Cooper update! Good News!
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auntpiggylpn , 10-04-2011 06:06 PM
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Thanks for the info! We are watching him pretty closely! That happened to our shepherd-akita mix once. We put a medium size rubber dog toy in his bowl so he has to move it around to get to the food so he is forced to eat more slowly whether he likes it or not!Originally Posted by Jingle
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Glad Cooper is settling in so well and happier about people around his food bowl. If he still gulps his food down, there are food bowls that have divisions in them and others with raised surfaces (hard to explain -- like a series of plastic covered fingers coming up from under the food bowl) that will slow his eating. As you know, bloat can be deadly in large dogs, so it would help to slow down his eating -- maybe that will happen anyway as he builds up more confidence. Sounds like he really found his perfect home.
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Sandra
Maybe when he gets use to eating on a regular basis he will slow down eating. Might be a good idea to divide his daily portion into a few smaller portions to keep the bloat away, A twisted stomach could kill a large dog before you could get him to a Vet. Just trying to help.
Originally Posted by gspsplease
Hi,Glad Cooper is settling in so well and happier about people around his food bowl. If he still gulps his food down, there are food bowls that have divisions in them and others with raised surfaces (hard to explain -- like a series of plastic covered fingers coming up from under the food bowl) that will slow his eating. As you know, bloat can be deadly in large dogs, so it would help to slow down his eating -- maybe that will happen anyway as he builds up more confidence. Sounds like he really found his perfect home.
cheers
Sandra
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leiladylei54 , 10-07-2011 01:11 PM
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Glad to hear of Cooper's update info as well as such good news that the Shelter will waived his adoption fees and $100 towards his heartworm treatment.
