 (Q)
What are the risk factors for bloat (GDV)?
(Q) What is GDV or
Bloat?
(Q) What other
problems come from dogs eating too fast?
(Q) The brake-fast(R)
bowl slides all over the floor when my dog eats.
(Q) When will Large
and Small bowls be available?
(Q) My cat eats too
fast. When will you make a brake-fast bowl for cats?
(Q) What are the risk
factors for bloat (GDV)?
(A)
- High risk age
group (large dogs and older than 5 years or ‘giant’ dogs and
older than 3 years)
- Deep, narrow
chest compared with other dogs in the same breed
- Having any
first degree relative with history of GDV
- Using a raised
food bowl
- Being a faster
eater compared with other dogs
To reduce the
risks, that owners can control, we recommend to split feeding
(morning and evening meals), and use brake-fast™
bowls on the ground.
(Q) What is GDV or
Bloat?
(A)
This is a term that is synonymous with the more scientific term
" Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus." It is often called GDV. That
means that a
dog's stomach distends with air to the point that it goes into
shock and
may die.
Dilatation means
that the stomach is distended with air, but it is located
in the abdomen in its correct place. Volvulus means that the
distention is
associated with a twisting of the stomach on its longitudinal
axis.
See:
http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm
for further information on Bloat
(Q) What other problems come from dogs eating too fast?
(A) Some problems with eating too fast:
Dogs vomit
occasionally, for several reasons. If a dog feels a little
queasy, she can voluntarily vomit to relieve the irritation. In
fact, occasionally a dog will eat a huge meal, vomit it up, and
eat it again. Veterinarians don't know why dogs do this - but
perhaps this is a cure to deal with the problem of their eyes
getting bigger than their stomachs.
(Q) The brake-fast(R) bowl slides all over the floor when my dog
eats.
Why didn't you put a non-slip edge on the bottom?
(A) We
had a lot of discussion about the bowl sliding. In the end, we
decided the purpose is to make the dog slow down their
consumption rate, having the bowl slide adds that much more time
when eating.
(Q) When will Large and Small bowls be available?
They
are now !
(Q) My cat eats too fast. When will you make a brake-fast bowl
for cats?
(A) We
believe the Small bowl will be able to be used for cats too.
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