They have a vasodilating, anti-inflammatory, detoxifying and analgesic effect. This allows leeches to be used for various ailments and diseases.
Specifically for the horse
- Laminitis, horseshoe infection, mauke
- myopathy
- Tack / belt pressure
- Sweet Itch
- Stoll bumps
Specific to the dog
- Hip dysplasia (HD)
- lick granuloma
- spondylosis
- Discopathy (Dachshund lame)
general areas of application in animals
- abscesses
- arthritis
- arthrosis
- ataxias
- Discopathy (herniated disc)
- Purulent wounds
- eczema
- Acute and chronic inflammation
- boil
- joint dysplasia
- Hematoma (bruising)
- skin lesions
- Infected insect bites
- Cruciate ligament injury
- lymphatic congestion
Mastitis - Myogeloses (muscle hardening)
- scars
- edema
- surgical wounds
- Patellaluxation
- rheumatism
- spondylosis
- Tendons and tendonitis
- wound healing
- Tick bites