Yes Ingrid,

What you say is all well and good, but you are making suppositions here with
this message relating it to fish. All you references deal with dogs, cats
and birds, nothing relating with fish. You have never used a product with
tea tree oil and have no experience with the product Melafix or its use and
effectiveness. Those of us who have used it find it to be a very valid and
effective medication for fish, I say again, for FISH, not birds, cats or
dogs.

One of these days people will realize that the "Dr" part of your addys deals
with a teaching degree and has nothing to do with fish or research related
to fish or the Veterinary knowledge gained by that degree with the aspect of
fish husbandry.

Neosporin boosts fast healing and you recommend it or its substitutes all
the time, I guess by what you are saying in this message that this product
is bad also. Or is it only bad when you don't recommend it. You know you
can't have it both ways.

You are such a gem, Ingrid, you say one thing one time and then in couple of
days you actually negate things that you have said previously.

How long have you been keeping Goldfish, now, it should be about eight years
now.

Have a nice day.
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yes, and the fast healing of the epithelia of a fish is the reason it isnt
a good
idea. a look on the literature shows that wounds heal best from the
inside out so
that bacteria dont get trapped inside and fester. this is why puncture
wounds are so
dangerous. it is even more serious in that fish have the epidermis that
holds the
scales and then over this is an epithelial layer that secretes slime and
antimicrobial products. If this heals over while the wound is still
festering it
traps the bacteria underneath. this is the reason wounds are palpated to
see if they
are hard (indicating proper healing) or if they are soft, indicating an
ongoing
infection under the skin. Those wounds have to be opened up to let them
drain.
salt is a good "medication" to help heal surface wounds and scrapes. fish
epithelial
is a lot more like the inside of our mouths (wet epithelial) than the skin
on our
hands. The inside of our mouth heals fast too and the recommended
treatment for
minor wounds in the mouth like canker sores ...... salt water rinse.
It isnt just the surface of the fish that is being exposed to things
dumped in the
water ... it is the lungs of the fish as well, and the gills are even more
tender and
easily burned by chemicals. so why put chemicals into the water that arent
going to
work better than frequent water changes and a little salt?
Ingrid

Kay wrote:
I used it with myrrth before and after surjury and the healing was so
fast the doctor was surprised. When I heard about melafix I was excited,
and when I used it I was satisified.
Kay



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