Yes, Juanita, and like opioids it binds more than brain receptors, and a constipated dog can’t keep up the pace, with bowel blockage or twisting being suspected by vets at checkpoints.
]]>Looks more like someone was trying to slow his dogs down to me.
]]>OTOH, someone else introducing Tramadol into his dogs’ food, given the nature of sled dog racing, and the gambling that goes on, is not beyond the pale. It could be someone settling a grudge. The food bags aren’t in a vault at most check points. They are usually outside so they don’t thaw.
]]>i saw the headlines and wondered if you knew about this… I should have known you could be counted on to keep on top of all things sled-dog-racing.
as for slower, I dunno… for a dog in its prime, maybe, but I can remember tramadol really perking up the fluffy black dog in his last years, since it took away the pain of the arthritis that was beginning to give him a hard time.
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