Last 50 metres

Hi Karl,

There is no doubt that at 4 years of age, and racing all this time over the 400/450 metre journey, that the whole of the greyhounds system has totally adapted to using all of it’s energy over that distance.

So therefore the main thing that may help is to increase the usable energy stores in the muscle tissue, improving blood flow through to muscle tissue, and making secondary energy more available.

The injections that may help in this regard are:

Tridenosen 5 ml (2 X 2-1/2 ml) at 48 hours prior if used intramuscular, or 24 hours prior if you are comfortable injecting via slow intravenous. This assists in increasing energy in muscle tissue.

L-Carnitine 2 ml intramuscular only at 36 hours prior. This assists in making fatty acids more available for use as a secondary energy source.

DADA 250 1 ml intramuscular only at 24 hours prior to increase blood flow.

Other than that there is not a lot you can do, as at 4 years of age adapting to running over a longer distance may simply not be possible for the greyhound anymore without stressing or increasing injury problems.

Cheers,
Tom

Hi Karl,

You may if you wish, however I personally prefer at least 12 hours between intramuscular injections.

Cheers,
Tom