they sell those raised feeding dishes, but are they worth it? my dog is 24 inches tall and weighs 50 lbs. will he have less indigestion by eating from a raised dish or doesn't it matter?
2006-11-24 19:45:37 · 5 answers · asked by atta g 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
raised dish is best. Big deep chested dogs are prone to bloat, and bloat kills. The raised dish prevents the air intake that causes gas that causes bloat. Go with the raised.
I stand corrected, i looked this up and i found what i have been told is very wrong. DO NOT RAISE THE DISH...........
Raising the food dish: The study found that a raised food dish is
strongly associated with an increased risk of bloat. A raised food dish
more than doubled the risk for bloat.http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/board/topic/16253.html
2006-11-25 01:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by badgirl41 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the breed of dog (deep chested dogs are most prone to bloat) they're are 2 trains of thought on this. Several years ago, everyone started raising food bowls because the theory was that doing so would reduce the risk of bloat. Then, a year or so ago, studies determined that raised feeders actually increased the risk of bloat by up to 200%. Personally, my dogs' bowls are raised about 3 inches off the floor, but that's more for my convenience than anything else & I imagine it helps the older ones a little.
If you have a deep chested breed of dog, and I mean a deep and fairly narrow chest, like a Greyhound, Akita, Great Dane, St. Bernard, Bloodhound, Doberman, Weimaraner, German Shepherd Dog, etc., I definitely wouldn't raise the dish more than a few inches off the floor.
2006-11-25 04:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by redmischief 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
elevated bowls are actually an increased risk for bloat; i wouldn't do it.
best thing to 'lessen indigestion' [i'm guessing that U mean gas?] is to feed the dog both
* digestive enzymes [like ProZyme, avail. nationally] and
** a good probiotic source: live-culture yogurt, preferably ORGANIC (no antibiotics fed to the cattle, no pesticides or herbicides on their food, etc) or a non-dairy probiotic, like BeneBac.
both help the dog break down their food better - more digestion, less gas/cramping, less waste - and absorb it better, too. there's less stool from the same amount of food going IN, if the dog breaks down and uses more nutrients.
2006-11-25 04:28:55 · answer #3 · answered by leashedforlife 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It wont fix his indigestion, only him slowing down with his eating or a different food will stop that - it depends on the cause of the indigestion.
2006-11-25 04:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by Feline Female 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is for help with an older dog - arthritis - in leaning over
2006-11-25 03:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