How can we boost the
Immune System of our Horses?
-Antibioticfailure-
A few weeks ago a
veterinarian surgeon approached me and wanted to communicate with me about
Immunomodulation.
Well, quite a tongue
twister I thought, but interested as I am in the welfare of horses
for over the past 30 years I thought this sounds very interesting
and that it is. I am now here to tell you how much more we can do for
our horses or pets and humans alike.
The product, which
I am going to introduce to the world of horses, pets and humans, is called
TRANSFER FACTOR or in other words, TRANSFER FACTOR is the main ingredient
in a nutrional supplement.
TRANSFER FACTORS were
discovered way back in 1949 by dialyzing leukozytes. When this dialyzed
extract was taken from a donor resistant to a specific pathogen and injected
into a naïve recipient, the resistance was transferred, thus the
name TRANSFER FACTOR.
Less than 20 years
ago it was realized that bovine colostrums (the first milk of the cow)
contained not only antibodies to bovine diseases but a lot of non-species
specific TRANSFER FACTORS.
When a mare gives
birth to a foal it is important that the newly born receives its mothers
first milk the colostrums. Through the colostrums the mother passes
on immunity to the newly born.
In order to support
this immune system TRANSFER FACTOR or TF is fed to horses old and young
alike. TF supports the NK natural killer cells against viral/bacterial/fungal
invaders. It is responsible for better hoof growth, more energy and well-being.
TF or TF+ is a natural product, it is neither a medication nor a vitamin/mineral
product but a notional supplement boosting the immune system or bringing
the overactive immune system into balance whilst promoting good bone,
muscle, increasing the energy and stamina level just as TF would do for
you and me.
A frequently asked
question whether TF is effected by BSE because it is derived from the
bovine colostrums, the answer is NO since the herd used for this product
is kept on organically farmed fields and since lactating cows are not
allowed by law to be fed any antibiotics it is free of any additives.
The herds are regularly tested. The laws in the US are very strict.
Some case studies
have shown tremendous improvement in horses, pets and humans who have
had the chance of being fed with TRANSFER FACTOR PLUS.
A vet based in Florida
wrote to me the following:
This is a horse
that is afflicted with Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia. It foundered and
its therapy is (was) being supervised by the University of Georgia Vet.
Teaching Hospital. It has been only 4 weeks since the last Steroid injection.
She is very brave to leave it off. If the blood count remains normal for
the next four weeks we can begin to believe that we are helping the mare.
I will write and tell Nan (horse owner) that the Stress Pack will not
be required. Although it might be well to have one on hand. Presuming
there are other horses involved. I think the problem has persisted for
the better part of a year.
This was certainly
a salvage rescue of this mare. All concerned (except Nan)
advised Euthanasia. Nan has spent a fortune on the project (good thing
she is a banker) I think the mare may eventually go back to work she has
been given TF+ for 16 days and the Stress Pack for 13 days only, remarkable.
Nan wrote: just
a quick note to let you know how well the mare is doing. Overall condition
is excellent, looks good, bright, and responsive. Eating well, pain is
minimal. Did blood work X-mas Eve, particulars are Hg was 12.5, Hot was
34.9 and RBC were 7.46. The last steroid injection was 11/29. New Years
eve blood work was even better: Hg was 12.6, Hct was 35.1 and RBC 7.54.
This is completely opposite of the trend that we have experienced the
last few months. By the time we were 3-4 wks out from the steroid injection
the levels would start do drop. I started administering the Stress Pack
on 12/18 and the last dose of that was New ears eve. I have started
the TRANSFER FACTOR PERFORMANCE & SHOW on 1/1/02. I am giving the
recommended dose of two scoops, although I am giving it all in the p.m.feed.
I can only attribute
the improvement to the supplements you have recommended and my hope is
that we have suppressed the immune system long enough that it is in the
process of recovering.
