Aloe Vera Juice

[devilwoman]

Morning all

My mare has developed a bit of a dry cough, suppose it occurs once/twice an hour, so it's not constant, anhooo vet was on yard doing a vetting so asked him to have a quick look at her, he said it's not a chesty, its more than likely a viral/inflamation type cough caused by the time of year/changeable weather and to give her aloe vera juice.

So I trotted off and got some but forgot to ask him how to give it to her, do I just pour it into her feed or is it something that should be syringed into her mouth so she gets it as it comes ?

Also didn't ask how much to give her, she's 16.1hh WB.

Thanks.

 

[Feathered]

My EDT once recommended aloe vera juice for my mare who had a tooth infection, she said just one squirt into her food.

Don't know if it would be the same for a cough though!

 

[grouchymare]

I used the forever living aloe juice in the past to boost the immune system of a 16.2 tb. He had 30ml once a day. He refused to eat feed with it in and wasn't easy to syringe as so runny so I used to liquidise apples and mix them with the juice then syringe it into his mouth which worked well.

 

[moana]

Give the adult dosage stated on the bottle and just add it to the feed. Don't worry about the claims made by FLP, just look for a certified brand.

 

[Holly Hocks]

When my horse returned from nearly 3 months in hospital after severe sinus surgery and tooth removal I gave her aloe vera from aloe equine (works out cheaper when used as a long term thing). I don't know if it helped, but her sinuses have been fine since and she was bouncing! It's probably one of the things I would consider again at the first sign of any respiratory problem.