Manuka Honey

[CavsRcute]

I want to give my Cavalier some Manuka honey for her chronically inflamed throat

I have bought the 20+ and was wondering how much to give her.

Can I give it to her stright from the spoon or should I mix it in with some yoghurt?

TIA

[Erny]

You can give it straight from the spoon. Assuming she likes it. Most of the dogs I know (including my own) love the stuff, although there has been one I've heard of who has turned its nose up at it. If that's the case for your dog, perhaps mix it with the yoghurt, if that helps.

Sometimes I added it to his water only because he didn't seem to be drinking much (2nd day - lethargy was the symptom) and I wanted to ensure he remained hydrated. Worked a treat, but I made the mistake of using too much water (all of which he had guzzled down) and I was kept very busy mopping up accidents for a while after.

I dosed my Rhodesian Ridgeback boy at approx 1 teaspoon. I didn't have a strict regime - if he looked sore/coughing, I gave him a teaspoon. I think the first couple of days he might have had about 3 x daily. Then I backed it down to about 2 x daily for the next 2 or 3 days. Then once in a day for the remaining days in the week. In essence - my dose frequency depended on how symptomatic he was.

My boy was about 20 weeks old at the time - underweight. So if your dog is adult (sorry - I'd need to go back through the thread to see if you've written that detail) you could probably dose about roughly the same.

Edited September 15, 2010 by Erny