How can we boost the
Immune System of our Horses?
By Ingrid Khan
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 nutritional supplement.
TRANSFER
FACTORS were discovered way back in 1949 by dialyzing leukocytes.
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 mother’s 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 while promoting good bone & muscle and
increasing the energy and stamina level just as TF would do for you and me.
A
frequently asked question is 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 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.
Transfer
factor: Long-awaited next step in immunotherapy> DVM Magazine
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 Veterinary 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 the 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 owner) advised Euthanasia. The
Owner has spent a fortune on the project. 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. The
Owner 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 Christmas Eve, particulars are Hg was 12.5, Hot was 34.9
and RBC were 7.46. The last steroid injection was 11/29. New
Year’s 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 to drop.
I started administering the Stress Pack on 12/18 and the last dose of that
was New Year’s 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.”
Dr.Rameakers,
DVM writes: News: CUSHING’S and cats. This is a tumor at the
base of the brain. What we have been able to do is drive back
that tumor, 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 a 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. .
CUSHING’S
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 bacteria’s. 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 Cushing’s study on her. We found she was Pre-Cushing’s,
so we put her on transfer factor forth tumor. 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 Cushing’s syndrome totally gone. This is one
of the toughest diseases in veterinary medicine. We are actually
able to push this tumor 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 tumor behind his nose, in a
very tricky place to get to. They did surgery and found it
was one of the most deadly brain tumors known to man and grows
extremely fast. Two months after the first CAT scan, he has
another one done and the tumor had tripled in size. They were
literally going to split his face in two to get to this tumor.
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
tumor has made a drastic decrease in size and we don’t 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 tumor had shrunk
90% 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, 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 tumor
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
service on a regular basis to keep them 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
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