YOU SAVED MY 13 MONTH OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPY'S LIFE! I have been aware of bloat, have my second German Shepherd but had JUST WATCHED this video within a week or two of it happening. My 13mos old very tall, thin (85lbs w/ CH Sire 115lb, CH Dam 85-90) he's allowed to graze on kibble and likewise drink as needed but doesn't GULP after eating- the motive: he's got plenty of room to add weight. One Sunday evening shortly after he'd eaten his normal larger "mini-meal", he was laying against the front door. Apparently sleeping, unaware an Amazon driver dropped a heavy box outside the door. He LEPT up alerted and being the natural protector he is. He was calmed immediately when I came to see the Amazon driver and gave him command to relax. Within a few minutes he was pacing.... not panting, not whining, no signs of pain. I took him outside (we live in SE WI w/snow on the ground.) He went a few feet and lay flat on his stomach- he loves snow, he doesn't lay like that in it. I urged him up, with no hesitation he got up and moved a few feet only to do it again. Now I am getting VERY concerned. I bring him in the house and he lay on his stomach a third time. I was already remembering YOUR VIDEO... I felt for signs of bulging, gas pockets, even tapped the back of one hand with the other to listen for echo of gas or air. He showed no sign of pain, no bulge for me to feel. He stood up. It was then that as I stood directly over him (me being 6'3") I looked straight down upon him and noticed a bulge in his midsection. The best I can describe was almost like a bulge in a whale's body... this was not the ribs of a thin, strong GSD puppy. I immediately yelled to my girl to get ready to to the the ER. Then his dry heaves began, even further confirming my suspicion. As I called the local animal ER, loaded him into my truck, drove there (a few miles over the limit on near empty Sunday night roads), the Vet Tech that answered the call was awesome. He was able to get all the dog's stats.. age, weight, then symptoms, and concurred that while not a DVM that did sound like bloat. As I'm giving him my ETA he's got a team ready with a gurney as we roll into the lot. Ironically, the dog wanted to walk into the ER... he was starting to go into shock, but trusting I was taking him to the right place. The immediately rushed him in past a couple other dogs in the waiting room (I'm sorry for those people, but this was life or death) Straight into X-rays which confirmed his stomach had flipped and was all on one side with a void next to it. A surgeon and tech called in, 2.5hr surgery and 36hrs later he was eating solid food and passing solid stool. THANK YOU! THIS VIDEO HELPED DRIVE THE POINT HOME AND GAVE ME MORE INFORMATION THAT ABSOLUTELY CONTRIBUTED TO MY GETTING THE DOG IN SO FAST! From the time he was started to in the ER approx an hour and at most another hour to the incision that started to relieve pressure. I have seen a couple other videos on bloat, all good. The one symptom that none mention is viewing the dogs body from above.. When you have a thin dog (can still see his ribs when sun glistens on his fur) and can see that bulge, there's few if any other causes. P.S. I have shared this video with the German Shepherd Club of Wisconsin and thousands on Facebook. If you're ever in the Milwaukee (specifically Brookfield, WI area.. I'd love to introduce you to Max but buy you dinner as a token of appreciation. Finally hit me up via email first init, last name at gmail where that checkmark after my name will allow me to help you with your channel.
I knew of bloat, but had never seen it explained in such a simple way. I will put my hand up and admit looking back in the early days I’ve made this mistake and touch wood we have been very, very lucky that this hasn’t happened to our Alaskan malamutes. Thank you K9 dog training for producing this video, this will help a lot of dogs in the future. 😁🐶🐾🐾❤️
This was an incredibly important video... Our Saint Bernard survived bloating after a $20k vet bill... But his digestive system was never the same aftwards. He passed less than a year after. Have your dog's stomach "tacked" (that's the term you were looking for)... That might save their life
I wish we watched your video a few days ago as our big beautiful girl just passed away because of this. We miss her every minute. Our vet never mentioned this condition to us. As a big dog owner all we had ever heard about was hip dysplasia as a risk factor and nothing about this stomach twisting condition. With our German Shepherd’s passing, we now know so much information about this condition from other pets parents online and from you. We rescued our wonderful girl at one year old and she was 10.5 years old when she passed away so suddenly this week. She is like our adult kid, so very loyal, loving and protective. We were not ready for this. We miss her so much.
I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I'm now working with my second German Shepherd, this one is of course first a pet, but on a three year training plan to be a service dog for me with 28 pieces of metal in my spine and it deteriorating continuously. I was aware of bloat for decades but the point was driven home by fellow members at the German Shepherd Club of Wisconsin as well as this video. We just went through emergency bloat surgery 2 months ago...the pup was 13mos at the time. Feeling blessed to have had good results. I'm writing of course to first offer my most sincere sympathies... GSDs are a dog unlike any other. But then to suggest if you have not affiliated with a German Shepherd Club (that maintains AKC standards and follows their guidelines) by all means DO consider that. Our club has members in their 80s, some of whom have been training or raising GSDs for 60+ years. Their knowledge is incredible and worth the effort to travel a couple hours per week to be part of.
I'm so glad you told me this, I have always feed my gsd then walked him a couple hundred meters down the road to the park and i let him off to run so he could go to the dunny there as he always does, instead of our backyard. Definitely won't be doing this again. Cheers mate' much appreciated 👍
Thank you for tackling this issue that not enough people are talking about. If something can potentially kill my dog and it’s preventable, I want to know about it. I initially began to be concerned about bloat when I got my first male Labrador. I did lots of research on the subject so I would understand what it is and how it presents. You don’t want to be caught off guard when this is going down. No time to search UA-cam for the answer. All of his demonstrations are good. Not eating/drinking and then playing is also good. I want everyone to be careful with moistening dry dog food to help with hydration. Most brand name dog foods have citric acid as a preservative. Some examples of well-known pet food brands that research found used Citric Acid in their recipes include Iams, Royal Canin, Nutro, Purina One, Eukanuba, Merrick, Orijen, and Rachel Ray Nutrish, plus many others. You will see it listed in the ingredient list. Research showed that dog foods that are moistened prior to feeding (this means water or some other liquid was added to the food) and contained Citric Acid caused a 320% increase in the risk of bloat compared to foods without Citric Acid. Leaving clean water down at all times will help prevent drinking too much water at one time. It has also been suggested that some wet dog food be mixed in to the dry food to help with moistening the food. Feeding dogs at least twice a day (or more) will also help prevent this issue. I feed my dogs with a puzzle bowl. It slows down their eating so they are not gulping their food (along with excess air) down too fast. Boys are twice more likely that girls to get bloat (I have to assume they usually have bigger chests). Wake up call! IT ONLY TAKES DOGS 20 MINUTES TO GO INTO SHOCK!!! Even if you get them to a vet 10-30% will not make it anyway due to other complications. I am lucky that I live 10 minutes away from an emergency vet. I had an instance where I was just getting home and thought I would let my 1 year old lab outside to quickly pee before we went back inside. Unbeknownst to me his Bestie was being let out at the same time. Chaos ensued. Big, young, boys that love to hit each and roll around in the grass. Got that under control within a few minutes. Everyone goes inside. My boy immediately began repeatedly throwing up, became lethargic, was having trouble standing on his own. If you even think MAYBE it might be bloat I have a 10 minute window to get him to the vet before shock kicks in. Wait longer than that then necrosis can set in. People talk about how it takes an hour or 2 to die. No. It’s something that begins to happen at the time the stomach is flipped. Also, on the way to the emergency vet, call them. Let them know what you think happened! Instead of waiting around filling out paperwork they should send out (at the very least) a vet tech to assess the situation immediately. If that doesn’t happen, make some noise. Luckily for me it wasn’t bloat. If I had been calmer and thinking straight, my boy was actually throwing up something, which is impossible to do if the stomach is flipped. It turned out he had a sliver of bone stuck in his intestines that had to be removed immediately so he wouldn’t rip his intestine and get sepsis and die. So not a complete waste of trip. Love your dogs everyone! Good luck 🍀
Our GS had bloat while on vacation. Luckily we recognized the signs and RUSHED him to the nearest vet which was a half hour away. Worst ride of our lives BUT they were able to save him. Months later it happened again! Kids were visiting and he became too excited. Again, we RUSHED him immediately to the vet - he survived ! This vet said his stomach was not tied off tight enough so she made sure it was extra secure. You don't want this to happen!
