Veterinarian here: ask me anything!

[OffgridK9lover]

Oh I love this question. It's science time! I would avoid an antimicrobial because of the vaginal microflora (community of beneficial bacteria) needing to maintain a good balance to be healthy. Overgrowth of certain bacteria who may be resistant to the antibiotic will create conditions for inflammation or infection that would have been unable to establish themselves were the flora healthy.

Citrate is a good pH buffer. If you boil a red cabbage in water, you can make a pH indicator solution to test different concentrations until you get it where you need for the species in question.

Is there a reason you aren't using something like J lube? Seems sort of like re-inventing the wheel here.

Oh goat not another ph indicator! I got enough!

I am, but it either got contaminated between bottling or some thing got in there while doing the business but want some thing with a bit of shelf holding power, and protective should some thing get on there while going in. These are not antibiotics to remind but anti microbial so more in line with preservative and will be trace amounts for the intended formulation

Why I am not making the lube antimicrobial but rather "Just" enough to ensure any incidental contamination is prevented, as most will be flushed out in the end of the intended actions lol.

The sheep don't appreciate showers so much and tend get a bit water logged, except one ewe, she enjoys them now (I had to bring her inside a lot as a lamb due to fly strike on her neck)

Intended species will be sheep/goat.

Citrates, ok!

Like I said I want a simple storable ready to use lube with minimal ingredients with the stuff I'd normally have in my lab. Basically some thing as handy and reliable as KY, but that can be made in batch form from powdered polymer lube with minimal additives.

 

[Deagle113]

Oh goat not another ph indicator! I got enough!

I am, but it either got contaminated between bottling or some thing got in there while doing the business but want some thing with a bit of shelf holding power, and protective should some thing get on there while going in. These are not antibiotics to remind but anti microbial so more in line with preservative and will be trace amounts for the intended formulation

Why I am not making the lube antimicrobial but rather "Just" enough to ensure any incidental contamination is prevented, as most will be flushed out in the end of the intended actions lol.

The sheep don't appreciate showers so much and tend get a bit water logged, except one ewe, she enjoys them now (I had to bring her inside a lot as a lamb due to fly strike on her neck)

Intended species will be sheep/goat.

Citrates, ok!

Like I said I want a simple storable ready to use lube with minimal ingredients with the stuff I'd normally have in my lab. Basically some thing as handy and reliable as KY, but that can be made in batch form from powdered polymer lube with minimal additives.

Gotcha. Good extra info. Let me get a bit of research and pulling up of some papers in! Perfect way to spend a Saturday morning

 

[OffgridK9lover]

Gotcha. Good extra info. Let me get a bit of research and pulling up of some papers in! Perfect way to spend a Saturday morning

Spin off is I want proprionic acid but don't want to pay for Sigma Aldrich's prices or get pounds of the salt form from baking supplies, so will simply make it, bit more chloroform solvent is the by product, so while at it make some preservitive! Down side stuff is bad for subliming which to some.

Been running through the Chloro series of old time medicine.

 

[humananimal]

… canine teats have multiple small canals and "ooze" milk vs the clean jets of a single teat canal of ruminants, …

A woman’s nipple has many ‘canals’ too, One from each lobule in her breast, so she too ‘oozes’ milk in many small jets, like a shover. But woman milk is not nearly as rich in fat.

I have only heard there is one type of worm that can transmit through the milk. It seems there are several.
Can they be dangerous to humans?
I will stick to suckling cows and wife then

 

[humperwumper]

My dog has itchy ears and won't let me put recicort drops or clotrimazole ointment in them or anywhere near him. He'll trust me to poke around in his ears all day long, with or without a sponge, but he hates chemicals!

Anyway, can I put oil in his ears or something similar to at least try and clean them? I have cider vinegar too but haven't tried it yet.

Problem was previously diagnosed as yeast overgrowth. It's not as bad this time but that faint sweet smell is there.