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Old 07-07-2007, 05:44 PM
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Preventing venom use 'difficult'
By MATT HEGARTY
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Facts about cobra venom that many people in horse racing probably do not know: It's easy for a veterinarian to obtain. It's legal to possess. There is very little hope of devising a test to detect its administration any time soon.....

http://www.drf.com/news/article/86497.html
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:51 PM
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DRF supposed to be adding a new equipment change for Biancone, first time Cobra Venom. Labled (KC) King Cobra
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Old 07-07-2007, 09:50 PM
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Apparently he didn't inform anyone Lady of Venice would be using lasix

http://msn.foxsports.com/horseracing/story/7000888
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Old 07-07-2007, 09:55 PM
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showing himself to be a true pro.
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Old 07-07-2007, 10:44 PM
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"Chemical denervation" by undetectable substances isn't uncommon in the horse world, unfortunately. Anything for the win for some folks. Venom has been used to inject sore hocks in performance horses, to deaden high tails on western pleasure horses, to temporarily chemically "nerve" navicular hunters, etc.

Regarding injecting sore hock joints, I think any anesthetic effect is more than overweighed by cobra venom containing hyaluronidase, which cleaves beta 1,4-glycosidic linkages. Seeing that those linkages are a structural component of the articular cartilage in my horses' joints, I don't want them cleaved (damaged).

There was also a research study regarding crushed sciatic nerve damage in cats, indicating that injecting cobra venom intramuscularly into the cats injured leg reduces the degeneration of nerve fibers and enhances peripheral nerve regeneration and functional recovery from the induced nerve injury initially, but repeated use ended the conductive ability of the nerves. Which equals permanent paralysis.

The only reason for using this particular substance, versus anything else known to be pharmacologically efficacious for the purpose at hand, is to avoid detection of a prohibited substance while enabling the horse to compete. To cheat. There is zero therapeutic advantage to it's use.
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Old 07-07-2007, 10:48 PM
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Instead of FTL...First time lasix

FTV: First Time Venom

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