Just showed this video to family members as our GSD always gets frisky after dinner. I have always explained about bloat and that she needs to rest after eating, but it's like deaf ears with the kids... so they just got made to watch this. Thanks for posting it.
Please read my story of my GSD I just posted. IT happened on Feb 5th of this year, this video absolutely a key in teaching me what to look for. We were able to save his life with no organ damage.
@@alivekicking6247 I so wish I could say the same for you. At 61 w/chronic pain from a broken neck(fortunately no paralysis) I know this will be the last puppy I take-on... But, if I should lose him young I would likely take a rescue. Certainly not telling you what to do but encouraging the consideration... For you and another dog.
@@alivekicking6247 So glad to hear that. And likewise mine... breeder with 30yrs experience. I knew both parents were Champions, but was blown away when I got the 4 generation chart from AKC showing at least 50% across each level of bloodline are CH or G CH. So now I'm torn with someone already wanting one of his pups and while he'll be a pet and service dog for me... is already doing basic scent and tracking training. I'm not sure I have the time and effort to do Conformation showing to earn CH or G CH status (assuming he'd make the cut).
Just got my German Shepard 3 weeks Ago he’s a puppy and always wants to play after eating. I really appreciate this advice and your channel. Thank you!
I have always put my dogs to rest after eating. I didn’t know about this. I just thought how if I’m full I wouldn’t want to be running around and causing me to get sick. Thanks for the info
Dry dog food is exactly that - dry and absorbent. It sucks all the moisture out of the system and then re hardens/coagulates if not enough moisture is available - this is like a cork in the dogs digestive tract - always add liquid 15 mins prior to presenting the food and stir . I am not a fan of kibble and is a very poor way to feed your dog - Heavy Carbs/ low nutrients essentially a Sugar hit and besides your dog will feel hungry again after a short time. eg 6- 12 hrs .
Had one that bloated, she defied all odds in that she was still walking around, and knowing nothing of bloat at that time, it was just observation of her for most of the day, until it was suggested I take her to the vet as her abdomen was rock hard and she winced when I palpated her tummy area, Diagnosis was bloat, and her spleen was necrotic. Stomach was perfectly fine - flipped, but no dead tissues. Her spleen was removed and her stomach was stapled all to the tune of less than $1000.
My wife and myself had our vet perform the gastropexi when they fixed all of our great danes, in our eyes it wasn't worth the risk and with 5 great danes it would of gotten expensive real quick! Glad to see we're doing mostly everything right as far as feeding and resting great video man keep up the amazing work
I had intended to do the "Tacking" when my GSD was neutered. Unfortunately I had rush through emergency surgery for bloat at 13mos. He's now 15mos and being of a very strong Champion bloodline I'm talking with a couple professional breeders with a slim chance of breeding him. But I find great peace of mind in knowing the procedure's done even though he's not reached age of neutering.
How does this correlate to the idea of training with treats? I've seen many a professional trainer feeding a cup or two of kibble as 'payment' when training basic obedience or even more high-impact stuff, like recall, fetch, etc., usually on a dog that hasn't eaten yet. So, instead of feeding in a bowl you'd making him work and feed him in training. Wouldn't this be a terrible idea in terms of bloat prevention?
My dog has just recovered from GDV, I did all the right things re no excercise before and after eating, small meals, slow feeder etc. I watched this about 6 months ago and believe it was instrumental in saving my dogs life. Thankyou.
Visited a first aid workshop years ago and there was a Great Dane breeder who told us about his experience with bloat. He was breeding for decades and had 7 or 8 dogs with it. Only 2 could been saved, even if he hurried up to the vet. It was ist before the preventive surgery was a thing and he was feeding then raw and it made it bit better. Thank you for raising awareness on this! You explained it very well
Happened to that tik-tokker Grizzly Bane's GSD. She was able to get her long-haired GSD to the vet, had the emergency surgery and saved his life. $8800 bucks. They did the preventative surgery stapling the stomach to chest wall at the same time. he's fine now.
Unfortunately fathers day weekend my near 10 yo sharpei mix bloated. I fortunately was awake and very in tune to her behavior. Within 30 min she was normal to crying, dry retching, acting odd wouldn't sit still. I said omg she must be bloating, got her in car at 1 am and started driving, one vet I called in commute was at max capacity and gave me second place whom I called n said come, took about 15/20 min drive, vet took her back immediately upon arrival & within the hour performed emergency surgery. No necrosis and spleen did not need to be removed since caught so early. She was very lucky! . I was aware of bloat but never personally experienced it and do not ever want to again. Thank you for the video, more people need to be educated on this. I think a lot of dogs end up passing bc people are not recognizing the signs or too late by time they do.
You maybe just saved my dogs life she rolls after she eats bc skin issues she’s itchy n wanted food n water off her face even when I wipe her every single time post meal and dry her she’s a cane corso and no vet ever said no rolling around post meal😇thank you for helping me help my dog/ best friend/ service animal and my whole family! God bless you!
Thank you so much I just got my first puppy a week ago I had no idea that this could happen if it wasn't for my UA-cam recommendation. in the past week I was really overfeeding my puppy I thought it had a benefit for fast growth and I play fetch with it after 😮
My 5 month old Spanish Mastiffs stomach seems to Spasm after drinking water and eating. Is that normal or a sign he might be susceptible to bloat? Thanks guys.
