Question on CA Jack's keep

[gotap_d]

What makes the blood thick is a dog being dehydrated ,or a blood disorder .such as the body having to much vitamin k .or not being able to process vitamin k .to each his own idea , but if you go by the directions on the bottle of vitamin b you will not over do it .trust me on that .this is what makes one run hot ,weather such as humidity changing from day to day ,not enough work load prior to hunting ,and the quality of the hog they are trying to catch.

Waccamaw i agree with you and frostypaws. By taking the recommended dosages of b vitamins and iron this alone will not cause problems for your animal but like both of you said coupling a blood builder with drying out a dog causes problems. Which is why i said i wean the dog off of those vitamins toward the end of a keep. Drying a dog out naturally or with a drug and then giving the dog those vitamins is trouble jmo.

[waccamaw]

Why would you want to dry your dog out ?

[gotap_d]

I wouldnt dry my dog out excessively but i would to some degree dry my dog out to help with clotting in case of a bleeder being hit. Whether someone does it intentionally or unintentionally if you give your dog something to prevent swelling before a show or help with clotting they are removing liquids from their dog and drying the dog to some degree.

[waccamaw]

Why not just use vita k in your feed ,that naturally stops bleeding If cut by a hog

[gotap_d]

Why not just use vita k in your feed ,that naturally stops bleeding If cut by a hog

You are right. That could be an alternatve to help clot a cut but it wouldnt help with any swelling?

[waccamaw]

There are herbs that help that and minerals

[FrostyPaws]

Gotap, HCT measures whether you have too many RBC or not enough. If a person's HCT is too high, they will usually draw blood from the person to decrease the amount of RBC that's in circulation. Read it for yourself.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003646.htm

I work in the medical field.

[gotap_d]

There are herbs that help that and minerals

This is the purpose of forums. Im glad to see a difference in opinions and im always willing and trying to learn more. I dont know of any herbs or minerals that would be yoused for that so if you font mind would you post them or pm me.

[gotap_d]

Gotap, HCT measures whether you have too many RBC or not enough. If a person's HCT is too high, they will usually draw blood from the person to decrease the amount of RBC that's in circulation. Read it for yourself.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003646.htm

I work in the medical field.

Read post number 20 thats what i said.

[tasoschatz]

I think that the idea of this conversation should be around the question of what, if any, is a high amount of supplements like vit B etc taken to the extreme, meaning causing all the above problems. Obviously too much of anything is not good, this is what normal range indicators exist for.