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re: Owners of large dog breeds - be on the lookout for bloat/GDV (had a scare last night)
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:46 am to Carson123987
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:46 am to Carson123987
Glad shes ok baw
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Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:48 am to Carson123987
My boxer had an episode of GDV. Scary stuff.
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:48 am to WestlakeTiger
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That's a big arse poodle
the 2y/o is even bigger. he claimed that chair as his own and can barely fit in it
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:49 am to Carson123987
Great looking dogs, Carson. Glad she is okay.
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:50 am to glassman
thanks, everyone. like i said, i was in full panic mode 
scary stuff
scary stuff 
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:51 am to Carson123987
Good looking dog ... glad it worked out ok.
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:56 am to chinhoyang
My Weimaraner died from bloat. Wife walked into the kitchen
early one morning and he was on the floor groaning. She screamed and I rushed in and picked that big boy up.
Vet met us at his office and was prepping him for surgery when he died.
He was a damn good dog.
early one morning and he was on the floor groaning. She screamed and I rushed in and picked that big boy up.
Vet met us at his office and was prepping him for surgery when he died.
He was a damn good dog.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 8/16/17 at 12:38 pm to chinhoyang
Just got call with update. She's still in ICU, still pretty groggy, but her heart rate is still really high so they gave her some steroids
Posted on 8/16/17 at 12:59 pm to Carson123987
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just get the gastropexy when fixing and dont worry about it anymore.
Huh...that's interesting. I'll have to ask about that. We have a 10 month old lab who we'll likely have fixed at around a year so that may be worth the effort then.
BTW...when should I start really liking him? Cause he's still kind of a dick. He's handsome, but damn...
Good luck with your dog...hope it all works out.
Posted on 8/16/17 at 1:39 pm to GeauxTigerTM
That face omg
Posted on 8/16/17 at 1:42 pm to Wind
I have a female silver miniature poodle similar to your boy.
Got her a few months after Katrina - I think she might have gotten lost from her refugee family. She has a chip but it was blank.
She is a stone cold killer. I have pit mixes and all are scared shitless of her. All dogs are scared shitless of her. She is at least 14 and is spry as the day we found her.
Love poodles. If I ever pay money for a dog it's going to be a standard poodle.
Got her a few months after Katrina - I think she might have gotten lost from her refugee family. She has a chip but it was blank.
She is a stone cold killer. I have pit mixes and all are scared shitless of her. All dogs are scared shitless of her. She is at least 14 and is spry as the day we found her.
Love poodles. If I ever pay money for a dog it's going to be a standard poodle.
Posted on 8/16/17 at 3:51 pm to Carson123987
The best thing you or any big chested dog owner can do is to let their dog rest for at least 1.5 hours after eating.
And ideally, you want your dog to be "rested" for about 30 minutes prior to eating.
Keeping them calm can help drastically reduce a dog's chance of bloat.
Glad yours is okay!
And ideally, you want your dog to be "rested" for about 30 minutes prior to eating.
Keeping them calm can help drastically reduce a dog's chance of bloat.
Glad yours is okay!
Posted on 8/16/17 at 4:01 pm to Will Cover
thanks baw. heart rate is back to normal. they said she occasionally picks her head up and looks around the room then just puts it back down lol. prob has no clue where she is
Posted on 8/16/17 at 4:06 pm to Carson123987
My two sends their get well wishes ...
you can also try a feeding bowl that makes it more difficult for your dog to eat - slows her down, like this:
you can also try a feeding bowl that makes it more difficult for your dog to eat - slows her down, like this:
This post was edited on 8/16/17 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 8/16/17 at 4:12 pm to Carson123987
Glad to hear Sophie is doing well! Thanks for the informative lesson. We have our first dog (5 month old pup), and I'm paranoid about anything bad happening to her. 
This post was edited on 8/16/17 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 8/16/17 at 4:26 pm to Will Cover
Hey...we have that one!
Rocket was not happy with it at first, and even looked at me directly, slapped it with his paw and knocked it all everywhere that first time...told you her was a dick...but since then he's been fine with it. Now it's more like 90 seconds or so to eat, instead of 15.
Posted on 8/16/17 at 4:48 pm to GeauxTigerTM
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looked at me directly, slapped it with his paw and knocked it all everywhere that first time
Posted on 8/16/17 at 4:50 pm to Carson123987
Problems with the dogs airway / breathing can contribute to bloat also.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 11:55 am to Carson123987
soooo....im not sure if dogs can assign blame to people/things, but it sure seems like sophie blamed my mom for the surgery would not make eye contact with her when she visited yesterday
would not make eye contact with her when she visited yesterday Posted on 8/18/17 at 12:46 pm to Carson123987
Standard poodles are smart, and she's definitely blaming your mom for the surgery.
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