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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Healing drool going out to all who are in need, and heeling drool going out to all in training!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Hank, of the Bounders has been going through some after dinner bloating,(Odd also, as we have never seen it in the morning). No torsion, but he starts out by licking/smacking his lips a lot, then licking the floor, beds, whatever. Then his belly is expanded, although not as tight as a drum as I have seen before in others Bassets that did full bloats.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>So, I run for the liquid simithicone, and get some in him and it goes down after a little bit. Of course, I am on standby till it does, and having been through 5-6 other hounds who have torsion bloated, I feel pretty aware of when to haul ass to the ER (only 10 min away).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Anyhow, after a couple times of this, I called the vet and took Hank in. My intention was to opt for elective surgery to tack his stomach. Dr. Manley, being more calm than me, suggested we try to find out what was causing it, I was good with that. We have not found out why, but modified feeding time. So, what I have done for Hank is to give him a Pepcid(famotidine is the generic) 30 minutes before he eats. I set a timer so he waits the exact time before he gets his bowl. Also started him on Prozyme, a digestive enzyme recommended to me by a very smart drooler. I actually am giving it to everyone now, with each meal. And, for Hank, I wet his food and let it sit and expand, he is getting Royal Canin Gastro food. The results is, he has not shown any signs of bloating since I started doing these simple changes. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Now, that might not be an answer for every hound, just wanted to share what we have done here. And if a hound was bloating worse than he was here and depending upon the behavior, panting (he was not), pacing (he was not) they would be at the vet in no time. Bloat is not anything to wait and see if it will go away. I am not an expert on it, but have had my share of experience with it. I have a healthy respect and fear of it. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I am not a vet, just sharing my experience with Hank.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Have a great Sunday. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Wen and the Bounders<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>February Frenzy is going on now!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="http://www.bounderblvd.org">www.bounderblvd.org</a> to enter and possibly win over $500 in gift cards in Edward’s package!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></div></body></html>