We have been practicing this way for over 20 years with our presa and AB. Bloat was the first thing that our breeder warned us about.. great explanation brother
Good Intel on "BLOAT." Not a boring vid at all. Informative and useful. I will definitely be more cognizant after feeding my GSD. Great content. Luv your channel! Keep it up! Remember El Tee, "Low, slow and off the radio." ⭐️
We lost our gsd a couple of week's ago to this. It happened so fast & there wasn't anything we could do! From the 1st sign of illness he was gone within an hour. 6 year's old had never been sick.
This is good to know. Ive known about bloat and always make my rottie chill for about 20 minutes after he eats but I didn’t know it could occur up to 90 minutes later
My dog died which I respect was due to bloat 😔 her name was Layla and she was just under 7 years old. My parents tried to take her to a animal hospital at night because it was a emergency. Sadly she died during the car ride 💔. gone but never forgotten! Rip Layla (the best standard poodle I could ever have asked for ♥️ ) Sincerely your best buddy Benji.
@@shineconsulting thank you so much for your nice words 😊 ya it was very hard. I was crying a lot for the first couple days it’s been better now. I try to keep busy in the day so I don’t cry as much. I agree, I think Layla was lucky to have me as I was lucky to have her 🥰. She will be missed thankfully we have another dog 🐶 so it’s nice to have him to keep us company. His name is Nigel he’s just a puppy! He is lonely now though.
@@benjibeengrinding I’m so happy to hear you have a new puppy! Time will help you feel less sad and you will keep the good memories forever. Nigel was meant to be in your life 💜
@@benjibeengrinding It’s heartbreaking what you have gone through 😢 maybe someday you can get another doggie addition or have doggie playdates. There are so many shelter dogs in need of homes. We recently lost our elderly Boston Terrier and we are about to foster a Great Dane/Shepherd mix.
Thank you for calling this out. I lost a 15 year old golden retriever to bloat a few months ago, and as you said it's really sudden once it happens. In the morning she was fine, and by noon we were on the way to the emergency vet. Don't blame yourself too much. In my case I fed about a cup of dry kibble for breakfast and there was no bouncy fun time. About an hour later the dry heaves started. One of the risk factors is just old age, and she was 15 after all.
Thank you for spreading awareness. I didn’t know that much about it until I saw you post about this on IG a couple months ago. I’ve since been crating my dogs after every meal & every big drink of water
5 out of the 6 incidents I had in my dogs all happened several hours after their midnight feeding, usually around 4 or 5 AM, they were doing nothing but sleeping in my bedroom. I fed 2 split meals a day, no running around, premium kibble which = less bulk. The particular line they came from had a lot of bloat problems which in my mind jives with that Gt Dane study article finding a genetic basis, the article said in part; "The second study, microbiome analysis, should be completed in the next couple of months. Since the genetic side of our hypothesis proved to be true, we have reason to expect to see specific microbiome abnormalities in the bloat group. If we do discover that bloat is caused by specific imbalances of the microbiome, then a whole array of therapeutic strategies will be available to combat the disease. For example, probiotics or specific dietary changes may be used to re-balance the microbiome, and thus, prevent bloat."
Gastropexy. My golden doodle got spayed last week and they tacked her stomach while she was getting spayed. Our vet recommended it for our breed. Recovery from surgery is one week in and 7 days to go. my wife's old dog had emergency surgery for a flipped stomach. 5k but survived. Definitely had to get rushed to the vet.
I actually never heard of this until the vet recommended to have her stomach tacked and my wife immediately told me that happened to her old dog. After speaking with a few people 2 with golden retrievers and one a great Dane all had their stomachs flip.
@@actngrezy Thank you! I lost 2 Filas many years ago, simply because we didn't have access to this information! The things we all now know, regarding feeding raw even.. I intend to have this procedure done for my dog now. I don't wan't to experience that kind of hurt again due to my negligence.
It’s not just large/ giant dogs. It is any dog with a DEEP CHEST. So a Bassett hound is just as susceptible as a Great Dane as Lab as a Springer. There are even cases of Daschunds bloating.
I lost my Corso in 2009 from bloat. Never heard of it until got home and she was dead. She was fine when I went to work, dead when I got home. Heartbreaking. Some say raised bowl, some say no on floor
Compared to some papers, u have cause and effect in the wrong order. apparently bloat happens before the torsion. Hence , when the stomach is attached to the chest to prevent torsion, regular bloat can still occur.
In an emerging some videos say to put the dog on their back, then hold their front legs and begin to vigorously rock them left to right several times, ending with a firm swift stop. All this is done to shake and flip the stomach back into position (Repeat as needed) As an extra prevention they also say to change the diet from being mainly kibble to something more food like
Thanks for info. We lost our 5 yr old great dane this week to bloat. She had pexy done at spay; so that is not a sure fire cure. She was my 3rd dane and I thought I took all precautions but it still happened!
Thank you so much for this video. I was always told 30minutes after eating, to walk or light play. My GS loves fresbee playing. We do this at night before bed. Now I am going to change his routine and feed a little later and it's all rest time after feed. Also soaking the food is a great idea. Thank you again, love your videos.
I'm surprised that this is the first I'm hearing of this condition - but now that you mention it we had a large Black Lab who passed away at 12 and one day I came home and he was just sitting in the yard looking "swollen" eyes *very* jaundiced, white foam; he was dying. I had been at work all day and by the time I got home I knew he was done for. I always assumed old Shadow got snake bit. But I think this is what must have happened to him. I'm going to pay special attention to my dogs and how they eat from now on. Thank you for posting.
Wow thank goodness I came across this video, I had no idea this was a thing. Should we be feeding in three meals instead of two? Are American Bulldogs particularly susceptible, obviously they are a large breed but they don’t have the deep seated chest shape like a Great Dane or German Shepherd.
❤❤❤❤Thank you. I am so sorry about your dog. Terrible way to go😢. Working with vets I have seen it many times. Not many get help in time. Not a lot of dog owners even know about bloat.
Great video . I’ve heard of it but didn’t know the details covered in the video. 👍. Beau did great with Jeremy. Thanks for the introduction as it was and will be very helpful .
On a side note, after humans eat, we should rest sitting down for 15 to 45 minutes, not lie down, and not get up and exercise. Maybe we cannot die suddenly from bloat, but I personally almost died from long-term toxicity in my liver due to poor digestion practices, eating lots of sugar and wheat (think yeast) and drink a lot of alcohol.
Thank you for this video. We're careful after we feed our English Mastiff, but we only waited 30 minutes after we've walked her orvbefore we fed her. We now know to wait at least one hr before our dog get water or is exercised. Thank you again for this additional information.
