djarenspace9
12-03-2010, 08:48 PM
Check out the article below about how cranberry juice may help treat MRSA infections.
My squirrel Missy has had skin eruptions (sores) that grow rapidly and don't heal. This has been going on for almost a year with no end in sight. After repeated vet visits, and meds and new vets and more visits and more meds...it was revealed through a skin biopsy and culture that she has MRSA.
She has not responded completely to any of the meds that are suitable to treat MRSA (and it's a short list by the way).
In the last few weeks I noticed major signs of improvement.
I had discontinued giving her any meds about a month ago since they were not helping and she hated the whole ordeal.
I have been in the process of heading to the 4th vet to examine her and see if a new course of action will lead to a solution.
In the last few weeks I noticed that the one very large sore she has had on her belly for months has been reducing and healing, which has never happened before with any treatment. (The last big sore had to be closed up surgically to allow it to heal).
A few days ago I read this information and a light bulb goes off in my head!!!
I remembered that I had started adding several cranberries in her dish every day since they came into stock at the store about 4 weeks ago.
I am really excited about this and hopeful that maybe this little red miracle fruit will be able to do what countless medications have not been able to.
Of course, I don't think MRSA ever goes away once its in the system of a being, but if I can at least manage the flares that cause these sores on her body to erupt out of control I will be happy!
She is a happy and funny girl otherwise.
None of this "illness" has affected her demeanor or activity but it's awful to observe and risky for her if a sore were to ulcerate.
I already have several bags of cranberries stashed in the freezer for the rest of the year. Regardless of what it does for her MRSA, I am aware of the benefits with UTI's (she has had several UTI's in the first year I had her, so that is why I liked to give her the cranberries in the first place.)
Anyone have experience with using powdered cranberry with squirrels?
I am not sure if she will eat them frozen when the fresh ones run out.
Wondering if I mix it in powder form into her Blocks if she will still eat them or if the taste will be too bitter?
Anyways...I wanted to share this information in case anyone else has a similar experience with infection and this could help them. It's definitely worth a try and good for them to eat even if it doesn't cure something. ;)
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Cranberry juice could stop MRSA infection, say researchers
September 30, 2010
Cranberry juice is a powerful infection fighter – and it might even be able to combat MRSA, the killer bug found in hospitals and nursing homes. It is already successfully used in cases of E.coli and urinary tract infections, but one clinical trial suggests that it could even fight staph infections, including MRSA.
Its MRSA-fighting qualities were discovered when a group of women were given either cranberry juice or a placebo look-alike to drink.
Their urine was then mixed with strains of E.coli and S.aureus, which causes a range of staph infections from skin rashes to serious diseases such as MRSA. The cranberry juice stopped both strains from developing, and it was especially effective against the S.aureus strain.
My squirrel Missy has had skin eruptions (sores) that grow rapidly and don't heal. This has been going on for almost a year with no end in sight. After repeated vet visits, and meds and new vets and more visits and more meds...it was revealed through a skin biopsy and culture that she has MRSA.
She has not responded completely to any of the meds that are suitable to treat MRSA (and it's a short list by the way).
In the last few weeks I noticed major signs of improvement.
I had discontinued giving her any meds about a month ago since they were not helping and she hated the whole ordeal.
I have been in the process of heading to the 4th vet to examine her and see if a new course of action will lead to a solution.
In the last few weeks I noticed that the one very large sore she has had on her belly for months has been reducing and healing, which has never happened before with any treatment. (The last big sore had to be closed up surgically to allow it to heal).
A few days ago I read this information and a light bulb goes off in my head!!!
I remembered that I had started adding several cranberries in her dish every day since they came into stock at the store about 4 weeks ago.
I am really excited about this and hopeful that maybe this little red miracle fruit will be able to do what countless medications have not been able to.
Of course, I don't think MRSA ever goes away once its in the system of a being, but if I can at least manage the flares that cause these sores on her body to erupt out of control I will be happy!
She is a happy and funny girl otherwise.
None of this "illness" has affected her demeanor or activity but it's awful to observe and risky for her if a sore were to ulcerate.
I already have several bags of cranberries stashed in the freezer for the rest of the year. Regardless of what it does for her MRSA, I am aware of the benefits with UTI's (she has had several UTI's in the first year I had her, so that is why I liked to give her the cranberries in the first place.)
Anyone have experience with using powdered cranberry with squirrels?
I am not sure if she will eat them frozen when the fresh ones run out.
Wondering if I mix it in powder form into her Blocks if she will still eat them or if the taste will be too bitter?
Anyways...I wanted to share this information in case anyone else has a similar experience with infection and this could help them. It's definitely worth a try and good for them to eat even if it doesn't cure something. ;)
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Cranberry juice could stop MRSA infection, say researchers
September 30, 2010
Cranberry juice is a powerful infection fighter – and it might even be able to combat MRSA, the killer bug found in hospitals and nursing homes. It is already successfully used in cases of E.coli and urinary tract infections, but one clinical trial suggests that it could even fight staph infections, including MRSA.
Its MRSA-fighting qualities were discovered when a group of women were given either cranberry juice or a placebo look-alike to drink.
Their urine was then mixed with strains of E.coli and S.aureus, which causes a range of staph infections from skin rashes to serious diseases such as MRSA. The cranberry juice stopped both strains from developing, and it was especially effective against the S.aureus strain.