Truman
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>Does anyone have any info on CPK levels during competition?
>Went to the NJ100 (3 day) this weekend. Day one 40 miles normal
>P&R's. Day two into the hold at 20 miles, trotting on macadam
>you could hear she was uneven, but just looked short. Pulled her
>and got a ride back to camp. In the stall she urinated, it was very
>dark. Pulled blood, and had my vet run it today when I got home.
>CPK 2036 kindey analysis was normal. Is this an elevated number for
>a horse doing that kind of work, if it is pulled within 2 hours?
>I was using my heart monitor and all seemed normal, P&R's were great.
>
>She urinated again about an hour later and it looked normal. She was
>in season (she always is at rides) and had become very distressed when
>everyone else left the hold. She has a tendancy to become short up front
>when she is getting tired, and is not accustomed to sand (we live in the
>northern part of the state). She does appear to have a bruised heal on
>her left front which could explain why she was short/off.
>
>My vet does not have any research on performance animals to know what kind
>of numbers are normal. I am going to run the CPK again on Wednesday and
>see if it had gone down. Any input would be appreciated.
>
>Sandy and the crew at (Neigh-Per-Say).
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The race is not always to the swift, but to those that keep running.
Truman and Mystic "The Horse from HELL" Storm
prevatt@lds.loral.com
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