Patented quaternary ammonium suspended in aloe vera distillate and water for topical pain relief.
HEALx/AVIx Soother Spray- 240ml - £8.70 (rrp)
SOOTHER OINTMENT
A soothing ointment with antipruritic and anti-inflammatory effects.
HEALx/AVIx Soother Ointment- 30ml - £8.70 (rrp)
Right: Dr Renata Schneider talks about the benefits of Soother Spray.
Benefits
• Can be applied to broad surface areas to help reduce superficial itching and soothe sore and irritated areas.
• Can assist with pain relief through the analgesic properties of the patented quaternary ammonium solution.
• Can help promote the healing of sensitive skin, wounds, bruises, post-surgical incisions and superificial lesions often associated with feather-picking or self-mutilation.
• Uses transdermal technology for efficacy of topical application and pain relief, and can act as a vehicle for other drugs (e.g. antibiotics where appropriate).
• The spray allows it to be used on large areas or with difficult to handle patients where ointments or creams would not be suitable. Can also act as a vehcile for administering other agents (e.g. F10 for wound sterilisation).
Soother Spray and Feather Plucking
Whilst the causes of feather plucking can be many, and often multi-factorial (diet, behaviour, boredom, habit), the tendency can be enhanced by poor skin and feather condition, or through the irritation that plucking itself causes.
Use of the Soother Spray has been shown to assist feather pluckers by hydrating the skin and feathers, and improving their condition, and offering pain relief to the affected areas.
The bird is therefore less discomforted by the area, and is less aware of it, and the need to 'scratch the itch' is reduced.
Whilst not being a cure to the underlying issue, the use of Soother Spray has, in many instances, helped improve the condition of a 'plucker'.
The Pharmacokinetic Properties of Aloe
• Contains vitamins A, C and E, with antioxidant benefits.
• Bradykinase: reduces excessive inflammation when applied to skin.
• Mucopolysaccharides: which have an immunoregulating effect.
• Anthraquinones: aloin and emodin, which are phenolic compounds found in plant sap. These have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
• Saponins: 'soap-like' antiseptic-antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties.
• Campesterol, sisterol, lupeol: plant steroids that may provide and anti-inflammatory effect.
• Salicyclic acid, whcih is anti-inflammatory.
• Contains amino acids.
• Contains lignin, which endows aloe vera with its penetrative effect and allows the carrying of other ingredients.
• Is a 'cooling herb': most feather and skin conditions are referred to as 'warm' disorders.
Left: A horse with a bite wound that was greatly improved through the use of Soother Spray.
See Case Studies for more details
The Pain Relieving Properties of the Natural Ammonium Compunds in Soother Plus
Quaternary amines are produced artificially, often for use as injectable pain relief, but also occur naturally and are produced by protein breakdown in the body. Quaternary ammonium compounds are a naturally occurring quaternary amine.
Healthy cells maintain an electrical balance with a positive charge outside the cell and a negative charge inside the cell. When injury occurs the cellular membranes are disrupted and the electrical balance is destroyed eliciting local pain. Quaternary amines have a strong positive electrical charge which helps to re-establish the electrical balance in the cell membranes, thus dulling the pain perception. The quaternary ammonium compounds in HEALx and AVIx products are formulated to pass through the skin and offer pain relief directly at the site of the cellular damage.
Uses and testimonials
• General - "I have used the...Soother Spray in a white rhino, deer, elephant, wallaby, leopard and also in dogs and cats. The results were, in my honest opinion, pretty amazing. I use them together with cleaning, disinfecting and, in some cases, with injectable medicine." Dr Sergio Sarmiento, Exoticos Vet Clinic, Mallorca
• Birds - "I have been using the Soother Spray in some feather and behavioural feather pickers. Although it it too early for definitive results, one bird stopped picking in about 48 hours and other clients reported their birds seemed calmer and with a decrease in picking behaviour." Marge McMillan, DVM, Massacusetts.
• Rats - "I sprayed HEALx Soother Spray on several pet rats that had skin problems. Once a day for three weeks solved the scratching and hair loss." Alan Duggie, Arkansas.
Ingredients
Distilled water, pure aloe vera distillate and a patented quaternary ammounium solution for analgesia.
Directions
• Hold several inches from the affected area and apply a fine mist a few times a day.
