Bloat Question
Am I being overly cautious? Is this enough time to elapse? Thoughts on the subject? Diane |
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| That sounds safe.
I have mine rest after eating. On class nights, the ones who go in the evening get supper after we get home.  |
No not over cautious here is link on Bloat, symptoms and things you can do for prevention. 
http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm Good info to have especially with Deep chested breeds. |
got sheep wrote: That sounds safe.
I have mine rest after eating. On class nights, the ones who go in the evening get supper after we get home. Bingo. That's what I do too. Kristine |
| Bloat is my biggest fear with my Berner, we always have quiet time after meals. |
| I do the same with mine. Even before feeding too. If they have really been "roughhousing" I push dinner back by 30 minutes. And I agree with dawn on training class nights. Right now José is the one who goes so he gets fed when we get home (45 minute ride from class to home). I also make sure, especially in the summer that I check water bowls more frequently. I put maybe an inch to an inch &1/2 of fresh water in the bowls. They tend to drink more at one time in the summer. I try to get them to space the quantity out a bit more, especially when it's meal time. |
 I never think of letting them rest after meals - in fact we either walk after dinner - or they go out to play.
Of course if you listen to them I never feed them enough anyway - no really, they are quite vocal about it at times. I swear Morgan can whine "more please!" |
kerry wrote: :oops:
I never think of letting them rest after meals - in fact we either walk after dinner - or they go out to play. I don't make them take a nap. I just don't do herding or agility or let the youngsters roughhouse (if I can help it) Nor will I take then for a longer walk/run either, though, come to think of it.
Not enough is really known about bloat to know for sure what triggers it etc, so most of us play the "better safe than sorry" game. With me, it comes from my background in horses. Like Marilyn I won't feed straight after strenuous activity either, i.e. certainly not while they're, in equine parlance, still blowing. Come to think of it, I also won't put a dog away right after doing agility or herding of without walking them about first, i.e. "cooling them down". Old habits and all that  Who knows?
Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: With me, it comes from my background in horses. Like Marilyn I won't feed straight after strenuous activity either, i.e. certainly not while they're, in equine parlance, still blowing. Come to think of it, I also won't put a dog away right after doing agility or herding of without walking them about first, i.e. "cooling them down".
Old habits and all that Who knows?Kristine Yeah I was the same way with the horses, just never make the connection with feeding them - I do (usually) with water after a walk though . This morning I wasn't paying attention and Morgan got to one of the bowls Dan left out this morning after our walk (almost three miles). He managed to vomit on two different rugs, and they don't eat in the morning! Nothing like cleaning the carpet BEFORE you leave for work |
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