Large Chested fast eaters

**shais_mom** · 06-25-2008, 11:51 AM

someone showed me this link - and I've never seen it before so I thought I'd post it here.

http://www.brake-fast.net/

the person that showed me has a Weim and uses it and said it has worked well for him.

**boomersooner** · 06-25-2008, 11:56 AM

That's really cool....Cassie has a deep chest and used to bolt her food when she was younger. She's slowed down a lot, but still eats like it is going to be taken away from her!

**ramanth** · 06-25-2008, 05:45 PM

Been considering getting one for Chipper. I'm surprised he doesn't throw up with how fast he eats.

**caseysmom** · 06-25-2008, 05:51 PM

I actually give casey a bit of food at a time because I am so paranoid about bloat.

**lizbud** · 06-25-2008, 06:05 PM

This sounds perfect for Maggie. I wonder if they sell that at PetsMart?
Smokey is the only dog I know who actually chews his food.

**Seravieve** · 06-25-2008, 07:04 PM

Yep! Saw these a while back.. wanted 2 but they're a lil pricey.
We went to Petsmart and they have a similar bowl, in small medium and large.
We bought two mediums and they seem to work pretty well. Were $6 each I think. Definitely nice for the speed-eaters.

**Spiritwind** · 06-25-2008, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by caseysmom

I actually give casey a bit of food at a time because I am so paranoid about bloat.

Yeah.. I was always paranoid too... used to feed the dogs soaked food, and feed it late at night so they weren't running around playing right after they ate.

Then about 5yrs ago I had a 7 month old male collie bloat/torsion on an empty stomach... I caught it early, went to the ER vet = surgery to take his stomach... he survived, did great was hospitalized about 36hrs total...

A year later a dog I co-owned was at his co-owners and bloated, again on an empty stomach... he was not so lucky, sadly he didn't survive. He was the sire of the puppy that bloated....hmm and breeders try to deny it can SOMETIMES be genetic....

**Shelteez2** · 06-26-2008, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by ramanth

Been considering getting one for Chipper. I'm surprised he doesn't throw up with how fast he eats.

My friend's bulldog did throw up he ate so fast. She would have to take up his bowl half way between to let him settle. Then she got one of the bowls posted in the link. She loves it and can't say enough good things about it.

Originally Posted by Spiritwind

Yeah.. I was always paranoid too... used to feed the dogs soaked food, and feed it late at night so they weren't running around playing right after they ate.

Then about 5yrs ago I had a 7 month old male collie bloat/torsion on an empty stomach... I caught it early, went to the ER vet = surgery to take his stomach... he survived, did great was hospitalized about 36hrs total...

A year later a dog I co-owned was at his co-owners and bloated, again on an empty stomach... he was not so lucky, sadly he didn't survive. He was the sire of the puppy that bloated....hmm and breeders try to deny it can SOMETIMES be genetic....

I thought with bloat that you weren't supposed to let the dogs tummy get too empty either?? At least that's what my dobe breeder says. She always makes sure the dogs get 2 meals a day and never go more than 12 hours without food.