Nyquist antibiotics

[FrankD.]

I was in and out this morning and caught a few min of Byk\'s show, don\'t even know who the guest was. He said Nyquist was treated with antibiotics. Does anyone else have that as a fact? I had not seen or heard that he was treated only the elevated WBC count and that he did not have a temperature. It was 5 weeks out but still I don\'t like it if he was treated.

[mjellish]

FWIW Have not heard that at all.

[miff]

Nyquist was treated for a couple of days never spiking fever, a shipping/stress slightly high white count......zero on a scale of 1-10.Also, observers saw a very alert Nyquist walking shed row for two days.

....thems the reports.

[johnnym]

Only thing I saw was a vitamin bag, no antibiotics..

Like MIFF said a 0 on the 1-10 scale.
Looking for a repeat of \"Ill Have Another\" type of ride

[miff]

Antibiotics were reportedly used as a precaution, along with jugs, electrolytes.Hear it was for 2 days.

[johnnym]

Please show me your source of the antibiotics being used.
Saw nothing anywhere stating that..

[miff]

Doug O\'Neill in tv interview and it\'s irrelevant as to how Nyquist will run. Antibiotics used for 4-7 days with fever,snots,repeated high white blood count debilitated horse a different story than this.

[johnnym]

Agree regarding to how he would run.
I asked because I was following this very closely as he is my #1 horse right now. If there are better sources out there that I could follow I would like to know about them.
Thanks
John

[miff]

John,

Since you are very into Nyquist, he was definitely on antibiotics as preventative, absolutely confirmed. Seems fine and is training fine. A top vet at Kee said its a zero on a 1-10 scale, in her opinion,as to how Nyquist will perform in Derby.