anybody feeds manuka honey to their dog? It was advised to me by someone in the park for my dog dysplasia.
Ray is around 23kg and 11 months old...

should it be given away from meals? One teaspoon enough?
thank you!!!!!

WOW have you seen the price of this stuff?

we use this in work due to its antibacterial properties, we put it on manky wounds etc. not sure what good it would do for hip dysplasia?

We use it on a dog with allergies, would have thought there were better homeopathic treatments for you

Hi Dodigna,

Welcome to the Forum!
I can't help you with your query on amounts.. I've always used Manuka topically in a poltice preparation ( I know our Mounted branch use it on the horses!) for anti-inflammatory properties.
    If your going to invest in this direction I would say that you would be much better to use Bee venom honey. Very good clinical study by (Vick and Brooks, 1972) having positive results in Arthritic dogs with Hip Dysplasia :)
(you can get Manuka + Bee venom)
HTH?

A dog walker advised it, she had a dog with her that 3 months earlier was due an operations to relieve problem with his joints, a nutritionist advised the honey and it worked very well. Manuka honey is a natural ant inflammatory so I guess it worked for that case... I just wonder if anybody else had similar experience. I understand it has no side effects...

thank you, bee venom, I think I have come across it in my reading, will definitely look into that as well...
see I knew this place would have been useful!!

I have used this for any wounds with super results, also add a teaspoon into dinner every other day.
Christine

thank you Christine
I sometimes (often) give Ray a tiny bit of live yoghurt in his kibbles and someone mention the bacteria in the yoghurt and the honey would kill eachother if fed simultaneously, ever heard anything like that?

Think that could be possible as manuka has high anti-bacterial properties.  (could be wrong, lol)

christine

If you feed live yoghurt it contains bacteria; as manuka honey kills bacteria (hence its use internally and externally for wounds and healing) there is not much point in giving them together.

I give manuka honey regularly in the winter often before a hard training session when it would not be appropriate to give food.