Bloat-What bloodlines suffer from it the most? - Page 1

I've been reading the thread about JRD, Thank  you Videx.

What I want to know. Is there anywhere one can go to find bloodlines that are prone to bloat? I'm mostly interested in the Showline as that's what I have but any dog identified would help others too.

Thanks for your time. I hope everyone has a great weekend too!

Leo

great question. i would love to know, too. here is my input. my late nenz vom klebinger schlo died of bloat just weeks shy of his 6th birthday this past valentine's day. his father was ursus von batu and his mother was trixie vom klebinger schlo.

A million dollar question.

I have a female from Neptun von Bad Boll / Inka Von Kirschental  that got Bloat when she was 5.  She survived cause I caught it right away.   

Its hard for me to believe that the bloodline would be a large factor in bloat cases more than the reason the bloat occured. What i mean is if you fed your dog or gave it heavy water before training or something of that nature it would probably be caused by that. My little puppy got bloat very young and it was very upsetting so started doing as much reaserch on it as i could. isaw many dog cases that were from all sorts of bloodlines. I could never answer your question because i am not an expert but my opinion is that most medium to large breed dogs could be at risk depending on how much they eat and how fast the stomach stretches in a small period of time, like if you change your dogs food serving size abruptly which i feel i mite have done. I hope i helped a little. good luck

I thought bloat had a lot to do with anotomy. I f the dog is stretched  than was more prone to get it.Also have heard not to over feed or water after a lot of activity.Kinda like a horse get bloat after lots of  exercise and then you feed and water them you have to give them a cool down period. hope this helps.

This webpage gives a very good explanation of bloat: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/articles/caninebloat.htm

Hi Leo

I dont think bloat has anything to do with bloodlines,Its more to do with how sensible you are when it comes to feeding,training and excercise,i also did a little research on bloat and i honestly scared myself,so i looked at the main causes and as i only have GSDs obviously i only wanted to know what the causes are relating to them.

So these are things i dont do.

1.Never excercise or train for at least 2hrs before or after feeding.

2.Never let your GSD drink as soon he has finished excercising,Try and wait at least twenty minutes,by then he would have calmed his/her breathing down,less risk of gulping.

3.I give all my dogs Natural Yoghurt every evening,(2 dessertspoons)

Please understand i am not telling anyone how or what  to do,Its just that the above works for me and my babies

Regards Shirl.

I believe that it is in some way genetic.  A freinds dog bloated 2x in a few months and she is very knowledgeable about what to avoid to prevent it.  One brother has a litter mate of my friend's dog - she bloated at age 3 - caught in time and survived and another of my brothers has a dog  that bloated from a dam which was a littermate to my other brother and friends  dogs dam.  In addition the sire of these 3 gsd's died from bloat.  All of these dogs have difficulting burping.  I think what has been said to my friend is that there is a valve or flap that does not work properly to expel gas, allowing it to build up, so they are more prone to bloat.  I agree that feeding, watching water intake etc before and after exercise helps reduce the likely hood of bloat, but also believe that genetics plays a part as well.

Cheryl

Cheryl, I remember someone on the PDB talking about a dog that bloated AFTER having its stomach tacked, which supports what you just said about the cause of bloat.  (This is also the reason horses colic: they can't burp, so the gas stays locked in the stomach and bowels.)

Very interesting!

A friend's dog bloated after swimming. I'm wondering if he gulped a lot of water while swimming, and this is what cause him to flip his tummy. He had to be euthanized, as the vet couldn't get a tube down to relieve the gas, and the dog was elderly and suffering from fairly advanced DM. Putting him through expensive surgery just wasn't a wise idea at that point in his life.