In October at Warrnambool Victoria, the post-race vet exam found two and half year old "Kaelix Lass" had "moderate pannus in both eyes". In November, she suffered "injuries to the left long head triceps muscle and right and left hind gracilis muscles". Yesterday, after her race at Ballarat, the track vet reported she now has "severe bilateral pannus". Why was this not picked up before the race? How did she progress to SEVERE pannus without any track vets noticing before or after recent races? At one stage during the race she is very close to the railing, unclear if she makes contact, and then she slows up as she continues. She may not have been able to properly see the railings, the lure, the other dogs. This is negligent and abusive, putting this dog's life at risk. She is number 3 white in footage. GRV says about pannus: "Pannus is thought to be an auto-immune disease. This means the body actually starts to attack itself. The genetic predisposition to develop pannus is inherited – so it tends to affect certain breeds and certain families within these breeds more than others" and "The other factor thought to contribute to pannus is exposure to Ultra-Violet (UV) light.  This exposure to UV light is thought to trigger the start of the reaction, or to make the reaction worse, so it is important to keep affected dogs out of bright light, especially in the summer months when the UV level is high.  Even if exposure to UV light is not the cause of the disease, the rate of progression increases with exposure to high levels of UV light (from sun light, or reflected light from water)" So why was Kaelix Lass being used for racing in daylight hours, exposed to UV light, when it was known she has pannus? Why was she allowed to run at all when her vision was impaired? And this: "All corticosteroids (cortisones) are considered a ‘prohibited substance’ under the rules of racing (cortisones can also be used to mask pain), so the problem lies with keeping the dog’s eyes under control. For a greyhound to race, it has to be free of this drug at the time of racing. This means the greyhound has to stop medication at the right time prior to the race to make sure that the drug is completely out of its system on race day. The problem with this is that the dog is then at risk of a pannus flare-up or worsening of the condition – so it won’t be long before the greyhound will have to be retired from racing" greyhoundcare.grv.org.au/gre… "If not diagnosed and treated correctly, this disease can lead to blindness. Diligent treatment of the disease will preserve vision in the vast majority of dogs" vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/v…. This is a sick industry #bangreyhoundracing Replay and report: fasttrack.grv.org.au/RaceFie…