blood results
May 6, 2011 6:44:15 GMT 10
Post by Tom Meulman on May 6, 2011 6:44:15 GMT 10
Hi Shayne,
The bitch with the high WBC count is certainly going to need antibiotics. However the problem I have noted with some broad spectrum antibiotics, particularly the amoxicillin/clavulanic acid type, is that they no longer appear to be effective in the Australian greyhound population. In most instances it seems to be necessary to add chloramphenicol to the mix to get the desired result.
Liver problems and kidney problems:
It appears that liver problems along with poor kidney function has become the most common phenomena in greyhounds over the past ten years, and it seems like every second racing greyhound is on some sort of liver tonic such as Livatone, and more and more trainers are having to use some sort of kidney flush/anti tying up mixture after racing.
A diuretic in other words, used to increase the fluid flow through the kidneys in an attempt to try and remove the high levels of waste product produced by strenuous exercise.
Lets be quite frank about this whole situation, there is no way in the world that a two and a half or three year old greyhound should have both liver damage and poorly functioning kidneys no matter how much work the greyhound is doing.
Pups in a rearing yard do more solid running everyday than any greyhound in race training, and yet they are not dehydrated or stressed.
To me the whole situation is simple, when you consider the diet that most pups are on during rearing. Such as puppy mince - extremely high in fat, chicken trimmings - again high in fat, and in most instances heaps of bread. The same diet is highly likely to be fed during breaking-in, and again highly likely during pre-training in an commercial pre-training facility.
Then they are brought home, placed on a so called racing diet, such as a Premium dry food and in most instances the best quality meat mince the trainer can afford + in many instances heaps of additives. Next thing you know the dog is dehydrated and it has crook kidneys and a liver that is damaging.
Why?........too much protein and not enough fat and carbs.
For anyone in this situation it may be worth reading these posts: The importance of carbohydrates and Stress what is it?
The other thing that could be of interest to greyhound trainers in Australia is to do a little research and find out exactly what the diet is that Graham Bate, the most successful greyhound trainer in the history of greyhound racing in Victoria, feeds his racing team.
Cheers,
Tom
The bitch with the high WBC count is certainly going to need antibiotics. However the problem I have noted with some broad spectrum antibiotics, particularly the amoxicillin/clavulanic acid type, is that they no longer appear to be effective in the Australian greyhound population. In most instances it seems to be necessary to add chloramphenicol to the mix to get the desired result.
Liver problems and kidney problems:
It appears that liver problems along with poor kidney function has become the most common phenomena in greyhounds over the past ten years, and it seems like every second racing greyhound is on some sort of liver tonic such as Livatone, and more and more trainers are having to use some sort of kidney flush/anti tying up mixture after racing.
A diuretic in other words, used to increase the fluid flow through the kidneys in an attempt to try and remove the high levels of waste product produced by strenuous exercise.
Lets be quite frank about this whole situation, there is no way in the world that a two and a half or three year old greyhound should have both liver damage and poorly functioning kidneys no matter how much work the greyhound is doing.
Pups in a rearing yard do more solid running everyday than any greyhound in race training, and yet they are not dehydrated or stressed.
To me the whole situation is simple, when you consider the diet that most pups are on during rearing. Such as puppy mince - extremely high in fat, chicken trimmings - again high in fat, and in most instances heaps of bread. The same diet is highly likely to be fed during breaking-in, and again highly likely during pre-training in an commercial pre-training facility.
Then they are brought home, placed on a so called racing diet, such as a Premium dry food and in most instances the best quality meat mince the trainer can afford + in many instances heaps of additives. Next thing you know the dog is dehydrated and it has crook kidneys and a liver that is damaging.
Why?........too much protein and not enough fat and carbs.
For anyone in this situation it may be worth reading these posts: The importance of carbohydrates and Stress what is it?
The other thing that could be of interest to greyhound trainers in Australia is to do a little research and find out exactly what the diet is that Graham Bate, the most successful greyhound trainer in the history of greyhound racing in Victoria, feeds his racing team.
Cheers,
Tom