Canine BloatWritten by Ron Swerdfiger
Canine Bloat By Ron Swerdfiger www.web-rover.com What is Canine Bloat? Bloat refers to bloating of stomach. Essentially it is a build up of gas in stomach which is unable to be released. Bloat with Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV) occurs when stomach fills with gas and twists 180 to 360 degrees on it's axis between esophagus and duodenum or entrance and exit parts of stomach. Bloat is a very serious problem in large breed dogs. When combined with complications of GDV, bloat is a leading cause of death of dogs, second only to cancer. The exact cause of bloat is still unknown. Generally, it is believed that excessive eating and drinking of water followed by exercise can cause bloat. It is thought that exercise causes food or fluid in stomach to cause a build up of gas. The severity of conditions is more serious when stomach twists upon itself within abdomen in a clockwise rotation causing inlet and outlet of stomach as well as blood vessels which supply stomach to become constricted at both ends. As a result, constriction will cause stomach tissue to die. In a very short time, stomach becomes restricted of nutrients and oxygen. If not treated, dog can die. . What Are Symptoms of Canine Bloat? - Anxious, restless - Distended abdomen - Attempting to vomit - Excessive drooling - Whining - Pale gums - Increase in heart rate. - Difficult breathing What Causes Bloat? The stomach becomes filled with gas and because of several possible factors; dog is unable to relieve pressure. Bloat, with GDV, is when stomach goes in to a Atwist.@ This closes both esophagus and pylorus, preventing dog from relieving gas pressure which can quickly build up after a large meal. This condition is extremely fatal, causing shock, coma and eventually death. Like many other conditions which affect our dogs, actual cause of bloat is still unknown. Several factor seem to contribute to a dogs chances of getting bloat - Stress - Eating or drinking too fast. - Exercise before and immediately after eating - Having a large deep chest - Elevated food bowls - Hereditary - Disposition
| | Build A Better Mousetrap, And People Will Buy ItWritten by Thaddeus Collins
This is an old saying that many of us have grown up hearing since we were children, but problem is improving on an invention that has been around for years. This is especially true for simple inventions like common pet identification tag, or dog tag as it is normally referred too as. The pet identification tag has been a staple of our society for hundreds of years as a way to identify owners of a particular lost pet, but it was not until World War I that pet tag became famous and picked up its moniker as “dog tag.”The idea was simple, it was a piece of metal worn around collar to identify owner of pet, and this tag usually contained pets name, and owners contact information. During that time it was all a pet owner needed if their pet was lost, because generally they worked for one company for forty years, brought their home and lived there for about same amount of time, so there was no need to change contact information. Today it is completely different with average stay on job lasting about five years, and turnaround time in average house lasting only five to seven years. Because of this, average pet owner will have to purchase a new pet tag almost every three years to update contact information, and this brings us back to improving on that mousetrap. With pet owners constantly on move in an ever upwardly mobile society changing addresses and phone numbers, purchasing a new pet tag every couple of years has become a waste of time and money, because there is a service that allows pet owner to purchase only one pet identification tag, and update their contact information free for life of pet. This company also links that pet tag to their contact page on its website, so if pet is ever lost, no matter who finds it they will have up to ten ways to contact owner to return lost pet. This owner locating service is internet based, so it is accessible around world to anyone that has access to internet, this makes it especially valuable for those who travel with their pets.
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