Elevated bowls

[DogNamed_Boo]

Do you feel you furbabies in elevated bowls.?...We just started with Boo ...looks more comfortable him ....but I've heard that feeding from elevated bowls will increase the chances of bloat...
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Has anyone else heard about this ...& if its true ?
Just alittle :confused: here !!!!!

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[greenhalghm]

I heard the opposite, that elevated bowls decrease the chance of bloat.

We were planning on switching to them, once Josie hits 6 months or so, but after reading the web pages below, I'm interested to hear what others have to say...


Increase bloat: (Both reference a study from Purdue)
http://www.kumpi.com/healthnews.html
http://www.eiledon-briards.com/Packet.html

No Difference:
http://www.vetinfo.com/dbloat.html

Decrease bloat:
http://www.inn-home.com/article.html

 

[Jaelle]

I heard that they decrease bloat too, because when the dog eats in high bowls, he absorb less air while eating.

 

[Sherry]

I've heard they decrease bloat also. They don't have to stretch their necks down so far to eat. All three of mine eat and drink from elevated bowls.

Sherry

Taz, Magge & Seger's Mom

 

[JulieM]

Increase bloat: (Both reference a study from Purdue)
http://www.kumpi.com/healthnews.html
http://www.eiledon-briards.com/Packet.html

The actual Purdue information is here:
http://vet.purdue.edu/epi/bloat.htm
The information on elevated feeders is in the March 2000 Update. What Purdue found was that feeding from elevated bowls presented a 110% increased the risk of bloat.

No Difference:
http://www.vetinfo.com/dbloat.html

This was written before the Purdue information was published.

Decrease bloat:
http://www.inn-home.com/article.html

This article references the study and states that it shows an increase in bloat in dogs fed from raised bowls - although they credit it to Cornell University and not Purdue :rolleyes:

The subject has come up on the forums in the past, and has gotten heated occasionally, for some strange reason.

And for the record - no, I don't feed from raised bowls, but my dogs often lay down to eat anyway (they're fed raw foods).

 

[neilsmom2000]

Nope!
I'd be more concerned about gulping food, rather than whether or not it's a few inches off of the ground. I offer Lara food throughout the day so she won't gulp it down too hungrily.

 

[sandy oakey]

I read this study from Purdue and decided not to use elevated bowls. The increase in risk was quite high

http://www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/update2.htm

 

[Alisha Mobley]

We don't use them either....Mostly because of the Purdue study and partly because I've always thought they didn't look too comfortable to eat from.

 

[xenaprincess]

I use elevated bowls, and have used them since Xena was 6mths old. Never had a problem. I find Xena "gulps" her food when fed from the floor, and with elevated dishes, she eats slower, (almost!) like a lady!!

 

[Dodgn_AK]

I use elevated bowls with Tyson. He has had them since he was a puppy. He eats very very slow so I don't worry about bloat too much. Now, Harley, our rotti on the other hand scarfs his food down so I may stop feeding him on the elevated feeder.
Tara