[Gpdd] Health; Spooky update

[warmbreath at comcast.net]

Hi     Oils are a treatment sometimes used to help move along a stuck mass 
of food that may be giving off gas but not passing from the gut itself, I 
believe that petroleum based products should not be used for this, and M 
chose a food oil instead. I think she was very smart. As I recall Spooky's 
x-rays showed no mass but he didn't improve like his brother agent. 
Apparently a small mass or something was hiding in there or something was 
stuck. So casting about for additional treatments to try, his slave found a 
couple of preparations that used petroleum products for the lubrication like 
mineral oil, paraffin etc. Anything made from dead dinosaurs and ancient 
forests does not belong in piggy or human bodies, in my opinion except in 
rare circumstances (there are legitimate meds made from oil products), and 
the sooner we can stop using them to heat our homes and run our cars the 
better for us all and mother Earth.

 So Spooky's clever slave, still seeing no improvement in her baby boy, cast 
about and decided on olive oil instead of petroleum products. Oils are not 
usually fed to piggies but in this case it lubricated a mass that was hiding 
from the vets and its application worked, it was used medicinally.  It 
apparently either allowed the mass to pass or helped it break up and pass, 
and Spooky has improved as a result. Sometimes it's just not clear what's 
causing distress to a piggy and a vet or a parent just has to think through 
an issue for themselves, do some study, consult with friends and GPDDers and 
make a decision. And it worked. When a piggy illness wont play by the book 
you have to get past the hype that some companies will use, like these piggy 
food companies that put in colored bits and seeds, some add cheap additives 
to pellets, those plastic balls with pix of piggies on them marketed at 
piggy people but not suitable for piggies. The same with some meds, some for 
people some for piggies or other pets, they make claims but may do more hurt 
than help.

So I believe Spooky's slave made a very smart choice under the circumstances 
and it worked, hats off to M, congrats and carrot juice all around.  Oils 
can sometimes be administered rectally if an impaction is present as well.

For those of you in the US who may watch Dr. Oz during the day, he 
recommends against petroleum products in many people products, most recently 
cosmetics like lip gloss that has Vaseline in it but is often licked off and 
ends up swallowed. He feels it's dangerous.
Sandy and Sammy.