In a message dated 11/23/05 12:58:50 PM Central Standard Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > 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, Terry and all--loose ligaments may have something to do with bloat/torsion in older dogs, however, Adam was just short of his 3rd birthday when he died and my bitch bloated a month before her 2nd birthday. Betty Johnson Tintagel www.Tintagelgsckcs.com Website updated 11/22/05 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================