Some things that help more frequent smaller meals. 3 meals a day like a person 4 for some breeds. Rice and fresh ingredient diets regardless of raw or other set ups like soaked kibble can help. Do morning walk before feeding. Tire em out before food then have em chill. For old dogs at night and early in the morning sometimes best to try and set up a little indoor spot for them to go pee and poo that you can clean up easily to avoid certain nocturnal life situations. Depending on the dog sometimes not having a free kibble supply or having a free kibble supply can help as they dont have extra large amounts kf random food and known exact feeding times. Other times works because rhey snack more. You really need to know your dog. Have a few wolf crosses ive got experience with that occasionally like to gorge eat like wolves do. Energy wise they remain fairly active even after lots of exercise. So even with gorge feeding need to kinda in stages. Wolves and hybrids sometimes due to instincts want to really fill their bellies. Then kinda fast with just light snacking as they slowly empty their bellies. Worse in certain seasons. If you dont like raw some cooked fresh ingredient diets are better as you can split meals down and train kibble snacking and reduce amount of content of food mass in their stomach at any one time. Essentially joda does this when he gorge eats. He'll eat about 30 to 40 pounds of meat and few pounds of kibble but timed to him over a longer schedule then hed get in the wild or lf his choosing. Then hell eat alot less then average eating over the next few days but constant snacking and slowly emptying his belly. For hybrids slightly different and more serious reasoning. But altered slightly works for dogs without the gorging idea. They get enough food daily but split over smaller meals.
I just lost my Boerboel a week ago cause of bloat I didn't what it was until I found him the next morning with a bloated tummy lifeless in my back yard and did research about this video just confirmed my research
I appreciate the advise but I've been dealing with German Shepherds since 1982 and never had one get bloat! Larger dogs perhaps? Its great advise you're giving but it paints it as though there's a high percentage chance a dog can get bloat and in reality if you feed them late evening the chances for getting bloat are super low! Also I feed kibble and raw meat and I've never ever seen my dogs go drink that much water after eating kibble. I'm not withstanding your advise just saying a dogs stomach is not a plastic bag there's osmotic pressure around the stomach as well as other organs around the stomach.
My English mastiff died from this. He hadn’t eaten. It was from throwing up. He had a medicine that made him throw up. I think his stomach flipped then. I felt so bad bc I didn’t know.
Lost my first GSD from bloat.... Thank you for the explanation as I now have a GSD again. My boy Zeus was running across the back yard sliding his belly on the ground. I called him over and palpated his belly and it was solid and distended. Rushed to the vet after calling a K9 officer friend for advice and he didn't make it. I try to wait 2 hours before play. Would it be better to run them before they eat? and just wait til they stop panting to feed or should there be the same time frame for feeding after play. Thanks for your videos.
I have always been in terror of bloat with my dogs. Careful about feeding way before walking, not letting them gorge, etc. It's true they get so frisky after eating. They jump so violently and randomly, and do backflips.
Thank you for covering this very important disease. Our 9 month German shepherd suffered from it out of no where, no exercise before or after eating. She has had a host of GI issues. Research is finding familial tendency to bloat that points to a strong genetic predisposition to the disease. It appears to be related to gastric motility & acid as a possible underlying risk factor. Terrible disease I hope know has to experience with their beloved dog.
Seems like kibble for a big dog not a good idea and maybe feeding in more intervals 3 times a day smaller amounts. That is super scary and glad I have smaller dogs.
But don’t dogs need to do # 1 & 2 shortly after they eat, drink? 20-30 min later? It does not make sense to put them in the crate right away after they eat and wait the 2 hours
Why I would tell all my clients to not feed their dogs before I walked them but feed them afterwards instead. One client had 2 boxers and sometimes she would feed them an hour before I walked them because one ate poop and she thought that feeding would stop that. I warned her about bloatand told her not to do that. Instead I would feed them afterwards and then put them in the crate before I left.
I'm not sure if this is still done or not? When I had my Great Dane neutered, the vet suggested I get their stomach tacked at the same time. We had great results. So glad I didn't lose him to bloat
Its really a major issue, I had autopsy classes on dogs and cats, and a lot of the larger breeds that appeared had a twisted stomach We also saw a lot of cancerous tumors on them
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Thank you for explaining bloat. My dog always wants to play after eating. No more. Rest will be after his feeding.
Good choice
I'm glad you made this video. I'm getting a great dane so I've been researching bloat. You explained it best 👌
Never knew this, thanks for the awareness ❤
Just lost my 75lb poodle Newfoundland to bloat. I feel so bad because if I saw this video before, I could’ve prevented it.
rest in peace thor
YOU SAVED MY 13 MONTH OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPY'S LIFE!
I have been aware of bloat, have my second German Shepherd but had JUST WATCHED this video within a week or two of it happening. My 13mos old very tall, thin (85lbs w/ CH Sire 115lb, CH Dam 85-90) he's allowed to graze on kibble and likewise drink as needed but doesn't GULP after eating- the motive: he's got plenty of room to add weight. One Sunday evening shortly after he'd eaten his normal larger "mini-meal", he was laying against the front door. Apparently sleeping, unaware an Amazon driver dropped a heavy box outside the door. He LEPT up alerted and being the natural protector he is. He was calmed immediately when I came to see the Amazon driver and gave him command to relax. Within a few minutes he was pacing.... not panting, not whining, no signs of pain. I took him outside (we live in SE WI w/snow on the ground.) He went a few feet and lay flat on his stomach- he loves snow, he doesn't lay like that in it. I urged him up, with no hesitation he got up and moved a few feet only to do it again. Now I am getting VERY concerned. I bring him in the house and he lay on his stomach a third time. I was already remembering YOUR VIDEO... I felt for signs of bulging, gas pockets, even tapped the back of one hand with the other to listen for echo of gas or air. He showed no sign of pain, no bulge for me to feel. He stood up. It was then that as I stood directly over him (me being 6'3") I looked straight down upon him and noticed a bulge in his midsection. The best I can describe was almost like a bulge in a whale's body... this was not the ribs of a thin, strong GSD puppy. I immediately yelled to my girl to get ready to to the the ER. Then his dry heaves began, even further confirming my suspicion. As I called the local animal ER, loaded him into my truck, drove there (a few miles over the limit on near empty Sunday night roads), the Vet Tech that answered the call was awesome. He was able to get all the dog's stats.. age, weight, then symptoms, and concurred that while not a DVM that did sound like bloat. As I'm giving him my ETA he's got a team ready with a gurney as we roll into the lot. Ironically, the dog wanted to walk into the ER... he was starting to go into shock, but trusting I was taking him to the right place. The immediately rushed him in past a couple other dogs in the waiting room (I'm sorry for those people, but this was life or death) Straight into X-rays which confirmed his stomach had flipped and was all on one side with a void next to it. A surgeon and tech called in, 2.5hr surgery and 36hrs later he was eating solid food and passing solid stool.
