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face=Arial> Our Maddie did this a few weeks ago and there
is no way that she got into any extra food. One of us always stays
and watches them eat so that they each get to finish their own food so she
didn't have any of Rocky's and there is absolutely no way she can get into the
container of kibble that we feed them from.. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=3>One night Maddie was wimpering
while she was watching TV with us and when she did get up to move, we noticed
that her sides were extended and her tummy was hard as a rock. So off to
the emergency vet she and I went and after x-rays they said she had
food bloat. She stayed overnight with fluids and by morning was
ready to come home. They sent some Tramadol home with her but I only
gave her one and then she was fine.. They said she got this from
eating too fast and swallowing too much air while gobbling and suggested that we
get her one of those special dishes that force them to eat slower. She
does not like this dish much but does eat a lot slower. Her vet bill
for this visit was $857 and this was after a bill two days earlier for Rocky for
$700 plus for another attack of bloody diarrhea. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Carol</FONT></DIV>
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