[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Sharing bloat/torsion information
- From: Penny & Bill <ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:31:20 -0500
Excellent post, Ileana. I would add just one thing. Sure, speak to
the breeders and when only SILENCE follows, consider THAT too.
Silence speaks volumes. Give Dexter a big hug from me--LOVE that boy!
Penny in NC
The Farm Dog
On Jan 23, 2012, at 9:11 AM, InquestGSD@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Well, been there. After someone who professes to LOVE Dexter went
> around
> telling people he torsioned, we were put on the spotlight. Dexter in
> fact
> did not torsion, he did have surgery to remove a blockage in his
> intestine,
> courtesy of an action figure that belong to the kids next door. Not
> sure if
> it was Batman, but that's what the remains looked like.
>
> This "loving" person never talked to us. This person only heard
> Dexter
> had surgery, so obviously it had to be torsion. That was in July,
> a couple
> of years ago, and he went Select that following September. He was
> cleared to
> get back to road working and training after 17 days, although he
> had to
> stay on a different diet, that was gentler on his intestines, for 3
> months.
>
> Imagine the face on this "loving" person when confronted. I have no
> tolerance for BS.
>
> We have had dogs that have bloated/torsioned. We know what to look
> for, and
> after watching the pain my children went thru after losing their
> loving
> pets, there is no way I could knowingly breed an animal that has
> produced
> this condition. But it takes two. So if a dog dies of this
> condition, and
> progeny dies of this condition, and littermates dies of this
> condition, I
> don't need a genetic study to tell me this is a dog to avoid. Its
> called common
> sense.
>
> But who cares?? A top winning dog producing mega/torsion/thyroid
> and DM
> issues will be a top producer because the puppies sell. That's
> seems to be
> where we are, disgustingly. And yes, I believe these four to be the
> biggest problems. Strictly speaking of health.
>
> Don't believe everything you hear. Sometimes is just BS. Sometimes is
> jealousy. Sometimes in competition. Speak to the owners and
> consider the
> source (or sources).
>
> Ileana
>
>
>
> I
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