THANK YOU! THIS VIDEO HELPED DRIVE THE POINT HOME AND GAVE ME MORE INFORMATION THAT ABSOLUTELY CONTRIBUTED TO MY GETTING THE DOG IN SO FAST! From the time he was started to in the ER approx an hour and at most another hour to the incision that started to relieve pressure.
I have seen a couple other videos on bloat, all good. The one symptom that none mention is viewing the dogs body from above.. When you have a thin dog (can still see his ribs when sun glistens on his fur) and can see that bulge, there's few if any other causes.
P.S. I have shared this video with the German Shepherd Club of Wisconsin and thousands on Facebook. If you're ever in the Milwaukee (specifically Brookfield, WI area.. I'd love to introduce you to Max but buy you dinner as a token of appreciation. Finally hit me up via email first init, last name at gmail where that checkmark after my name will allow me to help you with your channel.
I knew of bloat, but had never seen it explained in such a simple way. I will put my hand up and admit looking back in the early days I’ve made this mistake and touch wood we have been very, very lucky that this hasn’t happened to our Alaskan malamutes. Thank you K9 dog training for producing this video, this will help a lot of dogs in the future. 😁🐶🐾🐾❤️
This was an incredibly important video... Our Saint Bernard survived bloating after a $20k vet bill... But his digestive system was never the same aftwards. He passed less than a year after. Have your dog's stomach "tacked" (that's the term you were looking for)... That might save their life
20K is straight robbery. plenty of vets are money hungry crooks.
I'd say that 20k was worth the extra time you got with him, I know it would've been worth it 🖤
I wish we watched your video a few days ago as our big beautiful girl just passed away because of this. We miss her every minute. Our vet never mentioned this condition to us. As a big dog owner all we had ever heard about was hip dysplasia as a risk factor and nothing about this stomach twisting condition. With our German Shepherd’s passing, we now know so much information about this condition from other pets parents online and from you. We rescued our wonderful girl at one year old and she was 10.5 years old when she passed away so suddenly this week. She is like our adult kid, so very loyal, loving and protective. We were not ready for this. We miss her so much.
I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I'm now working with my second German Shepherd, this one is of course first a pet, but on a three year training plan to be a service dog for me with 28 pieces of metal in my spine and it deteriorating continuously. I was aware of bloat for decades but the point was driven home by fellow members at the German Shepherd Club of Wisconsin as well as this video. We just went through emergency bloat surgery 2 months ago...the pup was 13mos at the time. Feeling blessed to have had good results. I'm writing of course to first offer my most sincere sympathies... GSDs are a dog unlike any other. But then to suggest if you have not affiliated with a German Shepherd Club (that maintains AKC standards and follows their guidelines) by all means DO consider that. Our club has members in their 80s, some of whom have been training or raising GSDs for 60+ years. Their knowledge is incredible and worth the effort to travel a couple hours per week to be part of.
I knew about Bloat in horses, not dogs. We are changing our habits starting NOW, no more going out and playing right after meals. Thank you so much!!!
I'm so glad you told me this, I have always feed my gsd then walked him a couple hundred meters down the road to the park and i let him off to run so he could go to the dunny there as he always does, instead of our backyard. Definitely won't be doing this again. Cheers mate' much appreciated 👍
Thank you for tackling this issue that not enough people are talking about. If something can potentially kill my dog and it’s preventable, I want to know about it. I initially began to be concerned about bloat when I got my first male Labrador. I did lots of research on the subject so I would understand what it is and how it presents. You don’t want to be caught off guard when this is going down. No time to search UA-cam for the answer. All of his demonstrations are good. Not eating/drinking and then playing is also good. I want everyone to be careful with moistening dry dog food to help with hydration. Most brand name dog foods have citric acid as a preservative. Some examples of well-known pet food brands that research found used Citric Acid in their recipes include Iams, Royal Canin, Nutro, Purina One, Eukanuba, Merrick, Orijen, and Rachel Ray Nutrish, plus many others. You will see it listed in the ingredient list. Research showed that dog foods that are moistened prior to feeding (this means water or some other liquid was added to the food) and contained Citric Acid caused a 320% increase in the risk of bloat compared to foods without Citric Acid. Leaving clean water down at all times will help prevent drinking too much water at one time. It has also been suggested that some wet dog food be mixed in to the dry food to help with moistening the food. Feeding dogs at least twice a day (or more) will also help prevent this issue. I feed my dogs with a puzzle bowl. It slows down their eating so they are not gulping their food (along with excess air) down too fast. Boys are twice more likely that girls to get bloat (I have to assume they usually have bigger chests). Wake up call! IT ONLY TAKES DOGS 20 MINUTES TO GO INTO SHOCK!!! Even if you get them to a vet 10-30% will not make it anyway due to other complications. I am lucky that I live 10 minutes away from an emergency vet. I had an instance where I was just getting home and thought I would let my 1 year old lab outside to quickly pee before we went back inside. Unbeknownst to me his Bestie was being let out at the same time. Chaos ensued. Big, young, boys that love to hit each and roll around in the grass. Got that under control within a few minutes. Everyone goes inside. My boy immediately began repeatedly throwing up, became lethargic, was having trouble standing on his own. If you even think MAYBE it might be bloat I have a 10 minute window to get him to the vet before shock kicks in. Wait longer than that then necrosis can set in. People talk about how it takes an hour or 2 to die. No. It’s something that begins to happen at the time the stomach is flipped. Also, on the way to the emergency vet, call them. Let them know what you think happened! Instead of waiting around filling out paperwork they should send out (at the very least) a vet tech to assess the situation immediately. If that doesn’t happen, make some noise. Luckily for me it wasn’t bloat. If I had been calmer and thinking straight, my boy was actually throwing up something, which is impossible to do if the stomach is flipped. It turned out he had a sliver of bone stuck in his intestines that had to be removed immediately so he wouldn’t rip his intestine and get sepsis and die. So not a complete waste of trip. Love your dogs everyone! Good luck 🍀
Our GS had bloat while on vacation. Luckily we recognized the signs and RUSHED him to the nearest vet which was a half hour away. Worst ride of our lives BUT they were able to save him. Months later it happened again! Kids were visiting and he became too excited. Again, we RUSHED him immediately to the vet - he survived ! This vet said his stomach was not tied off tight enough so she made sure it was extra secure. You don't want this to happen!
Just showed this video to family members as our GSD always gets frisky after dinner. I have always explained about bloat and that she needs to rest after eating, but it's like deaf ears with the kids... so they just got made to watch this. Thanks for posting it.
Please read my story of my GSD I just posted. IT happened on Feb 5th of this year, this video absolutely a key in teaching me what to look for. We were able to save his life with no organ damage.
