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How many standard poodle owners here on the forum have raised dishes for their spoos? I've read conflicting opinions on the value (or not) of raising your standard's food dishes.
I just talked with my vet today and mentioned what I had learned on this forum about tacking the stomach during spay surgeries to prevent torsion - she's all for it and just told me to make sure it's on the surgery orders when Lucy comes in sometime next year for her spay.
I understand that the stomack tacking won't prevent bloat (just the potentially deadly stomach twisting that can occur because of the excess gas) but I've heard that raising food dishes can help with the bloat (and then I also read something that said it could actually CAUSE bloat...) :wacko:
What do'yall do??
I just talked with my vet today and mentioned what I had learned on this forum about tacking the stomach during spay surgeries to prevent torsion - she's all for it and just told me to make sure it's on the surgery orders when Lucy comes in sometime next year for her spay.
I understand that the stomack tacking won't prevent bloat (just the potentially deadly stomach twisting that can occur because of the excess gas) but I've heard that raising food dishes can help with the bloat (and then I also read something that said it could actually CAUSE bloat...) :wacko:
What do'yall do??