Another vet from Australia
reported as follows: I have one very positive response in a King Charles
spaniel with abdominal cancer in terms of improved well-being after one
month on TRANSFER FACTOR PLUS as well as Mannatech products
Dr.Joe Rameakers,
DVM writes: News: CUSHINGS and cats. This is a tumor at the base
of the brain. What we have been able to do is drive back that tumour,
the Disease affecting roughly 30% of horses and 10%- 20% of dogs with
1500 milligrams of Transfer Factor XF. No other drug can do that.
Dr. R.Bennet, an Infectious
Disease Microbiologist had this to say during a conference: A lot of horses,
dogs and cats are on thyroid medication. The greatest asset of all these
products is thyroid function.
Health is a natural
state of being and disease is a sign something is missing.
Some animals are immune
couch potatoes, just as some people are. If you have a pedigree animal
of any kind, you have an inbred animal. With inbred animals, one of the
first things to go is genetic ability.
Take the Arabian horse.
Some foals were born immune-deficient. They had no immune response. They
died.
Other animals such
as small dogs have chronic upper respiratory infections and asthma because
of the inbreeding. We have created these as breeders. We now have the
ability to combat some of these adverse influences of inbreeding and the
environment with the supplement we have provided to the world with Patented
TRANSFER FACTOR for Dogs, cats and Large Animals. There is nothing in
the market place that comes near it. Only few supplements out there are
immune enhancing.
EPM 7-year-old
horse (dressage very valuable)
EMP affects the central
nervous system. This horse had been through all the traditional treatments
including Transfer Factor Plus, 6 caps. Daily. After we incorporated the
new Equine Stress Pack, within five weeks this horse was working on his
gait again. This is a good example of synergy where 1+1=3..
CUSHINGS HORSE
(Dr.Bennett) Last year I had a schoolteacher who had taken her horse to
everyone she could find to try and cure him. After one year she decided
to put him down when
she got back from vacation. She came to me and said, this is the most
amazing thing! He has his ears perked up and he wants to go riding.
That was in just ten days using Patented Transfer Factor. It has been
a year now and they are still doing fine.
SAND COLIC
HORSE
After 33 yrs of practice,
I am convinced that most colics are the result of the intestines stopping
because of imbalance of important bacterias.
I have virtually eliminated
what I call sand colic in my area by using this supplement
and maintaining the Ph of the bowl as well as maintaining the flora
.LAMENESS
IN THE RIGHT HIP : horse 28 years old
This horse had been
to the University of Davis and many other very good Veterinarians in our
state. All the right tests were done and still no one could find the problem.
They all said to rest it a year. The owner called me late and complained
that this horse was urinating frequently when she saddled it. It was a
lesson horse for dressage. The horse would urinate as she was going around
the ring.
So, we ran a Cushings
study on him. We found she was Pre-Cushings, so we put her on transfer
factor forth tumour. She called about one month later and told me that
the horse was sound. So, she stopped using the transfer factor and after
2 months, she came back with the horse lame again. She bought the entire
equine treatment protocol and in ten days, he was traveling sound again
and the Cushings syndrome totally gone.
This is one of the
toughest diseases in veterinary medicine. We are actually able to push
this tumour back at the base of the brain. We have app. 20 cases under
study right now.
STRANGLES is
caused by strep. This is the horse version of strep throat. It is very
contagious! Spread by horses touching nose to nose, drinking from the
same trough etc. It destroys and turns lymph nodes to pus. This is very
difficult to treat; you cannot get the antibiotics into these abscesses.
No blood supply. That is often why antibiotics fail. Chronic infections
are common. The animal never fully wins the battle, and this strep lives
on in the lymph nodes. These chronic infections can come back years later
as bastard strangles. This can affect the long-term athletic fitness and
performance of the horse.
There is evidence
that horses with strangles will never run or perform quite as well as
horses that have never had strangles.
