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In a message dated 10/20/99 1:10:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
Good points in this email....but sadly lacking some of the
more salient points of the actual Purdue reports.
>>
It's nice to know I wasn't the only one thinking some of the wording was
alittle off on this email. I sent it hoping to hear opinions from some of
you as well. I still have a hard time with the following.
Dr Glickman found no scientific basis for many of the current guidelines
for preventing bloat; some may increase rather than decrease risk.
*Increased* risk of bloat was found with dogs who had water and exercise
restricted around meals, who had their food bowls raised, and who took
medications like Simethacone to prevent bloat. This doesn't mean these
factors would make the average dog more likely to bloat; it means that
doing these things for a dog predisposed genetically to bloat doesn't
necessarily help prevent bloat. [clear as mud?]
I've had danes for 16 years and most of those years done rescue. I've only
had one bloater in all that time, and that was last year with my old fawn
Scooby. It only started his last year of life....I know of at least 5-6
times when I gave Phazyme at first signs...his bloating ceased. I ended up
losing him when he bloated in the middle of the night. I've always
restricted water/play around food as well. It's hard to tell me it hasn't
helped. If not, then at least I'm lucky with something finally. <G>
Janet DeMaria
