I always go natural when pulling the water out of my dog, but lets hear some thoughts from others about properly doing it with Dex.
I always go natural when pulling the water out of my dog, but lets hear some thoughts from others about properly doing it with Dex.
I use Dex the last few days and right before show time, for both the diuretic effects as well as the anti swelling properties. But I also saturate their feed with pedialyte the last week to counter act some of the fluid loss that is going to happen. I admit, I don't use anywhere near the amounts I use to, nor what I see in printed keeps or what others say they use
By feeding raw, you really don't have to worry about drying them out much. Kibble and creatine are water retainers, so if that's what you feed on a regular bases, then I beilieve you should dry out the dog to remove eccess or retained water within the tissue. Things that cause water retention can also give you a false weight on your dog, which is one reason why dogs are dried out, as well as to reduce bleeding. Using Dex can also hurt your dog a great deal, Dex disables the body immune system to fight off infection, so by giving it early, your making it easier for your dog to get a infection. JMO
While this is true about dex and all other corticosteriods (like dex), the immune suppression effects would be due to long term use or high dosage use (like life saving doses after a show), not from a few mg. In that case you would have to wean your dog off of them over a week or so.Originally Posted by PurePit19
Don't dry out your dog. Simply quit giving excess water.
Drying them out is a terrible idea, unless we're looking across from each other. In that case pump them full of Dex.
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Why has the opinion changed on drying out? Saw a yard video that mentioned it was a thing of the past and shouldn't be done today.
The opinion has changed due to the fact that there are advances always being made, and one of those advances was learning exactly how important water is for the performance animal. The term "drying out" that was so frequently used many years ago was smart dummy speak for dehydration. Dogs are usually close to some form of mild dehydration simply due to the amount of fluid they lose everyday.
The dog needs to be hydrated for the body to work as it should. Water is the most ingredient in a keep. Without water, wastes can't be excreted, nutrients can't be transported, oxygen doesn't get to where it needs to be as quickly as needed, well, you get the picture.
There is nothing wrong with taking off excess water weight. There is something seriously wrong with someone drying their dog out.
Bump for more opinions on drying one out vs keeping them hydrated.
Kibbles is a water retainer? Could someone explain that?
I give +1 vote to keeping them hydrated.
Btw: Cutting is going to accomplish the opposite. Give your dog 3 liter water and it will use what it needs and urinates the rest of it. Give your 300 ml of water and your dog will start retaining it. This is a natural reaction of the body.
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