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Originally posted by thomasg
people are doping dogs in the worlds greatest sled dog race to win .just last week i read where the race directors are going to start testing dogs for doping . if you dont think at 3oo $ entry fee paid out 4 nights a week to get a dog qualified for 30 grand prize nobody doping dogs you are naive . would we see a decrees in thyroid issues in our hounds if the big winners were tested and disqualified for doping ? maybe maybe not . until they start pulling blood to test before giving out the big check we will never know !
The list of banned substances for sled dogs is long and would eliminate many hounds today that have taken various drugs and substances that have zero to do with increasing performance in a way that we would think. Many antibiotics, steroids including prednisone, remadyl and other anti-immflamatories like it the list goes on and on. Have a dog that had been sick and on antibiotics it would be disqualified or even given it to prevent secondary infection and help with inflammation from a snake bite disqualified, a dog that needs an occasional allergy shot disqualified, an old dog that needs the anti-immflamatory after being hunted early and late all week disqualified. Many vitamins and vitamin supplements that would benefit the overall health of some dogs would cause you to be disqualified, have a dog that is run down from running the roads and got a B12 shot you can't race him in greyhound races and probably not sled dogs.
An interesting note is that a huge amount of race horses take Thyroxine. Several Olymic gold medal winners have taken meds for low thyroid and it is not banned there either even though many DR's disagree on what normal levels should be especially in atheletes. Just like what are normal levels for a working dog?? Veternarians all seem to have their own opinion. There are doctors that believe that the stress of over exertion and large amount of exercise actually can affect natural endocrine function. There are no links to increased performance to Levothyroxine, yes it may increase the metabolic rate but if levels are to high or a patient human or dog/horse ECT take to much it would have severe health complications, increased heart rate and excessive thirst would not help a dog to perform.
To address those that talk about to breed or not to breed, a huge majority of dogs and people that have been properly diagnosed with hyperthyroidism are most likely due to environmental causes not genetic factors.
As far as doped dogs go I'm sure there are a few but it is not a big problem in the hound world. Those who will cause long term harm for a short term gain. But don't think that every dog you see winning who has muscle mass and plenty of go is on something other than quality diet and plenty of boot leather.
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