Monday, July 17, 2006

Farmer's Friend, Burts Bees for Flies

For years I've had very good luck with Burt's Bees Hand Salve ("a farmer's friend") for many dog 'issues'. My son would give me six cans as a Christmas gift and I was thrilled.

It's most popular use these days (proven many times over) is for the tips of the dogs' ears to prevent and heal fly bites. Ingredients listed are: sweet almond oil, olive oil, beeswax. tocopheraols, comfry, rosemary oil ,lavandin oil, flower extract and eucalyptus. I usually put a few dabs down their backs too.

One year (ten years ago) a small dog had a very deep laceration just under her eye. I necklined her to the fence, stitched her up and treated her with this hand salve. In three days she was healed. Tomorrow I will put it on a leg laceration on Tsunami. I've soaked his leg numerous times , used various topical ointments and didn't think to use the hand salve. I'm quite sure if anything topical will help, it will be this.

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