Tricia forwarded this story on to me a while ago and I forgot to paste it.. so here it is.... Overall many many people have had huge success using the oils to help heal thier pets...
Hi,
I have been asked numerous times to write Lucky's Story down and share it. He is a lovely horse, one of the smartest, and most compassionate fun loving horses I have ever met. Here is his story.....
First off, we have been using doTERRA Essential Oils for over two years now and are continually amazed at how affective and easy to use they are. We use the oils for digestive issues, depression, headaches, Auto Immune Diseases, and much much more...............
We also use the oils on our dogs, and have heard stories of people using the oils on rabbits, cats, chickens and goats.
Back to Lucky's story........last summer we had a horse (Lucky) go into surgery for a bone infection in his kauffan (not sure I spelled that right) bone. ( In his foot) Not an easy problem to fix.
We were told by our vet that there was only a 50/50 chance it would be successful, and a 50/50 chance Lucky would come out of anesthesia and undo the whole thing. If that happened, we agreed to go ahead and have him put down. He also told us Lucky would have to be kept at the vet clinic for two weeks with a 6 week protocol of antibiotics at home, keeping him still, taking the metal plate off the bottom of his hoof every other day to clean.
Did I mention he was a young, inexperienced well bred palomino quarter horse my daughter rescued from the slaughter truck? We were taking great risk and knew that best case scenario, Lucky would just be a therapy / pasture horse if the surgery was successful. (I think the vet thought we were crazy for taking such an expensive risk, but agreed to do the surgery)
We instructed the vet assistant to put 4 drops of Serenity down Lucky's spine before surgery, and when they were done and he was about to wake up, to reapply the drops down the spine and a couple on each knee, and a couple on his chest.
The surgery went well and he came out of the anesthesia amazingly calm. They watched him on the camera wake up and reported that he was not drowsy, but was so relaxed.
After the 3rd day, my daughter and I arrived at the vet clinic wanting to bring Lucky home. The vet told us we would have to take the plate off, clean his wound, and give him his antibiotics, without a shot, before he would release him. We would have to do the whole procedure just using the oils to calm him. We were successful and did take him home!
It was not easy, but we did it!!
(Remember, he was young and his foot HURT!)
When we got home we used Lavender and Melaleuca on his wound. A few days later I had to take Lucky back to the vet clinic for a checkup. The wound had healed so well that the vet had to reopen it to allow better drainage. We adjusted the oils and "Lucky" continued to heal incredibly fast.
Almost a year later, Lucky is doing well and has been a beautiful addition to our herd. He will always limp a bit, but he is a such a smart, sassy and thankful horse. He is truly a pleasure to be around.
My daughter uses Deep Blue and Peppermint to rub down her barrel horse's legs before and after a race, we use Wild Orange for depressed horses, (rub on face and let the horse inhale) and my neighbor used 5 drops of Serenity down her mare's spine when the horse was colicing. It worked! Not sure how or why, but she went from misery to ok within 35 minutes. We also use Lavender and Melaleuca for Thrush and Scratches with great results.
doTERRA means "Gift of the Earth"
The oils are easy to use with no side affects and usually are less expensive per dose than OTC drugs. We love them and our animals do too!
