Manuka Honey, advice please?

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Hi, had a bad day out hacking yesterday my sister’s horse came down heavily on the road. The vet came out straight away and cleaned out his knee (it had 2 large bits of gravel in it) and we now have a whole the size of a 50pence coin. I have been reading about Manuka Honey and it seems to be very good at healing large open wounds and would like any advice on how to use it how long do you use it for and will it help with proud flesh also on the forum people talk about medical grade Manuka are there different types. I have read the post from justmemydear and amazed at how well the leg has done in such a short space of time. Many thanks.
 
I've not used Manuka honey before but I do use Aloe Vera gel. It is great for healing wounds and the best bit is that the hair normally grows back the same colour. PM me if you want some more info, I use it on my horses and I sell the stuff so I can send you some! I always keep a tube in my first aid kit as it is great for humans too!
 
Hi I know loads of people who have use it and its great, just get it from the supermarket and put it straight on to the wound once cleaned x
 
I used it when my youngster tore open her knee in the field and it healed lovely, not even a scar. I applied the honey on to a melolin pad and placed it over the wound, then dressed it with gange and vet wrap until it went white around the outside of the wound. After that I left it undressed.

You can buy it in supermarkets or boots. The higher the strength the better.
 
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Frosty89 said:
I used it when my youngster tore open her knee in the field and it healed lovely, not even a scar. I applied the honey on to a melolin pad and placed it over the wound, then dressed it with gange and vet wrap until it went white around the outside of the wound. After that I left it undressed.

You can buy it in supermarkets or boots. The higher the strength the better.
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This same method worked wonders for my friends horse who had a hole in her fetlock.

However vet did need to come out a couple times to cut away the proud flesh. but she is now fully healed with no scar, it also healed very quickly. It was a big wound one day and then like a week later it was teeny tiny.

Its amazing stuff!
 
Hi, firstly sorry about your sisters horse xx i've used it for probably 18 weeks, i didn't use the medical grade one as would of been just to expensive for how long i have used it for i went to holland and barratts and got one jar for £45 with the next 1p, it didn't help with proud flesh but as you know my boy had a very big injury. I'd be happy to send you some to try before you went and brought one. You put it onto a dressing then onto the wound held in place with a retention bandage etc etc, but as its the knee this will be harder for you, we also found just warming up the jar made it spread onto the dressing easier, if you want to message me i'd be happy to help if i could xx
 
When Trev banged his head, he had a yucky puncture type wound & despite being on 2 different types of antib's, it still kept leaking pus. I was despairing of it, then found some manuka wound ointment for horses, & it cleared up in 2-3 days.

T x
 
The reason for the medical grade is that it is irradiated so kills any possible botulism spores (cause a whole host of issues if they get in a wound) but the food grade is only pasturised so botulism spores can survive, they don't cause an issue to be eaten, only in the wound. Because of this it's really important to use the medical grade stuff.

Manuka is really good for wounds with infection or dead tissue but I believe it can encourage proud flesh (not 100% on this tho).
 
I have been using manuka honey on an over-reach injury and the results are fantastic. I also used the food grade, but still very impressed with how quickly and neatly it has healed with minimal proud flesh.
 
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