Elevated Dog Bowls
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Q: my dog tends to get a lot of air in her tummy because her commons bowl is on the floor and we found that putting her bowl on some sort of box helped her with that problem, but i just heard that elevated dog provisions bowls may increase the chances for dogs to get bloating (potentially deadly) is this true?
A: In many ways, the jury is still out on the theme.
Initially, the idea was that elevated feeders would help reduce the incidence of bloat. However, new studies have shown that a lot of the things we once recommended to owners of bloat-tending dogs (including elevated feeders) may actually be causing more harm than good.
Purdue University did one of the more up to date large studies that tested out a number of the recommendations and found some pretty surprising...
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No, only the opposite is true. In an elevated bowl, the dogs have to slow down their eating, and cant gulp as much and take in less air. More and more dog owners are going to this method as it promotes advance digestion in the dog.
I haven't heard of that before but I've seen people with bigger dogs, including one I tolerant of to have, like Great Danes and German Shepards use elevated dog bowls with no problem what-so-ever. Actually I've seen it gambler for the dogs since they don't have to lean down so much.
But I'm not 100% sure, you may want to ask a veterinarian on this.
I improvise either way, there is a danger.
I have chosen to use a raised bowl for my lab for the last 2 years and have not had any problems.
There are other things that are more apt to cause bloat, such as eating previous to heavy exercise.
Depending on the measurements of your dog the elevated bowl my not only be helpful but necessary. I have Great Danes, it would be more harmful to them to have a low bowl. It should be at a comfortable height for your pooch. She should not have to reach to get to it ( low or stoned)
I had not heard about the bloating. But the elevated feeding is very considerable for their bones and muscles, cause they can eat at head level.
May not be of benefit to tiny dogs, but most dogs get a lot of benefits from not having to collapse their head down to floor, each time they eat or drink.
Well, elevated nourishment bowls have their pros and cons. They can help with some digestion problems, and are easier on the dog's joints, but it has been said that they can increase the chances of bloat.
But if you're saying that your dog swallows less air with the elevated move, then that will decrease the chance of bloat, because bloat is caused by dogs having air in their stomachs that doesn't get released.
The best way to mitigate bloat is to not let your...
I don't identify where you got that information, but I'm pretty sure its wrong. Elevated bowls are actually good, especially for older dogs who customarily have arthritis and bending down may be uncomfortable. You should probably go to the vet to check out the bloating because it may have nothing to do with the location of the bowl.
in reality, just the opposite. less air in the tummy is a good thing, and helps with bloat. I think the benefits far outweight the cons. Although I have never heard of it being "bad" for a dog at all, myself.