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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>Wanted to add a line on the bloat topic, Pam had mentioned prevention.<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>I do NOT know if this is true, so please someone correct me if it is not. I have not asked a vet about this, mostly because it has never related to any of our hounds.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>I was told that it is relatively easy, as far as surgeries go, when doing a spay on a female, to go ahead and tack the stomach, so at least a full torsion bloat could be prevented. Sounds logical to just ask them to go ahead and add this procedure in as long as the hound in under. Having older ones, I rarely get one who has not been altered, so not sure about this. Of course, the males are a different story.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and all are resting from the festivities today.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>Drool to all in need.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>wen and the Bounders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.seniorhoundsabound.org/"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>www.seniorhoundsabound.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'> check us out!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.bassetshop.com/"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'>www.bassetshop.com</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'> shop online and help the Bounders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#76923C'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>