Any one have stories or experience or comments or ideas on my issue here, with bloat.
My female dog is a Bullmastiff cross Labrador age 7. She has a really large chest like a barrel. She never had any issues like this but thinking back sometimes she'd get her self into a lot of food and i just didn't really notice or realize there was a problem with over eating in general or being stuffed or bloating. ( I realize there is a difference between being stuffed and bloating due to gas) That being said i do try to limit her food as she's the kind of dog that puts on weight rather than burns it off everyday. Kind of lazy but when she goes she is fast and agile. Weird kind of mix is faster than many slimmer dogs and can jump and spin around backwards, just doesn't be too bothered showing off.
Last night i noticed her a bit bloated and acting a bit funny like staying out in the garden lying in the one spot for ages.
I fed her kibble yesterday around 10 in the evening. And I had a lot of chicken stock and gave her and other dog a good bit each after the food. It was pretty watery semi warm. I'm thinking this was a mistake, giving fluid straight after food. Prob was 2 pints of stock. Plus she prob had water too.
She seemed stiff and full/bloated on her sides below her rib cage a few hours later.
I reckon it was bloat and researched a bit and obviously seen the danger associated with bloat and gastric torsion.
I noticed her pretty late and where i life is very rural and I couldn't find an emergency vet on the net which was open close by and on some level thought it wasn't a too bad of a case yet.
So any ways i just stayed up with her and monitored her gums to make sure there was good circulation in them and her breathing was ok and she could move around and didn't seem to be in much bother except the obvious bloat on her sides below her ribs. She had good color in the gums, was not drooling, was not agitated or pacing, no crying or whimpering.
She is the kind of dog that sometimes people ask is she fat or is she pregnant as she is barrel shaped. I'm thinking maybe she was/is always a bit bloated looking in this area the last few years and i just didn't notice it. Or it is a totally new phenomena. She kind of has this dopey look with her head hanging down when she walks that makes her look fatter imo. When she goes hunting or is alert on something she lifts her head and looks altogether a different dog. Looks sleeker and muscular.
Any ways today she was less bloated and seemed much less tight in the abdominal area. I just gave her a small amount of food this evening and no water yet until an hour after the food. Also just gave her light regular walks today to hopefully aid the movement of gas or what ever was going on yesterday.
Do dogs just bloat for 6 - 12 hours and then be fine after.
Was it bloat due to gas or was it due to being stuffed with the fluid plus some food last night? She seemed to be waddling when she walked and stiff and protruding below the ribs.
Would getting an x ray tomorrow show anything if the dog is acting totally normal, and the signs of bloat have finished stopped /eased?
Pretty much i think if the stomack did twist due to the bloat than she'd have shown more serious signs and other possible complications already as now it's 24 hours later.
This could have happened before but i didn't notice it as i said she could eat anything, as she likes eating if given the chance. She has gorged her self before.
My take so far is i and she was lucky this time.
I have been feeding her kibble and raw and left over pasta potatoes and rice for last 4-5 years. I usually put sunflower oil on her kibble/pasta/rice. Raw is fed on it's own, depending on where i am and whats available, i generally give it 3 times a week, either or chicken carcasses/pork bones/liver/heart. I might try to simply start feeding raw all the time.
My female dog is a Bullmastiff cross Labrador age 7. She has a really large chest like a barrel. She never had any issues like this but thinking back sometimes she'd get her self into a lot of food and i just didn't really notice or realize there was a problem with over eating in general or being stuffed or bloating. ( I realize there is a difference between being stuffed and bloating due to gas) That being said i do try to limit her food as she's the kind of dog that puts on weight rather than burns it off everyday. Kind of lazy but when she goes she is fast and agile. Weird kind of mix is faster than many slimmer dogs and can jump and spin around backwards, just doesn't be too bothered showing off.
Last night i noticed her a bit bloated and acting a bit funny like staying out in the garden lying in the one spot for ages.
I fed her kibble yesterday around 10 in the evening. And I had a lot of chicken stock and gave her and other dog a good bit each after the food. It was pretty watery semi warm. I'm thinking this was a mistake, giving fluid straight after food. Prob was 2 pints of stock. Plus she prob had water too.
She seemed stiff and full/bloated on her sides below her rib cage a few hours later.
I reckon it was bloat and researched a bit and obviously seen the danger associated with bloat and gastric torsion.
I noticed her pretty late and where i life is very rural and I couldn't find an emergency vet on the net which was open close by and on some level thought it wasn't a too bad of a case yet.
So any ways i just stayed up with her and monitored her gums to make sure there was good circulation in them and her breathing was ok and she could move around and didn't seem to be in much bother except the obvious bloat on her sides below her ribs. She had good color in the gums, was not drooling, was not agitated or pacing, no crying or whimpering.
She is the kind of dog that sometimes people ask is she fat or is she pregnant as she is barrel shaped. I'm thinking maybe she was/is always a bit bloated looking in this area the last few years and i just didn't notice it. Or it is a totally new phenomena. She kind of has this dopey look with her head hanging down when she walks that makes her look fatter imo. When she goes hunting or is alert on something she lifts her head and looks altogether a different dog. Looks sleeker and muscular.
Any ways today she was less bloated and seemed much less tight in the abdominal area. I just gave her a small amount of food this evening and no water yet until an hour after the food. Also just gave her light regular walks today to hopefully aid the movement of gas or what ever was going on yesterday.
Do dogs just bloat for 6 - 12 hours and then be fine after.
Was it bloat due to gas or was it due to being stuffed with the fluid plus some food last night? She seemed to be waddling when she walked and stiff and protruding below the ribs.
Would getting an x ray tomorrow show anything if the dog is acting totally normal, and the signs of bloat have finished stopped /eased?
Pretty much i think if the stomack did twist due to the bloat than she'd have shown more serious signs and other possible complications already as now it's 24 hours later.
This could have happened before but i didn't notice it as i said she could eat anything, as she likes eating if given the chance. She has gorged her self before.
My take so far is i and she was lucky this time.
I have been feeding her kibble and raw and left over pasta potatoes and rice for last 4-5 years. I usually put sunflower oil on her kibble/pasta/rice. Raw is fed on it's own, depending on where i am and whats available, i generally give it 3 times a week, either or chicken carcasses/pork bones/liver/heart. I might try to simply start feeding raw all the time.