@@TomRolfson glad you could save his life! They are such nice beings. I would do anything for my dog
@@alivekicking6247 I so wish I could say the same for you. At 61 w/chronic pain from a broken neck(fortunately no paralysis) I know this will be the last puppy I take-on... But, if I should lose him young I would likely take a rescue. Certainly not telling you what to do but encouraging the consideration... For you and another dog.
@Tom Rolfson our GSD is young. Not even 2 yet. If we get another, it will be from the same breeder... ours was bred with the perfect temperament
@@alivekicking6247 So glad to hear that. And likewise mine... breeder with 30yrs experience. I knew both parents were Champions, but was blown away when I got the 4 generation chart from AKC showing at least 50% across each level of bloodline are CH or G CH. So now I'm torn with someone already wanting one of his pups and while he'll be a pet and service dog for me... is already doing basic scent and tracking training. I'm not sure I have the time and effort to do Conformation showing to earn CH or G CH status (assuming he'd make the cut).
Just got my German Shepard 3 weeks Ago he’s a puppy and always wants to play after eating. I really appreciate this advice and your channel. Thank you!
This is horrifying info! I’ve never heard about this risk, I will heed and share the warning, gracias!!
I have always put my dogs to rest after eating. I didn’t know about this. I just thought how if I’m full I wouldn’t want to be running around and causing me to get sick. Thanks for the info
What about feeding three small meals a day rather than one large one?
Thats what i do...small meals but still make her rest after food
thank you so much for putting this out. super important for dog owners
Dry dog food is exactly that - dry and absorbent. It sucks all the moisture out of the system and then re hardens/coagulates if not enough moisture is available - this is like a cork in the dogs digestive tract - always add liquid 15 mins prior to presenting the food and stir . I am not a fan of kibble and is a very poor way to feed your dog - Heavy Carbs/ low nutrients essentially a Sugar hit and besides your dog will feel hungry again after a short time.
eg 6- 12 hrs .
Thanks for the great info and the same rule applies to horses; DO NOT FEED BEFORE AND AFTER EXERCISE.
Honest question, why not after? Won't they be more likely not to be active and get the rest required
@@Dillan0.0 the body/intestines are not calm enough to process the food easily right after exercise. In case of horses it can lead to colic/death.
Had one that bloated, she defied all odds in that she was still walking around, and knowing nothing of bloat at that time, it was just observation of her for most of the day, until it was suggested I take her to the vet as her abdomen was rock hard and she winced when I palpated her tummy area,
Diagnosis was bloat, and her spleen was necrotic. Stomach was perfectly fine - flipped, but no dead tissues. Her spleen was removed and her stomach was stapled all to the tune of less than $1000.
My wife and myself had our vet perform the gastropexi when they fixed all of our great danes, in our eyes it wasn't worth the risk and with 5 great danes it would of gotten expensive real quick! Glad to see we're doing mostly everything right as far as feeding and resting great video man keep up the amazing work
I had intended to do the "Tacking" when my GSD was neutered. Unfortunately I had rush through emergency surgery for bloat at 13mos. He's now 15mos and being of a very strong Champion bloodline I'm talking with a couple professional breeders with a slim chance of breeding him. But I find great peace of mind in knowing the procedure's done even though he's not reached age of neutering.
@@TomRolfsonThere is a small genetic component to bloat.
New puppy owner - thank you for this advice. Appreciate your channel
Happy to help!
Same.. Just got a Six week old 50/50 Akita x Rottweiler Cross and don't want nothing happen to him
@@AmericanStandardK9 i have a maltipoo 5.5 kg and 19 months, so i wanted to ask do maltipoos get bloat and if they do how do I prevent it?
Can’t thank you enough for this video!Lots of love from my pup and i all the way from NZ. Big fans 🫶🏽
How does this correlate to the idea of training with treats? I've seen many a professional trainer feeding a cup or two of kibble as 'payment' when training basic obedience or even more high-impact stuff, like recall, fetch, etc., usually on a dog that hasn't eaten yet. So, instead of feeding in a bowl you'd making him work and feed him in training. Wouldn't this be a terrible idea in terms of bloat prevention?
I was thinking same!
Thank you once again for the educational information. What an awesome channel you have here. Keep the video going.
My dog has just recovered from GDV, I did all the right things re no excercise before and after eating, small meals, slow feeder etc. I watched this about 6 months ago and believe it was instrumental in saving my dogs life. Thankyou.
Visited a first aid workshop years ago and there was a Great Dane breeder who told us about his experience with bloat.
He was breeding for decades and had 7 or 8 dogs with it. Only 2 could been saved, even if he hurried up to the vet.
It was ist before the preventive surgery was a thing and he was feeding then raw and it made it bit better.
Thank you for raising awareness on this! You explained it very well
Happened to that tik-tokker Grizzly Bane's GSD. She was able to get her long-haired GSD to the vet, had the emergency surgery and saved his life. $8800 bucks. They did the preventative surgery stapling the stomach to chest wall at the same time. he's fine now.
Really great video on something not talked about often enough. Why, I don't know. You simplified it very well! Thanks.
Unfortunately fathers day weekend my near 10 yo sharpei mix bloated. I fortunately was awake and very in tune to her behavior. Within 30 min she was normal to crying, dry retching, acting odd wouldn't sit still. I said omg she must be bloating, got her in car at 1 am and started driving, one vet I called in commute was at max capacity and gave me second place whom I called n said come, took about 15/20 min drive, vet took her back immediately upon arrival & within the hour performed emergency surgery. No necrosis and spleen did not need to be removed since caught so early. She was very lucky! . I was aware of bloat but never personally experienced it and do not ever want to again. Thank you for the video, more people need to be educated on this. I think a lot of dogs end up passing bc people are not recognizing the signs or too late by time they do.
You are the better informed parents than us. We just lost our girl due to this. We had no information at all about this until now miss her so much
@@youngchuchu08 so sad, sorry of your loss.
Thank you for sharing! This was a great visual which helped with understanding exactly what is happening when bloat occurs.
You maybe just saved my dogs life she rolls after she eats bc skin issues she’s itchy n wanted food n water off her face even when I wipe her every single time post meal and dry her she’s a cane corso and no vet ever said no rolling around post meal😇thank you for helping me help my dog/ best friend/ service animal and my whole family! God bless you!
wow...will rest my dog after eating....thank you
Maybe its just because dried food?
Thank you so much I just got my first puppy a week ago I had no idea that this could happen if it wasn't for my UA-cam recommendation. in the past week I was really overfeeding my puppy I thought it had a benefit for fast growth and I play fetch with it after 😮
My 5 month old Spanish Mastiffs stomach seems to Spasm after drinking water and eating. Is that normal or a sign he might be susceptible to bloat? Thanks guys.
