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Originally Posted by Fager Fan
If people treated racehorses like their own pets, then they'd treat them with Lasix. It is the most humane, effective treatment for EIPH. It's incredibly stupid that Lasix keeps being debated.
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I disagree. If racehorses were treated like pets they wouldn't be raced. They certainly wouldn't be whipped!
It should NOT be necessary to give a horse Lasix in order for it to run. If it can't run without Lasix or any other kind of drug then it should not be racing.
Lasix is not used on horses in Hong Kong and the horses are doing just fine. If the horse continues to bleed too many times then it is ruled off the track and banned from racing. That is the humane way to treat a bleeding horse.
NYRA was one of the last jurisdictions to prohibit race day Lasix. Eventually, they caved to industry pressure. They used to a leader. Then they became a follower. Big mistake in my opinion. They diminished their integrity.
Lastly, Lasix masks the problem, it doesn't fix the underlying problem.