. CLINICAL
TRIAL ON STRANGLES:
This trial involved
a brood mare farm. 21 foals ranging from 5-6 mths of age. All were housed
and fed as one group. (Perfect nursery environment). Vets observation
upon start was that all foals had strangles to some degree. Antibiotics
were not used. All horses were drenched for the first two days. Thereafter
the stress pack was top-dressed on their feed. (they were group fed) Blood
was drawn day 0 to day 10. First day of observation, all foals were sick,
some had fever, not eating, swollen lymph nodes.
They were observed
daily. By day 10-20 of the 21 foals had increased vigor, vitality and
appetite. This disease usually lasts at least 3 weeks and has a high mortality
rate. There were no signs of lymph node ruptures or drainage, which sometimes
happens with this. Conclusion: length of the illness and severity were
dramatically improved. Length of illness was 10 days vs. 21 days.
I shall be receiving
another case study of one or two horses but in the meantime I will let
you read testimonial given by Dr.S.Slagle, D.V.M.:
I had a friend
who, every time he flew out of the country, he came back sick. After the
4th or 5th time this happened, he decided to try TRANSFER FACTOR PLUS.
The next time he flew out of the country, once again, 30 or more people
on the tour came home sick, but this time he was not. So, we had him finally
sold! A few months later, his friend was having severe headaches
and went to a specialist. During a CAT scan, they find a tumour behind
his nose, in a very tricky place to get to. They did surgery and found
it was one of the most deadly brain tumours known to man and grows extremely
fast. Two months after the first CAT scan, he has another one done and
the tumour had tripled in size.They were literally going to split his
face in two to get to this tumour. He said as his surgeon was telling
him what they were going to do, he was sweating, and this really made
him nervous. I explained TRANSFER FACTOR PLUS to him. He decides he was
only going to take one product at a time. This way he knew what was working
or not working. I told him he needed to take nine plus a day. But, then
he asked me how many I took daily and I told him two. He said OK I am
going to take two. I told him I did not have cancer and he said it did
not matter he was only taking two. I gave him a bottle that day. He had
his third CAT scan, and this is what the doctor told him:Frank,
your tumour has made a drastic decrease in size and we dont understand
what is going on. Now Frank is on no chemo, and no radiation. He
had done nothing to change his diet. He says to the doctor Oh!!
My God THAT STUFF MY VET GAVE ME MUST BE WORKING That is when the
doctors started asking what he was taking and wanted more information.
4 weeks later I had heard nothing, so I call him up and his doctor had
told him that his brain tumour had shrunk90% since the 1st CAT scan. Frank
is clean today!!! NO CANCER and he takes 4 a day now!
TRANSFER FACTOR PLUS
has been on the medical market for 2 yrs now after 50 yrs research and
4 months on the veterinarian market. We are still collecting data from
horse owners who have come to know about the product and will pass it
on as soon as we receive it.
I feed my two 26-year-old
mares with Equine TF Performance & Show to boost their immune system,
which no doubt declines with age. These mares look like 4 year olds and
are fit and well. One of them had had laminitis when 9 years old and 2
vets had recommended shooting her! Well with the 3rd vet and friend and
the TRANSFER FACTOR now on my shelves this mare is rising 26 years this
year!
My blind and diabetic
little rough-haired dachshund had a tumour removed and was very lethargic.
I have fed him with the TF Canine Complete for the past 3 weeks and he
is like a young puppy, fit and well!
Although I pride myself
of good health and fit I do take 2 capsules of TF+ daily to help my immune
system to support the Killer Cells fighting any viral, bacterial or fungal
invaders. I have even more energy now and feel less tired in the afternoon.
My memory appears to have improved so well that I shall have to go
over to selective memory.
We all take our cars
for a service on a regular basis to keep it running well, we owe the same
to our animals and our own systems.
There is nothing new
under the sun but the old rediscovered.
Ingrid Khan
www.antibioticfailure.com/ingridkhan
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