Woohooo, found it again online!!! I had not copied off all the references at the time. https://www.altmedrev.com/publications/7/1/22.pdf Anyhow, w/ regard to giardia (see p 30, paragraph 2): "MSM has been reported to be active in vivo and in vitro against Giardia, Trichomonas, and round worms, where MSM may be competing for binding sites at the mucous membrane, blocking interface between host and parasite. (81)
I was personally interested since I had battled SLE (systemic lupus) for years, and in ~1999, had started taking MSM along side my one lab who had HD. Mollie was remarkably better, flipping and spinning for her food w/in 5-7 days of starting it, and voila... my lupus started really improving, to the point of it being in remission now for years. What I also noticed was my spring time pollen allergies were so minor I no longer needed Clariton or Zyrtec (prescription at the time). I attributed all this to the MSM, and so when I saw this lit review online, I actually emailed Parcell and had a great conversation about what I noted in my dogs as well as in me.
In the abstract, it says "MSM may be effective for the treatment of allergy, pain syndromes, athletic injuries, and bladder disorders. " Also mentioned is fibromyalgia, which seems to be similar to lupus, so..... that's why i've continued to take it in part, and why I give to my dogs starting so young. So far, have to say I've only had giardia once in 21 yrs and rarely have roundworms show in fecals (knock on wood).
As for OFAs, I have tried in the past to do w/o sedation but have not been real happy w/ positioning. Domitor has been needed... we'll see how Kanzi does tomorrow am. I've had the same vet do mine since 2001 and he does most of my repro stuff too. Very good w/ the dogs, and I'd use that clinic all the time if they were just a bit closer but it's a 30 min/ 30 mile drive. They are doing more and more of my general stuff as prices continue to rise at my local clinic... for instance, I think Envy's toe amputation last Aug (she lost a nail and had bone damage due to a rattlesnake bite a few years ago) was ~$400 and that was with several xrays and even cool photos of the surgery. I am pretty sure it'd have been at least 25-30% more at my regular vet and I probably wouldn't have gotten all the extras. Just a neat clinic... and they let me back in xray for my OFAs if I want too. Anne