We have been practicing this way for over 20 years with our presa and AB. Bloat was the first thing that our breeder warned us about.. great explanation brother
Good Intel on "BLOAT." Not a boring vid at all. Informative and useful. I will definitely be more cognizant after feeding my GSD.
Great content. Luv your channel! Keep it up!
Remember El Tee, "Low, slow and off the radio." ⭐️
I lost my gsd last week at 9yrs old to bloat 😭
It's common in deep chested breeds like Standard Poodles and Dobermans. I'm told raw feeding helps prevent this from occurring.
We lost our gsd a couple of week's ago to this. It happened so fast & there wasn't anything we could do! From the 1st sign of illness he was gone within an hour. 6 year's old had never been sick.
This is good to know. Ive known about bloat and always make my rottie chill for about 20 minutes after he eats but I didn’t know it could occur up to 90 minutes later
My dog died which I respect was due to bloat 😔 her name was Layla and she was just under 7 years old. My parents tried to take her to a animal hospital at night because it was a emergency. Sadly she died during the car ride 💔. gone but never forgotten!
Rip Layla (the best standard poodle I could ever have asked for ♥️ )
Sincerely your best buddy
Benji.
I’m so sorry this happened 😢Losing a dog is so hard! Layla was lucky to have you ❤
@@shineconsulting thank you so much for your nice words 😊 ya it was very hard. I was crying a lot for the first couple days it’s been better now. I try to keep busy in the day so I don’t cry as much. I agree, I think Layla was lucky to have me as I was lucky to have her 🥰. She will be missed thankfully we have another dog 🐶 so it’s nice to have him to keep us company. His name is Nigel he’s just a puppy! He is lonely now though.
@@benjibeengrinding I’m so happy to hear you have a new puppy! Time will help you feel less sad and you will keep the good memories forever. Nigel was meant to be in your life 💜
@@shineconsulting thank you 🙏🏼 we’ve had for about a year! We got as a playmate for Layla but obviously it didn’t happen as intended
@@benjibeengrinding It’s heartbreaking what you have gone through 😢 maybe someday you can get another doggie addition or have doggie playdates. There are so many shelter dogs in need of homes. We recently lost our elderly Boston Terrier and we are about to foster a Great Dane/Shepherd mix.
Thank you for calling this out. I lost a 15 year old golden retriever to bloat a few months ago, and as you said it's really sudden once it happens. In the morning she was fine, and by noon we were on the way to the emergency vet.
Don't blame yourself too much. In my case I fed about a cup of dry kibble for breakfast and there was no bouncy fun time. About an hour later the dry heaves started. One of the risk factors is just old age, and she was 15 after all.
Thank you for spreading awareness. I didn’t know that much about it until I saw you post about this on IG a couple months ago. I’ve since been crating my dogs after every meal & every big drink of water
5 out of the 6 incidents I had in my dogs all happened several hours after their midnight feeding, usually around 4 or 5 AM, they were doing nothing but sleeping in my bedroom. I fed 2 split meals a day, no running around, premium kibble which = less bulk. The particular line they came from had a lot of bloat problems which in my mind jives with that Gt Dane study article finding a genetic basis, the article said in part;
"The second study, microbiome analysis, should be completed in the next couple of months. Since the
genetic side of our hypothesis proved to be true, we have reason to expect to see specific microbiome
abnormalities in the bloat group. If we do discover that bloat is caused by specific imbalances of the
microbiome, then a whole array of therapeutic strategies will be available to combat the disease. For
example, probiotics or specific dietary changes may be used to re-balance the microbiome, and thus,
prevent bloat."
Gastro Plexi - suturing the stomach to the abdominal wall. 🐾🇺🇸🐕🦺🦮
Gastropexy. My golden doodle got spayed last week and they tacked her stomach while she was getting spayed. Our vet recommended it for our breed. Recovery from surgery is one week in and 7 days to go. my wife's old dog had emergency surgery for a flipped stomach. 5k but survived. Definitely had to get rushed to the vet.
I actually never heard of this until the vet recommended to have her stomach tacked and my wife immediately told me that happened to her old dog. After speaking with a few people 2 with golden retrievers and one a great Dane all had their stomachs flip.
@@actngrezy Thank you! I lost 2 Filas many years ago, simply because we didn't have access to this information! The things we all now know, regarding feeding raw even.. I intend to have this procedure done for my dog now. I don't wan't to experience that kind of hurt again due to my negligence.
Sorry for your loss of your dog 😢
It’s not just large/ giant dogs. It is any dog with a DEEP CHEST. So a Bassett hound is just as susceptible as a Great Dane as Lab as a Springer. There are even cases of Daschunds bloating.
I lost my Corso in 2009 from bloat. Never heard of it until got home and she was dead. She was fine when I went to work, dead when I got home. Heartbreaking. Some say raised bowl, some say no on floor
Raised bowls do help. I'm sorry for your loss. I also lost a rottie to this. Happend over night.
Compared to some papers, u have cause and effect in the wrong order. apparently bloat happens before the torsion. Hence , when the stomach is attached to the chest to prevent torsion, regular bloat can still occur.
In an emerging some videos say to put the dog on their back, then hold their front legs and begin to vigorously rock them left to right several times, ending with a firm swift stop.
All this is done to shake and flip the stomach back into position
(Repeat as needed)
As an extra prevention they also say to change the diet from being mainly kibble to something more food like
Thanks for info. We lost our 5 yr old great dane this week to bloat. She had pexy done at spay; so that is not a sure fire cure. She was my 3rd dane and I thought I took all precautions but it still happened!
Disagree with some of this guys takes on things…specifically gentle leaders but I do appreciate this explanation
Thank you so much for this video! I'm a new Great Dane owner of 2 now, and this information was very much appreciated!
Thank you so much for this video. I was always told 30minutes after eating, to walk or light play. My GS loves fresbee playing. We do this at night before bed. Now I am going to change his routine and feed a little later and it's all rest time after feed. Also soaking the food is a great idea. Thank you again, love your videos.
I’m getting a Turkish Akbash puppy and their known to get bloat. Thank you kindly
Oh boy, am I ever thankful I watched this video.,. WOW what an eye opener, for me! ***,
I'm surprised that this is the first I'm hearing of this condition - but now that you mention it we had a large Black Lab who passed away at 12 and one day I came home and he was just sitting in the yard looking "swollen" eyes *very* jaundiced, white foam; he was dying. I had been at work all day and by the time I got home I knew he was done for. I always assumed old Shadow got snake bit. But I think this is what must have happened to him. I'm going to pay special attention to my dogs and how they eat from now on. Thank you for posting.
Wow thank goodness I came across this video, I had no idea this was a thing. Should we be feeding in three meals instead of two? Are American Bulldogs particularly susceptible, obviously they are a large breed but they don’t have the deep seated chest shape like a Great Dane or German Shepherd.
