Honey Antibacterial and Wound Healing in Bulldogs

By: Dr. Roy Kraemer |
DVM, Bulldog Specialist Veterinarian
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Honey Antibacterial and Wound Healing in Bulldogs

Bulldog wound-care photo from Dr. Kraemer’s honey and wound-healing article

They both possess antibacterial and enhanced healing properties. treating bulldog wound with honey

Honey and Sugar for Bulldog Wound Care / THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES:

  • wound care
  • cuts
  • abscesses
  • burns
  • hot spots
  • puncture wounds
  • laceration 
  • degloving injuries
  • surgical incision
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Honey for Bulldog Wound-Care /  MEDICAL GRADED versa GENERIC:

Medical-grade honey has superior sterility and better antibacterial properties, but it is much more expensive.

Commercial generic table honey and sugar packets from your local coffee store can also be used effectively.

The generic over-the-counter honey you buy at your local store is not pasteurized but ultrafiltered and considered safe to use

The most popular medical-grade honeys are:

  1. MANUKA: Leptospermum from the New Zealand manuka trees
  2. GREENHOUSE: the lesser-known greenhouse hydrophilic honey gel.

You also have the option to purchase pre-made honey-infused bandages.

BENEFITS OF Medically GRADED HONEY

Medical-grade honey is costly, but it provides:

  • customized formulations
  • superior sterility
  • superior outcome

Honey and Sugar Wound Care in Bulldogs / HELPS:

  • Improve re-epithelialization.
  • Reduce wound size.
  • Reduce pathogens.
  • Reduce inflammation.
  • Improve granulation.
  • Improve healing.
  • Improve local immunity.
  • Reduce Edema
  • Draws lymphatics, nutrients, and energy to the wound.
  • Promote new blood vessels.
  • Reduce bad odor.
  • Keep wounds moist
  • Facilitate debridement
  • Modulate the local immune reaction

Honey has a hydrogen peroxide-like chemical called inhibin 

HONEY AND MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT MRSP:

Honey is found to be effective against wounds infected with just MRSP like ours.

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Sugar For Bulldog and French Bulldog Wound Care

Sugar is a cheap means to treat infected and contaminated bulldog wounds; it is hyperosmolar, anti-inflammatory, and may help kill bacteria and promote healing.

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By Dr. Roy Kraemer

Roy Kraemer, DVM is the founder of Vet4Bulldog and the V4B line of preventive care products for Bulldogs and French Bulldogs. A Tufts University veterinary school graduate, he built and ran a Southern California veterinary hospital dedicated exclusively to these two breeds, and spent over 20 years working almost entirely with them, including years of rescue work alongside So Cal Bulldog Rescue. In practice he combined conventional medicine and surgery with regenerative therapies including stem cell treatment, PRP and therapeutic laser, alongside nutrition, topical therapy and supplements. His emphasis throughout has been preventive care and longevity rather than treating problems once they take hold. He has been asked to comment on Bulldog and French Bulldog health by Business Insider, HuffPost, The US Sun, NBC Los Angeles and the OC Register.