Posted by: "Cilka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We feed once a day(raw food),they have water at all the time available,and
all dogs go out after they eat.Often they run and play for a quite a
while.We had 1 bloat in 27 years and that was, when our male got into the
bag of puppy food.I was not home,did not know,then fed everyone and he
bloated right after.He never rebloated,but never after that he had any dry
dog food.He lived 6 more years and was put down at 12 . Before com.dog food
was introduced in the country I am from,in dog magazines I receive from
there, they talked about bloat and torsion as something unknown and what
happens elsewhere.At the time England and USA were mentioned.That was in
seventies.Now,I am told Dane life average is 4 years there.
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DaneBytes] Bloat Info
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>In a message dated 10/20/99 1:10:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Good points in this email....but sadly lacking some of the
> more salient points of the actual Purdue reports.
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>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?]
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>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>
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>Janet DeMaria
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