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Stamina
Jul 30, 2019 8:18:01 GMT 10
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Post by Glenn on Jul 30, 2019 8:18:01 GMT 10
Hi Tom
I have some young dogs that looked like they’d be 500m types but that hasn’t eventuated. I feel something is amiss & don’t want to just dismiss them as squibs just yet. Is there anything you would suggest that I should check for? Blood tests, soreness etc? They just are fading in their run home times when early days over shorter distance they looked like they would run it out.
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Stamina
Jul 30, 2019 13:55:43 GMT 10
Post by Tom Meulman on Jul 30, 2019 13:55:43 GMT 10
Hi Glenn,
Mate that’s certainly a difficult one to pick.
Yes the one thing that would certainly stop every greyhound from running on is being anaemic. In other words a low blood count with diminished numbers of red blood cells reducing the amount of oxygen available to the muscle tissue.
Unless there is a problem with the diet, an illness that has affected all of the pups, or the training program has affected all of them in some way, it’s difficult to see how every one of them would be affected in the same way.
Much the same in regard to an injury stopping them from running on.
However I would certainly recommend that you have a full blood profile done on the worst affected dog for a starter just to see what’s happening to their general health, and if problems are detected a follow up blood profile on the rest of them. The blood profile, if health problems are detected, should also provide some indication as to what has brought about the current situation.
If their health is ok you may have to accept that, as sometimes happens, the ability to run a strong 500 metres does not eventuate, and their training may have to be limited and focussed on the race distances varying between 320 and 424 metres.
Cheers, Tom
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