On 2/3/2019 9:25 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>>> up . That only works though if the honey was harvested in your own area
>>>> ... local pollen and all that . Honey also has other medicinal benefits
>>>> , I've read about it being used as a kind of antibiotic ointment .
>>> Manuka honey is used under medicinal prescription (by the NHS) in the
>>> treatment of hard-to-heal wounds and abcesses. Don't use smkt manuka
>>> honey for this; get the medicinally validated and purified prescription
>>> treatments.
>>>
>>> manuka homey is from a specific tree "Leptospermum, "tea tree", whose
>>> leaves also have medicinal uses. I grow tea trees in my garden.
>>>
>>> Last summer our vet prescribed medical-quality Manuka honey as one of
>>> the applications for healing our greyhound's big open wounds. During a
>>> dog attack he lost a palm-sized area of skin from his side (and a chunk
>>> of underlying muscle) were bitten off him.
>>>
>>> Not for the squeamish; in the vet car park before treatment.
>>>
>>> https://ibb.co/7CMPxNv
>>>
>>> Some of the surrounding skin was unsavable so surgical closure proved
>>> impossible. The wound was left open and treated by daily cleaning and
>>> dressing for the five months it took to heal and grow new skin. I used
>>> two types of (prescribed) topical dressing, one of them manuka honey.
>>>
>>> Manuka honey was highly effective from the POV of preventing infection
>>> and tissue healing, but less so from the practical nursing angle as Dog
>>> loved honey so much he could only think about licking it off. I used the
>>> other stuff by day and the honey one at night.
>>>
>>> He made a full recovery and as soon as the hair finishes growing in on
>>> the last tiny bald patch of new skin he'll be as good as new.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> * Unprovoked attack ?
> Yes; out of the blue. My totally laid back non-aggessive dog was on
> lead on a public road fully under my control and minding his own
> business. As we walked past the farm entrance as we've done a zillion
> times before, the farm dogs raced out in pack mode.
>
>> I hope the other dog(s) was/were put down ...
> No.
>
> They are working sheepdogs. Without them my farm neighbour can't run
> his farm or make a living. I know his dogs well and individually they
> are harmless, highly trained friendly dogs; normally penned in secure
> kennels when not working under his strict control. On this occasion his
> wife had let them loose all together for a few minutes while she cleaned
> out the kennels. They took off in a pack and reverted to dog pack
> behaviour :-(( to repel the passing giant.
>
> By the time we reached the vet surgery the farmer had already phoned
> ahead to alert her to incoming emergency and take responsibility for
> paying the bill ( which was enormous, after five months of vet care).
> They are good neighbours ; we have managed to stay civil,as rural
> neighbours must.
>
>> they would be if they attacked my dog ! There's a honey from either
>> Australia or NZ from a specific tree or plantthat is supposed to have
>> strong medicinal properties . Wish I could remember the name .
> I just told you it. Manuka is the Maori name for NZ native
> leptospermum scoparium, "tea tree".
>
> Janet UK

* Well at least the owners owned up to their responsibilities , glad
that y'all were able to retain good relations . On the honey , I didn't
realize we were talking about the same thing .

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