Therapeutic Manuka Honey: No Longer So Alternative
February 8, 2022
Introduction: Medicinal honey research is undergoing a substantial renaissance. From folk lore remedy largely dismissed by mainstream medicine as “alternative”, we now see increased interest by scientists, clinical practitioners and the general public in the&nb...
Optimal Equine Wound Healing with Mānuka Honey
February 8, 2022
The objective of wound healing is to re-establish an epithelial cover and repair the integrity, strength and function of the damaged area. Bischofberger et al. (2015) showed that Mānuka honey, when used even in contaminated wounds, was able to decrease inflammation, increas...
Helpful hint - Four ways you can stop your dog licking their wounds
November 14, 2017
Often one of the most frustrating things when treating a wound on your dog is that they always want to lick the wound, which often makes it hard to apply any gel or crème and makes the healing period longer.To try and help those of you who have found this frustrating we hav...
Fun fact - What does the bee smoker do?
November 14, 2017
If you have ever watched a beekeeper harvest honey, you've probably seen them use a smoker as they approached the hive. Perhaps you've wondered what this was for?At a high level the smoke helps the beekeeper to create an atmosphere of harmony with the bees in their hive.Natu...
How to treat this with Mānuka Vet™ - Open wound on the cannon bone
November 14, 2017
This month Dr Leigh de Clifford takes us through the best way to treat an open wound on the hind cannon bone.This is quite a common injury which if treated correctly the prognosis is very good.Our Skin & Wound Gel is ideal for this sort of wound as it can help to reduce...
Did you know? The high sugar content in honey helps kill bacteria…
November 14, 2017
The high sugar content in honey causes an ‘osmotic gradient’ (higher pressure on one side compared to the other). This in turn causes a suction like effect pulling fluid into the wound and shrinking any bacteria present. Gluconic Acid is also present in all honey an...
Fun fact - What plants do bees like?
November 14, 2017
Did you know that bees prefer plants that produce a flower with a single row of petals, like sunflowers? This is because it makes landing and retrieving nectar much easier. To read more about what plants bees like the most check out the Trees for Bees website.http://www...
Tip of the trade - The basics of bandaging a wound on your dog
November 14, 2017
Just like you can bandage a horse's wound you can also bandage your dog’s wounds. Although the shape of the part of the body you are bandaging (e.g your dogs leg) will be different to that of a horse, many of the bandaging principles are the same.Before you apply the banda...
Mānuka Vet™- Doing our part to support the bee population in NZ
September 8, 2017
As it's Bee Aware Month we thought that it was timely to share with you one of the practices that we are undertaking to ensure that our bees have a healthy diet all year round.At present many hives have to be moved off the block which they reside during the winter months to ...
How to treat this with Mānuka Vet™ - An open wound on the heel/hoof
September 8, 2017
Sharing our knowledge and wound management best practice is part of our philosophy here at Mānuka Vet™.
We believe that learning is a practice that never ends and we want to ensure our followers get the best results with their horses wounds.Therefore, we have put a nu...
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