Jazz entering her 7th week (last trimester) of pregnancy had a chunk of her leg ripped out just above her pad and a tear in the flesh beyond it. A serious wound, at critical time.


In addition to oral antibiotics, friend and theriogenologist (repro specialist) Dr. Sylvia Bedford-Guaus DVM, MS, PH.D DIP ACT suggested that I use Manuka honey from New Zealand on the wound, something I had never heard of.
Manuka (Leptospermum) honey is a medical-grade honey that is harvested from bees in New Zealand, that has unique, natural properties to combat antibiotic-resistant strains of infections, such as MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus), making it ideal for wounds and burns. Not expensive ($10/ tube) and combined with the oral antibiotics, Dr. Bedford-Guaus told me Jazz’s progress was “amazing“! Surgery post-pregnancy to repair the flesh tear behind will likely not be necessary.

