----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx> To: <BJBuie@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 10:56 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Re Bloat and Torsion, My experience > > Do you think that loose ligaments has any thing to do with it? could it be that as dogs get older things just are not as tight, which leads to the stomach twisting? > > There are German dogs that bloat but not all German lines are tightly ligamented. > > Terry Absolutely!! At least in my dogs. Every dog I had who torsioned was past 10 years of age. Add stress to that( my ROM bitch) the day of my daughters wedding, she did pull through, and lived a year or two longer. Beryl Eshom....who is taking a break from the food processor making cranberry orange relish. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================