Hi Ken,
I'm pretty much a noob too, but I'll do my best to answer your questions. Just know that everything we've done is experimentation; we've had to take some best guesses, observe and adapt accordingly. We are so happy with Kylie's progress - yesterday I literally cried tears of joy after she RAN around our block. I never thought we'd actually be here when we started this journey.
I bought it ready-made on eBay.
www.ebay.com/itm/264751190861
The only other
supplies I use are:
- a 2oz squeeze bottle & a 4oz squeeze bottle, (I got the set with both bottles for $1 at the Acme (Albertsons) grocery store. You can probably find something similar at a $ store, Walmart, online etc.)
- a Tbsp measuring cup
- small kitchen scale, (I already had this, but these readily available on Amazon/eBay and elsewhere.)
- gallon of distilled water from the grocery store.
We used the protocols in Jim Humble's 2016 Health Recovery Guidebook. I know that people are having trouble getting the book right now, so I'll try to give you the basics. (Disclaimer: I have no medical / veterinary qualifications, this is not intended to be medical / veterinary advice.)
For starters, there's
3 golden rules:
1. If things are getting better, don't change anything.
2. If your dog experiences side effects (such as diarrhea or vomiting), reduce the dose by 1/2, but don't stop.
3. If you go 3-4 days without progress, move onto the next step of the protocol.
The protocols are different for different weight dogs, so I will give you what is listed for 75-100#. YMMV - so just take it slow and adjust accordingly.
Starting Procedure (As the name indicates, this is where to start with administering.)
Chart says: "2.0-4.0-6.0 ml-C2"
First, C2 stands for "cup 2".
- I make cup 2 in the larger squeeze bottle. I add 1 drop of NaClO2 and 1 drop of HCL (both NaClO2 & HCL come in the set on eBay). I tip the bottle to make sure the NAClO2 & HCL are mixing and wait about 30-60 seconds, until the mixture turns a dark yellow. Then I add 1 Tbsp of distilled water.
Second, 2.0-4.0-6.0ml refers to the gradual increase in how much you give each time. So on Day 1, you'll be giving him 2.0g of the mixture from cup 2. So I put the little squeeze bottle on the kitchen scale and zero it out. Then I squeeze 2g (2mL) into the little squeeze bottle. I add about 10x as much distilled water to that - so that would be 20g of distilled water.) You will gradually increase to 4g, but not to exceed 6g. Follow the three golden rules above to guide you.
Third, now you have your MMS ready to be given. I bottle feed my dog and use small bit of raw meat to encourage her compliance while we do it; you can use your treat of preference or none if your dog is cooperative without it.
Most people do this hourly; we found it works best for our dog to do it every 75-90 mins. YMMV. We started out doing this 6 times per day, but now we are doing just 4 times per day. The number of times is not specified in the book, so it was kind of a guess to just figure out what would work.
Protocol 1000
Once your dog has finished the starting procedure (stable at 4-6mg), then you can go onto Protocol 1000. We were on starting procedure for 6 days before moving to Protocol 1000; again YMMV.
At 75-100#, chart says 8.0-16-24ml-C2
First, cup 2 in the small squeeze bottle - probably want to mix 2 drops NaClO2, 2 drops HCL - wait 30-60seconds until dark yellow and then add 2 Tbsp distilled water.
Second, initially pour 8g of the cup 2 mixture into your larger squeeze bottle and add 80g of distilled water. Gradually increase to 16g (not to exceed 24g), add distilled water at 10x amount of "cup 2 mix".
Give to dog hourly (or whatever time frame works best for your dog), as many times a day as you've established works for you. We are now on Day 11 of doing Protocol 1000, but are planning to do it for 21 days. After 21 days, we will decide if we will do Protocol 1000+ or not, but since I don't have experience with the other protocols I'm not going to detail that here...
Hope this helps! Best wishes for you and your pup!