A dog diagnosed with an aggressive cancer has made a miraculous recovery, which her owner puts down to eating honey.
Libby Basford’s heart was left shattered when she learned that her golden working cocker spaniel, Matilda, had oral melanoma.
The vet booked Matilda in for surgery, and the painful lump in the back corner of her mouth was removed successfully.
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In less than five months, however, the cancerous growth had returned.
It had regrown in Matilda’s mouth and doubled in size, leading to her undergoing a second surgery.
After being removed again, months later, small tumours appeared all over her mouth, which caused Libby to worry.
Vets advised Libby that a third surgery would mean that a large portion of Matilda’s mouth would be removed.
Worried for the future, Libby decided to take a chance and spoke to a holistic vet, who suggested she try a natural honey called IminoHoney, which can be squeezed onto food.
Libby tried it out and was stunned when, after six weeks of daily use, the tumours inside Matilda’s mouth shrank and eventually disappeared.
“There is no doubt in my mind that honey is powerful stuff,” Libby, who is from the UK, told Need To Know.
“Personally, I am convinced it was the honey that saved Matilda and made the melanomas in her mouth shrink and disappear completely.
“I didn’t want Matilda to have chemo and declined an oral melanoma vaccine.
“Matilda is now walking, jumping and racing – a real testament to the power of the honey.
“We have had two previous dogs who succumbed to cancer, and I really wish we had known about it then.”
Matilda was nine at the time she was diagnosed in 2021.
Four years later, aged 13, she is a healthy dog with no signs of cancer.
Libby gives her a single maintenance dose of IminoHoney every week, and has done since she first gave it to Matilda.
The honey is a natural product which is high in a potent iminosugar called Iminose A.
Dr Robert Nash, owner of Dr Nash Glyco Health, who created IminoHoney, said: “Iminosugars have not been studied by many scientists as they are difficult to detect and synthesise, yet they can have potent and varied effects.
“They are in many foods and herbal medicines, but are rarely noticed and measured.
“Many modern food plant varieties and supplements have had the iminosugars removed.
“We ensure the natural iminosugar content remains at active levels, guaranteeing the highest quality and effectiveness.”
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