Re: coconut oil in wound healing

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On 16 Jan 2004 at 3:29, luvtrral wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> New here. Look forward to being able to post and get responses to my

> questions. I ordered the expeller pressed and VCO from Tropical Traditions

> on Sunday and it arrived today. I am impressed. The VCO looks like

> frosted crystal and tastes fabulous. I am impressed that the expeller

> pressed is such good color, no odor and flavor.

Someone just pointed me to their site and it's interesting. But they sell

large quantities, not something I could just buy a little of and try. How

long will it keep once opened?

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,

Coconut oil keeps for years. My last two 5 gallon containers took

years to use up.

I expect it will take only a year or two to use this new 5 gallon

container as I/we use more than we used to. But I've never had any

go bad. It doesn't even change after being heated.

Coconut oil does not bake on surfaces like seed oils. Plain soap and

water cleanup. No scrubbers, detergents, ammonia, etc. as with seed

oils that varnish on pots and pans and all surfaces that come in

contact during food preparation or cooking/baking.

It just occurred to me that my kitchen stays cleaner since we use

coconut oil, dairy butter or animal fats to cook with. The range

hood doesn't get yucky. And I rarely remember to wash the

underside. It took me hours to get it clean with ammonia and

scrubbers when we moved in 5 years ago. Now I just swipe it with a

damp cloth every few months when it occurs to me. I am always amazed

that there is nothing to clean but dust. Most of those times I'm

reminded to wipe it when I've forgotten to turn on the fan and the

steam builds up enough to start condensing and threatening to drip.

Ann

> Someone just pointed me to their site and it's interesting. But

they sell large quantities, not something I could just buy a little

of and try. How long will it keep once opened?

>

> Yours In Liberty, - Colorado, U.S.A.

[Guest guest]

I cant say from experience , but coconut oil has some anti microbial qualities

to it. You could also start to add a few tablespoons to the dogs food.that will

improve his overall coat .I dont think injecting the abcess with coconut oil can

hurt , so give it aa try.

Also I have recently been researching colostrum.I used it 5 years ago when my

son ,who was a premie had a poor immune system and was very ill all the time and

the colostrum helped him to become healthy.

colostrum has alot of rejuvenating factors in it for old folks and old dogs.It

also fights infections.

My computer hard drive crashed so I lost all my good links . But do a google

search to find some information.The best kind of colostrum is collected in the

first 6 hours after the birth of the calf.

IN NC

> Hi All,

>

> New here. Look forward to being able to post and get responses to my

> questions. I ordered the expeller pressed and VCO from Tropical

> Traditions on Sunday and it arrived today. I am impressed. The VCO

> looks like frosted crystal and tastes fabulous. I am impressed that

> the expeller pressed is such good color, no odor and flavor.

>

> I recognize some posters from other forums I've belonged to. So....

>

> I have a question. Has anyone used coconut oil in an abcess on your

> pet...dog? Our dog is 12-14 years old and often has abcesses from

> who knows what and the current one is draining and wreaks of dead

> tissue.

>

> I know what coconut oil has done for me from eating it. I rarely

> remembered to give her any on her food. She's an outdoor dog and my

> husband feeds her on his way out in the morning and in at night.

>

> It just occurred to me to try it on her by taking a large syringe

> (without needle) and injecting some oil into the opening? Makes

> sense to me. And the expeller pressed is of such high quality from

> what I had (defoamer, deodorizer, etc.) prior to today I can only see

> improvement and healing. I have no hesitation to trying this, unless

> someone here thinks it is dangerous and just giving her coconut oil

> with her food would be safer.

>

> I haven't checked, but if there are maggots (I doubt it, it's been

> zero degrees and colder here so no flies) should I just leave it as

> is?

>

> Thanks, Ann

> P.S. I don't hesitate to ask what may seem like stupid questions, as

> I'd rather ask than remain stupid.

[Guest guest]

It's not wise to give a dog (or cat or any obligate carnivore) coconut oil. It's

not something they need or can properly digest. The best thing you could do for

your dog's health is to feed him a raw meat and bone diet...but that's OT, so I

won't get into that. Anyway, dispite all that coconut oil does for humans, it's

really not appropriate for dogs. (Feel free to email me off-list if you'd like

more information on raw feeding. My pug has been raw fed for the past 5 years,

and he's healthy at 17 years old, and I owe that to the raw diet, as pugs are

lucky to live 15 years.)

M

>

> I know what coconut oil has done for me from eating it. I rarely

> remembered to give her any on her food. She's an outdoor dog and my

> husband feeds her on his way out in the morning and in at night.

>

[Guest guest]

When my cat was sick, the ONLY thing that helped him was coconut oil.

Nothing seemed to stop him from vomiting. Giving him a tsp. of coconut oil a

day stopped him from vomiting and he has gained his weight back. My cat is

16 years old and going strong now.

There should be no difference between an animal taking coconut or vs a

human. My dog loves the stuff, and she has such a pretty coat.

Coconut oil ha a anti-fungal, antiviral, *antibacterial, and *anti-protozoal

properties.

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It's not wise to give a dog (or cat or any obligate carnivore) coconut oil.

It's not something they need or can properly digest. The best thing you

could do for your dog's health is to feed him a raw meat and bone diet...but

that's OT, so I won't get into that. Anyway, dispite all that coconut oil

does for humans, it's really not appropriate for dogs. (Feel free to email

me off-list if you'd like more information on raw feeding. My pug has been

raw fed for the past 5 years, and he's healthy at 17 years old, and I owe

that to the raw diet, as pugs are lucky to live 15 years.)

[Guest guest]

When i visited the Philippines in 2008, our dog looked like she was not going to

last long anymore. I told the gardener who looked after her to giver her coconut

everyday. When we went back this December, she looked very healthy, could run

around and her fur looked good as well. He not only gave her oil, but gave her

the fresh shredded coconut meat as well. The change in her appearance and

health was very noticeable and remarkable.

> >

> > I know what coconut oil has done for me from eating it. I rarely

> > remembered to give her any on her food. She's an outdoor dog and my

> > husband feeds her on his way out in the morning and in at night.

> >

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