Stomach Tacking...anyone do it? - Poodle Forum - Standard Poodle, Toy Poodle, Miniature Poodle Forum ALL Poodle owners too!

SarainPA · 12-19-2011, 02:06 PM

I know with Great Danes is it very common to get the stomach "tacked" to help with preventing death from bloat. Many breeders require it by 1 year of age.

Bloat is such a major problem with Std Poodles ... I was wondering how many people have had it done. I am going to talk to my vet about doing my girl - since I am growing her into show coat, I want to see when it would be best to do it.

Anyone's input on tacking?

CharismaticMillie · 12-19-2011, 03:18 PM

I would do it when you get her spayed, preferably around a year or so of age with the tacking.

jasperspoo · 12-19-2011, 03:27 PM

I got my boy tacked when he was neutered at 14 months. Again, nothing is guaranteed, but being able to reduce the chance of torsion was worth the cost, trouble, etc in my mind. Jasper's recovery from the neuter/gastropexy was longer than if he'd just been neutered (and longer than if it had been done laparoscopically) but now you'd never know that he'd had the procedure done. I wouldn't hesitate to gastropexy my next spoo.

SarainPA · 12-19-2011, 04:42 PM

I really believe in it - I have seen what it has done for Danes.. I was just wondering how common is it to do in Std.s

Zebee won't be getting spayed (as long as she passes all of her health clearances!), so it will be done an elective surgery.

CharismaticMillie · 12-19-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SarainPA

I really believe in it - I have seen what it has done for Danes.. I was just wondering how common is it to do in Std.s

Zebee won't be getting spayed (as long as she passes all of her health clearances!), so it will be done an elective surgery.

Will she bred? Many breeders will not tack a breeding dog or bitch. This goes along with my own ethics, too.

If Tiger is ever neutered, he will be tacked. If he gets used for breeding, I would not tack him, unless of course he was neutered at some point.

Ms Stella · 12-19-2011, 05:12 PM

Stella was tacked with her spay when she was retired at 7 yrs old.

ArreauStandardPoodle · 12-19-2011, 06:21 PM

I am recommending to all of our puppy families that they tack their pup's stomach when the pup is spayed or neutered. I send them to sites to read about it. After losing my Mom's silver this spring to bloat and watching the agony he was in before he was euthanized, I hope to NEVER see it again nor do I want to think one of my pups could suffer from it (even though there are no reported cases behind them).

**plumcrazy** · 12-19-2011, 07:48 PM

We elected to have the gastropexy done when we had Lucy spayed. My vet was 110% on board when I questioned her about doing the extra procedure. Her incision was longer than on a normal spay, but she recovered great and I like having the peace of mind that the likelihood of bloat induced torsion is greatly reduced.

SarainPA · 12-20-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CharismaticMillie

Will she bred? Many breeders will not tack a breeding dog or bitch. This goes along with my own ethics, too.

If Tiger is ever neutered, he will be tacked. If he gets used for breeding, I would not tack him, unless of course he was neutered at some point.

I am curious as to why not to tack her before she is bred? Yes, she will be bred after she gets done showing. With Danes, we tack by a year and never have any issues when they are bred - males or females. I talked with her breeder today and she said I can do it when I want - she feels comfortable waiting till she gets spayed at 6 or 7, but it up to me.

I am glad to see so many people do it ... I know the difference it can make in regards to bloat!!!

outwest · 12-20-2011, 03:29 PM

You never want to breed a dog that bloats or has bloating dogs in it's pedigree. If you tack a breeding dog, you could be hiding the fact that the line bloats. The goal is to produce nonbloating dogs. The only way to know that is time, since many bloat after breeding age. In my opinion, breeding dogs should never be tacked, even if they are eventually spayed or neutered. It is important to know if bloating is in the line even for puppies born before a breeding dog bloats. Then those puppies owners would be able to have them tacked or stop breeding them.