Q. My German shepherd has been suffering from a chronic ulcerated wound that did not respond well to anything the vet prescribed. The surgery for such a wound is invasive and risky for an older dog.
I found a mention of Sugardyne on your site yesterday and tried it. There was an immediate change.
Today the wound was visibly improved and I hope it will help it heal permanently. What more can you tell me?
A. Sugardyne is the name Richard Knutson, MD, gave to an ointment composed of powdered sugar and vegetable oil (three parts sugar to one part oil). Originally, he included povidone iodine as well but found it was not necessary for success.
As an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Knutson used this simple, inexpensive but effective treatment on thousands of patients during his lifetime. You can read the report he wrote for this website.
Bleeding must be completely controlled before the mixture is applied. The dressing should be changed daily until the wound heals.
The Latest Version
Japanese researchers have come up with a refinement of Dr. Knutson’s formulation. They added tretinoin (a vitamin A compound) and tocoferil (a vitamin E compound) to the povidone iodine-sugar base and used it for pressure ulcers (Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 7, 2013).
