[Jacob-list] Ketosis Page

[dave & katrina]

Exercise also comes into play in getting the ketones out of the system.  In
our other non-jacob flock, Dave makes an effort to keep the girls active by
taking hay up on the hill to encourage them to take a hike... while helpful
for watching ewes, I am wondering
if the routine of penning up ewes for the few days before delivery could up
the chances of build-up. Just a thought.  Katrina Lefever

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Simmons" <creagchild at monad.net>
To: "Jacob List" <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Ketosis Page


>
>
> >Just ONE thought for the experts. When I was pregnant with my first child
I
> >was diagnosed with ketosis due to DEHYDRATION. Is there any similar
> >connection with sheep?>Melanie
>
> Hope you'll accept a comment from a non-expert :-)
>
> Ketosis - in BOTH sheep and humans - occurs when there are not enough
> nutrients in the body to "feed it."  The body, realizing its hungry,
breaks
> down fat cells, and ketones are a poisonous by-product.  Thus, when a
> diabetic does not have enough insulin to utilize the food he's eaten, his
> body may have the same reaction; also, someone seeking to lose too much
> weight too soon will have the same reaction.
>
> When ketones are formed, they are toxic in direct proportion to the
> "percentage" of ketones in the system.  Normally, a well-hydrated system
> will try to pass the ketones in the urine.  If you are dehydrated, you
have
> a double-whammy:  first, you urinate less frequently, and therefore
ketones
> build up faster than you can get rid of them; and second, the percentage
of
> ketones are higher, quicker, because there's less water in the system to
> "water them down."
>
> Having said that, I don't *know for sure* when it comes to sheep, but I'm
> willing to bet that it is. (See, I said I*wasn't* the expert :-))
>
> thom
>
>
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