[Jacob-list] Ketosis Page

[Mary McCracken]

I believe exercise is important right to delivery.  I haul hay out into the
field every day.  Great chance to watch too.  Those that pick at the feed
and then return to the corral are generally CLOSE.  mary
-----Original Message-----
From: dave & katrina <oberlef at desupernet.net>
To: jacob-list <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Date: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Ketosis Page


>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
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>>
>>
>> >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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