In the recent issue of ACRES USA magazine... they are suggesting per say... that food grade hydrogen peroxide in critters water could help with foot and mouth disease as it is a viral infection...

now not wanting to get into discussions on foot and mouth... I would like to know if anyone uses H2O2???

I use it infrequently for various and many things... but was wondering how much folks put in to critters water... at present it is only the chickens... dog and cat... and the related insect kindgom and a few furry things...

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2001

Answers

Yarrow...What is the difference between food grade hydrogen peroxide and the 3 1/2% I buy at my local Walmart? I always keep this on hand for everything from personal mouthwash to disinfecting and sterization. I've never put it in anyone's drinking water!

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2001

marcia... food grade hydrogen peroxide is 21%... and very strong... it will burn your fingers if not cautious working with it... diluted it is helpful to contain virsus on garden plants... takes blood stains out great.... and so forth...

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2001

Thanks, Yarrow. Can I get this at a local store or do I order it from a livestock catalog?

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2001

Me too, Yarrow, where can we get it? I would like to keep some if only to get blood stains out of the laundry, Richard is rather like "Tim the Toolman Taylor" who injures himself constantly doing various projects around the farm here, and ruins too many shirts with blood stains on them!!!

-- Anonymous, September 07, 2001

Okay... I'm having a senior moment... the food grade peroxide is 35%...

we get ours at a chemical supply house... tho there are many sites on the internet that offer it for sale too.... just enter food grade hydrogen peroxide

-- Anonymous, September 07, 2001

After searching for food grade hydrogen peroxide, I found over 5000 sites relating to that and oxygen therapy. Looks like some very interesting reading, esp. the article about FELV and peroxide! Thanks, Yarrow :-)!

-- Anonymous, September 08, 2001

Just for your information, I use a hydrogen peroxide product in my swimming pool. It isn't food grade and I buy it for pool use but though someone who had chlorine problems might be interested.

-- Anonymous, September 10, 2001