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(Q) What are the risk factors for
bloat (GDV)?
High risk age group (large dogs and older than 5 years or ‘giant’
dogs and older than 3 years)
Deep, narrow chest compared with other dogs in the same breed
Having any first degree relative with history of GDV
Using a raised food bowl
Being a faster eater compared with other dogs
To reduce the risks, that owners can control, we recommend to split
feeding (morning and evening meals), and use brake-fast™ bowls on
the ground.
(Q) What is GDV or Bloat?
This is a term that is synonymous
with the more scientific term
" Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus." It is often called GDV. That means
that a
dog's stomach distends with air to the point that it goes into shock
and
may die.
Dilatation means that the stomach is distended with air, but it is
located
in the abdomen in its correct place. Volvulus means that the
distention is
associated with a twisting of the stomach on its longitudinal axis.
(Q) What other problems come from dogs eating too fast?
Dogs vomit occasionally, for several reasons. If a dog feels a
little queasy, she can voluntarily vomit to relieve the irritation.
In fact, occasionally a dog will eat a huge meal, vomit it up, and
eat it again. Veterinarians don't know why dogs do this - but
perhaps this is a cure to deal with the problem of their eyes
getting bigger than their stomachs.
(Q) The brake-fast(R) bowl slides all over the floor when my dog
eats.
Why didn't you put a non-slip edge on the bottom?
We had a lot of discussion about
the bowl sliding. In the end, we decided the purpose is to make the
dog slow down their consumption rate, having the bowl slide adds
that much more time when eating.
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