Aloe Vera products have been used by myself since 1992 to assist healing in farm animals. My uses for aloe vera on animals include skin disorders, infections, open wounds and abrasions. 

This webpage includes examples of my personal uses with aloe vera on my own animals...cows, calves, dogs and cats.

At first sign of injury or illness aloe vera is used either internally or topically or both together.

A quality aloe vera first aid spray and a tube of gel/gelly are a good standby for small injuries, burns or bruises both for your pet and yourself.

It is important to always consult your health professional in the case of animal health care issues.

When your pet, or any animal, has been attended by a veterinarian or animal health professional aloe vera can have a role to play in speeding up the healing process. It is quite safe to use aloe vera along with the treatment prescribed.

Further down this page I relate two dog health problems where I used aloe vera - one included veterinarian treatment.

The following are examples of health problems affecting cows and/or calves which have responded positively to aloe vera use.

gum ulceration pulled muscles arthritic joints due to navel infection at birth sore teats abscesses ringworm skin problems wounds

Cows unable to stand after calving are dosed with aloe vera twice daily until they recover.

Many animal health problems arise from inadequate, or poor quality feed. As with humans if the pet's diet consists only of processed food often containing colorants, chemicals or preservatives his health will suffer. Overcooked meat which has lost many nutrients won't add to his good health either.

I've even read where diseased meat unknowingly has been included in pet food. The poor old pet has to make do with what we humans give him even if he doesn't like it much or he has the same thing served up daily.

My 14 year old dog, Jess, was very thin with a dry coat when I purchased her 11 years ago. The fact that she was hyperactive and unable to be controlled by her former owner meant her short life was due to be ended. I rescued her!

About the same time I had started using a pure dog food completely free of colorants, chemicals and preservatives. 

This is a free flow frozen product consisting of small pieces of different meats along with eggs, sesame seeds, mussels and other nutrients. (It is available only in New Zealand. If you live in Auckland or Northland email me for more information) I also give my dogs meaty bones to chew. Great for jaw, teeth and gum health.

Within 2 months Jess was a changed dog. Her coat was shiny, she had put on weight and athough she was still very active it wasn't uncontrollably so.

Years back my top Huntaway dog, Toss, died at age 10 riddled with cancer and although we don't know for certain I suspect he would have lived a healthy, longer life had I known more about healthy dog food.

Mac recently was attacked by another dog resulting in a leg swelling, lameness and minor skin punctures. Aloe vera was given daily in his food as well as being applied to his wounds and rubbed onto his leg swelling.

Within 4 days all swelling and lameness had disappeared and the puncture wounds had healed well.

Case 2
Mac again...had an operation to remove what appeared to be a tumour in his neck. Some months before he had run into a rusty, jagged metal pipe and spiked himself in the neck. It appeared to heal but then a lump developed.

The operation resulted in a 10 cm incision which Mac re-opened the night after having the stitches removed! I immediately began internal use of aloe vera and several times daily sprayed the site with aloe to hasten healing. His healing was fast and he soon returned to farm duties with no sign of another lump developing.

Numerous in depth pet health care articles and guides provide answers to pet health questions. (These 2 sites have been included for their information on pet health and care issues - they are not aloe vera sites)

Site 1
This veterinary site is loaded with some of the best information on animal health issues and useful related information I've seen.

Not only is dog health care, cat health care and farm animal health care featured but there are comprehensive articles on other animals such as birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits and goldfish.

Everything you need to know about pet care...eg. age, weights, housing...it is all covered.

Plus excellent guides on subjects such as...

• importing/exporting pets 
• selecting a dog or cat 
• teaching children how to handle pets
• introducing cats and dogs to newborn babies.

Site 2
Prevention rather than cure with natural animal health.

Dr. Allen Schoen, veterinarian, practices natural animal health care.

Allen M. Schoen, DVM, MS and Associates, LLC is a progressive innovative veterinary practice focused on providing compassionate quality, holistic, natural veterinary care for companion animals including...

• horses 
• dogs 
• cats 
• birds 
• small ruminants 

These 16 articles show how he practices natural animal health care.

Read more...
Natural Animal Health Information

To Your Pet's Good Health!

Jess(14) and son Mac(11)

The cat that should never  have walked

As a skinny, starved, wild kitten this cat was caught by a dog which injured its back. This resulted in paralysis of the back legs. Professional opinion was that it would never walk. With the help of aloe vera he now walks, runs and jumps.He limps a little still but he now is a hefty 6kg 7 year old!

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