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Has anyone used this as a natural dewormer? and if so how much did you use and how long do you use it? thanks

There is no good reason that it would serve as an effective dewormer.

I've used this for our all dogs, cats (wild cats that came over to eat), horses, and chickens before. Just mix it into their food. :) I gave the dogs 1 tablespoon daily and if I gave it to puppies or small animals I'd give 1 teaspoon. I also used it as a type of bug repellent ;) Just sprinklle it around the dogs outside areas, and rub a bit into fur for ticks and fleas. My mother uses it on her garden plants to keep bugs off of them.  I know, when I fed this to my horses and cats, they gained a lot more weight. ( I was happy!!) I didn't notice a big change in the weight of the dogs though. I also know some people drink this stuff, the food grade kind, they say it tastes disgusting though, lol.  Make sure you get the right kind for animals though, there are different kinds and one is NOT safe for animals or people. That would be the fine grain kind, it can go up into your lungs and cut you up if you breathe it, stay away from that. Hope this helps :)

I've been using a dietary supplement for several years that contains diatomaceous earth.  I recently express mailed a stool sample to a major lab facility for expansive testing in Denver, the results of which revealed zero parasites.  I suppose the only way to prove it's effectiveness, would be to make sure the dog had parasites beforehand, as well as exclude the supplement's garlic ingredient and perhaps even the rosemary extract that's used to preserve the salmon oil I use.  But, I can say that at the time the dog had been eating days old scraps of meat from a nearby meat packing plant.  It's as "effective" a dewormer as I could expect, and more natural than some other alternatives.

I have used "DE" (food grade) on all my dogs for quite awhile...Everyday...In their food...No Fleas...No Ticks...And it's all Natural...Approx. 1 Teaspoon...

I have also used DE on my dogs and in their food.  If you google Wolf Creek they have quite a bit of information on their website about DE, the dose and how to use it.  Was helpful for me.  

I did a study of DE in goats. Worms are a big problem in goats and in my test of 10 months I had to stop because the worm load was so high the most of the herd was anemic. Near the end I was feeding aproxamently 5 table spoons per day per goat, with zero results.

Paul

One more thing, some animals may need more than others. An example, out of my three horses one is a Tennessee walking horse, another is a Quarter horse, and the third was a Mini horse. The Quarter horse is bigger than the Walking horse, but my walker needed a whole cup of DE, while the Quater horse only needed a half cup. My mini, who isn't much bigger than our German Shepherds, needed a half a cup also. They say to try different amounts out until you get it to work, start with a small amount and move up if need be. :)

thats used to keep swimming pools clean

That's why you need to get the Food Grade kind, the stuff for the swimming pools has chemicals in it. :)