Can a Labrador Die from Bloat?
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Filed under Labrador Q & A
Should I never give him more than 500g of food at a time, just in case? How come wild dogs and wolves don’t get bloat? Since they gorge on a kill – then don’t eat anything for like days until their next kill?
Who said wolves don’t die of bloat?? It is less common though because they eat a diet that is less likely to allow excess gas to build up in the stomach…
Yes a Lab can die of bloat…
Feed him 2 smaller meals a day and use a high quality dog food…lower quality dog food cause more gas production during the digestive process.
Bloat is excess gas that builds up and distends the stomach….Torsion is the stomach flipping over on itself…torsion is different although it is related to bloat. Torsion can be avoided by eliminating exercise after meals.