❤❤❤❤Thank you. I am so sorry about your dog. Terrible way to go😢. Working with vets I have seen it many times. Not many get help in time. Not a lot of dog owners even know about bloat.
Great video . I’ve heard of it but didn’t know the details covered in the video. 👍. Beau did great with Jeremy. Thanks for the introduction as it was and will be very helpful .
huge design flaw for dogs like c'mon evolution...
On a side note, after humans eat, we should rest sitting down for 15 to 45 minutes, not lie down, and not get up and exercise. Maybe we cannot die suddenly from bloat, but I personally almost died from long-term toxicity in my liver due to poor digestion practices, eating lots of sugar and wheat (think yeast) and drink a lot of alcohol.
Thank you for this video. We're careful after we feed our English Mastiff, but we only waited 30 minutes after we've walked her orvbefore we fed her. We now know to wait at least one hr before our dog get water or is exercised. Thank you again for this additional information.
thanku for the knowledge , will be careful in future ...keep making ausum videos like this !!
Some things that help more frequent smaller meals. 3 meals a day like a person 4 for some breeds. Rice and fresh ingredient diets regardless of raw or other set ups like soaked kibble can help.
Do morning walk before feeding. Tire em out before food then have em chill. For old dogs at night and early in the morning sometimes best to try and set up a little indoor spot for them to go pee and poo that you can clean up easily to avoid certain nocturnal life situations.
Depending on the dog sometimes not having a free kibble supply or having a free kibble supply can help as they dont have extra large amounts kf random food and known exact feeding times. Other times works because rhey snack more. You really need to know your dog.
Have a few wolf crosses ive got experience with that occasionally like to gorge eat like wolves do. Energy wise they remain fairly active even after lots of exercise. So even with gorge feeding need to kinda in stages.
Wolves and hybrids sometimes due to instincts want to really fill their bellies. Then kinda fast with just light snacking as they slowly empty their bellies. Worse in certain seasons.
If you dont like raw some cooked fresh ingredient diets are better as you can split meals down and train kibble snacking and reduce amount of content of food mass in their stomach at any one time.
Essentially joda does this when he gorge eats. He'll eat about 30 to 40 pounds of meat and few pounds of kibble but timed to him over a longer schedule then hed get in the wild or lf his choosing. Then hell eat alot less then average eating over the next few days but constant snacking and slowly emptying his belly.
For hybrids slightly different and more serious reasoning. But altered slightly works for dogs without the gorging idea. They get enough food daily but split over smaller meals.
Charlie passed cuz of bloat. I'll always miss him.
Also if you have a squirmy Dog (medium to large) dont pick them up. can result in the same thing.
Our precious dog passed on yesterday due to this. RIP Major.
Having my pups stomach stitched when she gets fixed...
It’s heart breaking our dog just died from this couple days ago 😢
I just lost my Boerboel a week ago cause of bloat I didn't what it was until I found him the next morning with a bloated tummy lifeless in my back yard and did research about this video just confirmed my research
I appreciate the advise but I've been dealing with German Shepherds since 1982 and never had one get bloat! Larger dogs perhaps? Its great advise you're giving but it paints it as though there's a high percentage chance a dog can get bloat and in reality if you feed them late evening the chances for getting bloat are super low! Also I feed kibble and raw meat and I've never ever seen my dogs go drink that much water after eating kibble. I'm not withstanding your advise just saying a dogs stomach is not a plastic bag there's osmotic pressure around the stomach as well as other organs around the stomach.
Thank you so much. I do not own a dog but ilearn precious knowledge fro. Edu ative videos as this and get ready for my future dog❤
But my dog always looks like he’s bloated? I think he’s just fat
My English mastiff died from this. He hadn’t eaten. It was from throwing up. He had a medicine that made him throw up. I think his stomach flipped then. I felt so bad bc I didn’t know.
Hi So i i want to avoid it how would you manage the morning walk and breakfast? you would feed the dog after the walk?
That's called gastropexy, it's a life saving thing to do specially in case of large breeds.
Lost my first GSD from bloat.... Thank you for the explanation as I now have a GSD again. My boy Zeus was running across the back yard sliding his belly on the ground. I called him over and palpated his belly and it was solid and distended. Rushed to the vet after calling a K9 officer friend for advice and he didn't make it. I try to wait 2 hours before play.
Would it be better to run them before they eat? and just wait til they stop panting to feed or should there be the same time frame for feeding after play. Thanks for your videos.
Wow I never knew! Until I was watching Cash's video and mention bloat in great danes so it had me curious!
I have always been in terror of bloat with my dogs. Careful about feeding way before walking, not letting them gorge, etc.
It's true they get so frisky after eating. They jump so violently and randomly, and do backflips.
Thank you for covering this very important disease. Our 9 month German shepherd suffered from it out of no where, no exercise before or after eating. She has had a host of GI issues.
Research is finding familial tendency to bloat that points to a strong genetic predisposition to the disease. It appears to be related to gastric motility & acid as a possible underlying risk factor.
Terrible disease I hope know has to experience with their beloved dog.
My dogs like to jump on top of their houses right after eating
Could that one jump be dangerous or does it have to be a lot of playing?
Seems like kibble for a big dog not a good idea and maybe feeding in more intervals 3 times a day smaller amounts. That is super scary and glad I have smaller dogs.
But don’t dogs need to do # 1 & 2 shortly after they eat, drink? 20-30 min later? It does not make sense to put them in the crate right away after they eat and wait the 2 hours
Why I would tell all my clients to not feed their dogs before I walked them but feed them afterwards instead. One client had 2 boxers and sometimes she would feed them an hour before I walked them because one ate poop and she thought that feeding would stop that. I warned her about bloatand told her not to do that. Instead I would feed them afterwards and then put them in the crate before I left.
This is my biggest fear when my Boerboel..
Our vet recommended getting a preventative surgery for our 5 month bernedoodle when we get him neutered later in the year? Is it worth it?
I lost a sharpei mix a few years ago, in the middle of night , she started showing symptoms, and there was nothing we could do at 12am on friday
I'm not sure if this is still done or not? When I had my Great Dane neutered, the vet suggested I get their stomach tacked at the same time. We had great results. So glad I didn't lose him to bloat
i have a maltipoo 5.5 kg and 19 months, so i wanted to ask do maltipoos get bloat and if they do how do I prevent it?
Is it okay to pick up my puppy after an hour since they ate. I live in an Apartment and he still can’t get down the stairs.
Its really a major issue, I had autopsy classes on dogs and cats, and a lot of the larger breeds that appeared had a twisted stomach
We also saw a lot of cancerous tumors on them
Okay so what about if I feed my dogs treats on a walk? Could that cause bloat?
When I had my female mastiff fixed the tacked her stomach to prevent this
Why didn’t I know this :((((((