Bloat question

[ruthcatrin]

In theory you sould have them calm for a bit before too, but I'd rather exercise before than after personally.

 

[ozman]

Angelbears, have you aver considered getting their stomach tacked?

 

[DMikeM]

That Akita video is exactly how Dozer had been a few years ago but when I got him to the vet they said not bloat at all but after seeing that video I wonder if somehow he recovered on his own. Later they said he had a severe case of pancreatitis. But had also diagnosed blockage and thyroid issues.

Something I did to stop Jade from having the zoomies after feeding. I made it routine to give them each a cookie and piece of beef jerky after a meal. Jade knows she must be calm and sitting for the jerky so she waits. I feed them before going to work and set the food out gather my things shut off the TV and grab the treats. When I come out they are calm and sitting waiting for that high value treat. I have checked my doggie cams and only seen some light play for a few minutes and no zoomies.

 

[dsmith91163]

Leo is the same ..He runs around like if someone hit him with a lightening rod ... so what I do is give him a bone to chew on that he loves and he will settle down to chew on the for over 1 hour ...

 

[joshuagough]

Feeding in a crate & putting them in a crate to "settle down" after eating are good common practices that work for all dogs.

It's still a good idea to keep a eye on them, it also helps to train a pup this way.. they understand the expecation after a meal is to be calm for a given period of time.

Good video's of examples, for those that posted.. those should be sticky'd in the forum somehow.

 

[angelbears]

Angelbears, have you aver considered getting their stomach tacked?

If either one had to go under anesthesia and it could be done at that time. I most definitely would do it. However, I'm just as afraid of anesthesia with these giant dogs. Also, I'm concerned that there are not very many vets out there that know how to do it correctly.

 

[ruthcatrin]

Good video's of examples, for those that posted.. those should be sticky'd in the forum somehow.

Message a mod, or flag your post with a note for a mod.

 

[joshuagough]

I've lost faith in that as I've asked about the post editing option a bunch of times with no response.. come to think of it, wasn't there a post about sticky's not being placed because of the different scenarios in a "given situation"? Seems like I remember that some place?

Message a mod, or flag your post with a note for a mod.

 

[ruthcatrin]

The post editing thing is the admins not the mods, no clue on the stickies!

 

[kate02121]

Good videos. We have an EM pup and I need to know what to look for, as this is the first breed we've had who is highly susceptible to bloat. I think both videos, while heartbreaking, give us some good visual depictions. Praying we never have to use that knowledge, though.