Re: [PyrNet-L] Bloat

[Daniel Rice <cody@ncweb.com>]

ARIEGE wrote:

> Always been worried by it too Peggy yet not had a case. The dogs I know who
> have suffered from Bloat appeared to have been the bigger more deep chested
> Breeds rather than the Pyrenean who is not so deep in chest nor as large in
> body. Have heard the odd very loud belch here and our old dog always has a
> bowl of water with his dinner, why I don't know but since having done that
> with him, I haven't heard that gut rumbling belch anymore? Maybe it slows
> him down with his eating even though he's not a guzzler. Obviously Bloat is
> something we must all be aware of and learn to recognise the symptoms we
> read about.

> Bloat can affect small breeds as will as large but as you said most have large
> chests and seem to be of the large breed.(Greyhounds samll and large are one)
> and I seem to hear a lot of Saints get it and Danes but I have to say that
> many times I have seen more cases of gas then bloat and a intake of to much
> food. Had a guy come to me thinking his 6 month old Dane had bloat only to
> find out he had over feed the Dane and it had a very bad case of worms. Keep
> in mind that there are different forms of what we call bloat. Air, food, gas,
> water and each of these may cause bloat as will as just a bad case of gas or
> extended stomach only. Its one of those things you have to seen or learn more
> about before calling it for what it is, but be sure once you have seen it and
> what your guys acts like it will change your out look on the matter. Cody
> burps after eating and sometimes I even make him burp to bring the air up just
> like I did on my son many moons ago. Our vet said the reason he felt some dogs
> get bloat is because of very poor muscles in the digestive track. Who knows I
> just try to do the best I can as you and all of us do for our guys. A topic
> with out end.

Dan R.Cody&Kira
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