?????? Bloat

Hi guys i wait 1 n half - 2 hours before i walk/run with the dogs after they have eaten my rules they cant go for walk/run at park until 2 hours after they have eaten i got told the other day 30mins is fine i know i prob push it with 2 hours....   but was wondering what your thoughts are on this?

I always leave an hour after or I don't feed them before we go out

I do watch Fred's intake of water when he gets home though.....he's a gulper and drinks it down dead fast when he's panting and tired .... This can be bad for them too also don't feed the. For a. Few hours after were back too...they'll get a little snack each but not a full meal

Ours go out first thing in am and then have dinner about midday they won't go out again until after 2pm. I'm like Shell make sure I watch their drinking too Theban will stand over bowl for minutes lapping away if we don't watch him. Its one of the things I'm paranoid with re the dogs. I won't let kids play tugger with dogs either until they've had at least an hr between their food. .. 

Ours dont get any exercise until atleast an hour after theyve eaten

Didnt realise drinking alot of water could cause bloat    

I get paranoid about bloat    especially with Mickey who tends to burp alot   
Its quite funny to watch him after hes eaten because he makes himself burp   
he must fill up with gas so sits up but keeps knodding his head until he burps    
Trouble is the little bugger likes to sit right infront of you and do it in your face    

As most of you know i lost Summer almost a year ago to bloat and i am paranoid now
I watch my other dogs like a hawk now and probably to the point that its not healthy
but i just cant help myself. I have read and reread many articles about bloat and thought i knew all
the signs but what the articles never told me was that dogs can suffer from slow bloat.When Summer started to act unwell i immediately thought bloat but as time went on she seemed to settle so i went to bed.I got up the next morning and found her lying dead in the kitchen with all the others cuddled round her.It was awful.It was my vet who told me that dogs can suffer slow bloat,it happens over the course of 12-24 hrs.I had no idea that was even possible.I also followed all the rules about not excercising on a full stomach and i've always been very strict about thatShe even had a slow feed bowl as she was a gulper and that slowed down her eating but she must have taken in too much air whilst eating that night.Heartbroken and still am.  

    i can only imagine how you must feel     

Oh jan, reading that bought tears to my eyes Hun we can only do so much Hun

I had no idea about slow bloat either I'll have to do some more reading!!

I think if your dogs a burper Bren, it's better for them ....

I agree.If your dog is a burper it can only be a good thing as he is releasing the air.  

  i thought that as well    but he doesnt have to do it in my face   
Its as tho hes showing me hes burped   

Didnt realise about the drinking water either to be honest and also never heard of the slow bloat.

BrenA wrote:

   i thought that as well     but he doesnt have to do it in my face    
Its as tho hes showing me hes burped      

It's a good thing he does it in your face....means he luvs ya