rock sulpher

[Rainmaker 7]

Nobody can say how this works, probably because it doesn't?

 

Sulphur chemically has nothing to offer a dog, and isn't all that reactive or soluble in water to get inside the dog in the first place (unless you count the slight acidification of water after prolonged contact with sulphur?).

 

Nothing against it as it doesn't seem to do any harm by any means, and it's cheap as chips. But I've never been able to find a single incidence of someone describing HOW it works, or why. The only references to it are from old alchemy or homeopathy texts.

 

Not one to stay fixed in outlook or opinion, I'd be glad to see someone show some evidence as to its method and mode of action.

[TOMO 26,127]

right you lot are you going to answer my post , you all keep saying its for when its hot ... BUT HOW DOES IT WORK?

 

thanks for the answer rainmaker i posted at the same time. i got to be honest i had my dowts about what evryone was saying about it as i have never herd of athelets taking anything like that

[Guest Nightwalker]

right you lot are you going to answer my post , you all keep saying its for when its hot ... BUT HOW DOES IT WORK?

 

thanks for the answer rainmaker i posted at the same time. i got to be honest i had my dowts about what evryone was saying about it as i have never herd of athelets taking anything like that

 

 

No-one can answer your question because it's absolute rubbish and will have no physiological effects on blood temperature at all.

[Guest chilli]

If its rubbish why do people use it ? a few lads have said about it so there must be something in it ?

[baz 463]

how do you know if its cooling the dog down ...it cant tell you can it?

[Lennard 10]

Speculating...

 

dogs cool through skin, evaporation of tongue saliva, lungs or sweat of their feet I guess... So if it works, which I doubt...it should increase saliva production or dilate veins in the skin or something...?

 

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[socks 32,253]

its all to do with the chemical riaction with the amino acids in the blood ... it is also very good for most skin dissorders such as excema ........

[Guest Nightwalker]

If its rubbish why do people use it ? a few lads have said about it so there must be something in it ?

 

 

People use all sorts of things that dont work and manage to convince themselves otherwise, it's a mixture of old wives tales, wishful thinking and slick marketing. Just get out some basic physiology textbooks and do a bit of digging and you will see what I mean. Very little sulphur will be absorbed, any that is absorbed will not affect thermoregulation at all and if you manged to get a lot of sulphur into your dog all you will have done is to poison it.

[socks 32,253]

because i am not a scientist i dont really want to try and speculate .... however what i do know is that since i have been using rock sulphur my dogs are far more comfortable in the hot weather ....

[juckler123 707]

Have to agree with socks dogs do seem cooler