ANIMALS

ANIMALS

Horses

Mary Peters

This is a story about a pony named Muffin who was
always fluffy. He had been given to an old man as a
companion for his other pony. Muffin was very loved
and well fed but unfortunately the old man had poor
eyesight. He kept Muffin in a paddock down the road
from me and we were neighborly. One day, the old
man called me, as I am a Vet and shared with me that
Muffin was not too well and that Muffin was rolling
in the mud and could I come and see him. When I
got there, Muffin was very muddy and looked sick
so I game him some Aloe Vera Gel down his throat
using a syringe. I normally do this because it often
just settles a horses discomfort and gives me time
to watch them and decide what is the cause of their
illness. As I was watching Muffin and thinking about
why he was distressed, I noticed that on his shoulder a
group of maggots were coming out of his coat. It was
a terrible sight and I thought he must have a wound.
On closer examination, I realized is whole back was
a crawling mass of maggots coming out of his coat. I
soaked him in Aloe Veterinary Spray and the maggots
evacuated non-stop for the rest of the afternoon. I took
Muffin to my farm, washed the mud off his coat and
continued to apply the Aloe Veterinary Spray until
his back was clear. Flies had begun laying eggs on the
cracked skin. When it was warm the maggots hatched,
which was why Muffin was rolling in the mud. After
soaking his back several times the next day with the
Aloe Veterinary Spray, I applied the Aloe Vera Gelly
liberally and his whole back from mane to tail began
to lose all its scared skin. He was growing new healthy
skin and hair within 6 weeks and did not have a single
scar.. I have had horses all my life, but I had never
seen anything this tragic before. Needless to say, I
told other Vets in my area about this healing effect of
the FLP products on Muffin.