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03-06-2005, 09:32 AM

Barf and bloat

Hello just having a think (dangerous i know )
Barf is caused by dogs gulping down their food etc, right?

so does that mean that dogs on barf are lower at risk from bloat than dogs on tinned or dry food??

Would be interested to hear anyones views on this
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03-06-2005, 09:55 AM
hmmm... i guess it depends how much meaty bones they get? They still have meals with no bone at all so i dont know
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03-06-2005, 09:56 AM
Mm true was just thinking with the bones they spend what about 15 mins eating it, whilst on commercial food, its gone in 2.
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03-06-2005, 10:15 AM
Bloat can be caused by, among other things, eating or drinking too quickly, too soon, after exercise. Bones are eaten slowly, but a BARF diet is not just bones. A gulper will gulp a bowl of raw meat & veg just as quickly as it would gulp a bowl of commercial food.

There is a lot of info available on the net. I have some interesting research somewhere - will dig it out for you if you wish
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03-06-2005, 10:52 AM
Thanks SB that would be fab, im all very new to barf, just heard someone say about barf and a lower risk of bloat
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03-06-2005, 11:16 AM
Will hunt it out in the morning for you Gems Goodnight
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03-06-2005, 12:27 PM
Good night, sleep tight
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03-06-2005, 12:45 PM
Found this Gems, hope it helps a little:
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm#reduce
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03-06-2005, 12:55 PM
Ahhh fab! thanks hevvur
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04-06-2005, 05:52 AM
For your information Gems

http://www.dogstuff.info/beating_bloat_pflaumer.html
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/bloat.htm

The Purdue research (using Standard Poodles) found that the following factors have no effect on preventing or reducing the risk of bloat:
a) Restricting exercise before or after eating
b) Restricting water intake before and/or after meals
c) Feeding two or more meals a day
d) Moistening dry food

The following factors were found to be associated with an increased risk in large breed dogs:
a) Raising the food dish more than doubled the risk for bloat.
b) Very fast eating increased the risk by 38%
c) Age - each year of age increased the risk by 20%
d) Family history - Having a parent, sibling, or offspring that had bloated increased the risk by 63%

This is for information only. I do not know if the findings have been updated or refuted by subsequent research

It is my practice to feed two meals per day, leave at an least an hour between a meal and exercise, and to restrict water intake during & after strenuous exercise. As the Purdue research has found that none of these things make a difference I prefer to continue to err on the side of caution.

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