all trial and error really.
Right now, I'm doing one drop a day for a week.

Exactly

 

[Rattus]

Yes those little buggers lol they are so hardy in everyway and then they have such weak lungs lol, guess they can't be perfect :lol:

 

Yes those little buggers lol they are so hardy in everyway and then they have such weak lungs lol, guess they can't be perfect :lol:

I hate ratties lungs ...haha

 

[Rattus]

Yes those little buggers lol they are so hardy in everyway and then they have such weak lungs lol, guess they can't be perfect :lol:

I hate ratties lungs ...haha

Oh I KNOW! LOL :lol: drives me insane. Can you imagine if people's lungs were like that.. scary stuff. They are so awsome in everyway they had to be givin a downfall somewhere and it had to be their crappy lungs lol anic:

 

Yes those little buggers lol they are so hardy in everyway and then they have such weak lungs lol, guess they can't be perfect :lol:

I hate ratties lungs ...haha

Oh I KNOW! LOL :lol: drives me insane. Can you imagine if people's lungs were like that.. scary stuff. They are so awsome in everyway they had to be givin a downfall somewhere and it had to be their crappy lungs lol anic:

So very true ..I wish it were something else ...