Greyhounds Run Faster After Being Fed Viagra
18 01 2008We have a few other posts about Viagra being fed to animals.
Usually the Viagra is fed animals for breeding, > What Do Porn, Viagra, and Giant Pandas Have In Common?
sometimes under the guise of aiding the dog’s health > Viagra For Your Dog’s Lung Disease?
in at least one case, a dog overdosed > Dog Overdoses On Generic Viagra?
sometimes the Viagra legitimately saves a dog’s life > Dog Eats Viagra To Stay Alive!
Today’s post is none of those.
This time, dog owners feed Viagra to their greyhounds in order to better their chances of winning a race!

That wonder drug of our age, Pfizer’s Viagra, (Sildenafil citrate) has been found to have some unusual properties - quite independent of those for which it was originally introduced.
It can, apparently, make greyhounds run faster by increasing their blood pressure and heart rate.
The State Regulator of Greyhound Racing in Ireland, according to the Irish Independent, has banned its use from the racetrack after hearing that trainers were using it as a performance enhancer (their dogs’ performance rather than their own).
References: telegraph.co.uk
