Originally posted by Karen
I have NEVER heard of feeding raw meat to big dogs to prevent bloat. I don't think it would have anything to do with it!
Karen years ago (about 30! ) when we started out with our first poodles, who were incidentally toys, the vet told us to stay away from Purina Dog Chow. He said that it puffs up in a dog's tummy and suggested we wet some in a bowl and see what happened. (We had been feeding it dry). It more than doubled its size. Purina may have changed their formula since then, but we switched food because of this. I was just assuming that if a not-so-good dry kibble was fed it could cause bloat. It was just my assumption. I have read about the precautions that you mention. I am glad to hear that dry food shouldn't be a problem.
PS - my apologies to anyone who feeds Purina. I am sure it is not the same formula as they were using 30 years ago.