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Doodles and Gastric Tortion/Bloat.....?
I was just reading online about gastric tortion/bloat in golden retreivers. What prompted me to was one of my closest friends is at the vet with her golden and she has bloat. They are trying to release the gas right now but I am not sure what the outcome is going to be. I feel terrible for them.
It made me start wondering about our doodles and bloat. From what I read that it can happen in larger hollow chested dogs. Has anyone had any experience with this or know much about it?
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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on
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One hopes!
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Permalink Reply by Denise & Hunter!!! on
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It wouldn't surprise me if they didn't.
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She said the vet said she could get it at a couple of local pet stores.... I told her about the website not showing canned and mentioned that she might want to double check with the vet. The rx food is canned, she is wondering if she misunderstood now. If that is the case I wonder what the logic of the Bill Jac is?
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Oh another thing the vet said to do was to used a raised feeding dish so that gravity will help the food go down and they won't have to gulp as much air.
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LOL- raised feeding dishes have been linked to increased risk of bloat in some studies. It's a controversial issue. It used to be thought that raised dishes helped prevent it. I think the vet may need to get updated on some of these issues.
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Really? Interesting.... I have to go back and read more myself because of couse I am all worried about Hunter now.
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I use a raised feeding bowl. My German Shepherd rescue group always insisted on it with the fosters, GSDs being at extremely high risk for bloat. When the studies came out showing that the raised feeding bowls might actually contribute to bloat, many of us became concerned. But there are lots of factors involved. The rate at which the dog eats, the amount of food consumed at one time, the number of feedings per day, the kind of food (dry, canned, etc), the amount and type of fat in the food, the activity level of the dog in general, the dog's physical build, the dog's overall physical condition and weight, the dog's age, the dog's breed, and the individual dog's familial history all play in whether your particular dog is at risk and you need to think about taking extra precautions. I'm pretty sure most of this is in the link Andy provided.
In my case, the raised bowl makes sense to me for Jack, for a number of reasons. So I'm comfortable with using it, in spite of whatever risk may be associated with it. There is hardly anything we do these days that doesn't seem to have some drawbacks as well as some benefits. The hard part is figuring out if one outweighs the other in any particular situation.
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Very good point Karen.
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Permalink Reply by shelly on
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It rates right up there with ... "Babies should sleep on their stomachs, oh no wait, their backs, oh no wait their sides, and then back to their backs again..." We can really make ourselves nuts trying to ALWAYS do the 'right' thing and no matter what - we always will blame ourselves... Let's just face it - "We're MOMS" and that's what "moms" do!
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That's good to know, Adina! NOT that I need to personally know.. but just in case I need to BABYSIT for anyone - LOL
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Permalink Reply by Ellen Seckler on
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Our Ozzie had bloat when he was 11 months old. It was quite ironic that we had gone as a family the day before to see Marley and Me and then the next day Ozzie gets bloat. My daughter was the one who noticed Ozzie acting strange and rushed her to the vet who then sent us to the 24 hour care facility in Red Bank. Ozzie was operated on the very next day. He recovered nicely and is a very happy 2 year old. We now add some water to his kibble and put his food in one of those anti bloat bowls and don't let him run around for an hour before and after he eats.
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