[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: What is going on?

  • From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx
  • To: paris-smith_k9s@xxxxxxxxxxx, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:47:49 EST

everyone should take the time to read barb williams' bloat article - it is  
on the homepage of her web site (_www.santanagermanshepherds.com_ 
(http://www.santanagermanshepherds.com) ).   it is under the email notice and 
says 
"bloat article."
 
also, as a result of his extensive research, dr. glickman at purdue  has 
come to the conclusion that bloat is genetic.  in the blue book, volume  3, 
there are at least 2 great articles on bloat/torsion and their genetic  
properties.
 
diane
Diane  Silver-Strasser
Silstra German Shepherds
_Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/)  The online store for  
everything German Shepherd and then some!
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In a message dated 1/2/2011 11:43:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
paris-smith_k9s@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

My  husband had a cocker spaniel bloat. At the clinic we say various  breeds
bloat. (a doxie, labs, chows to name a few) So I personally think it  is 
just
something that is an unfortunate medical issue animals can  encounter. Until
they prove there is scientific proof that it is  genetic/hereditary I will
keep being cautious of all my animals regardless  of lines. It is way too
easy for people to point fingers at a dog in a  pedigree as being the cause
because it is a common dog in the pedigrees but  there are also many other
dogs in the pedigree so how can you just sit  there and say "Yep there is 
the
corporate". This train of thought drives me  nuts. There has not been enough
proven facts out there to be able IMHO to  make accusations like this. So
like I said until there is solid proof out  there that it is brought on by
certain lines I will just do my best and use  the experience of others who
have dealt with bloat/torsion and what I have  seen when I worked in the
clinic and hope to keep my doggies safe.  

Kathy that is the same point I have made many times too regarding  horses.
There are so many other animals that bloat/torsion besides dogs.  Although I
have never heard about a human thank you for that further  information. 


Tammy  Paris-Smith
www.noble-spirit-shepherds.com

-----Original  Message-----
From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx  
[mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Kathy Tank
Sent:  Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:43 AM
To: zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx;  showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx;  marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx;  Scharo777@xxxxxxx;
Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: What  is going on?

Remember , HORSES can bloat and torsion too, and too  frequently.  I lost my
best Paint mare
years ago to a torsion...she  had a 3 mos old colt at her side.   He
survived...but I still  miss her.
It probably happens in more animals than we know.  I even  saw a little boy
(on Trauma Ctr TV show) that had a
gastric torsion as  the result of a car accident.  It was a seatbelt injury,
and he was  bloated and painful, but with
no injuries readily apparent.    He  made it.
There are no exact causes, all we can do is try to be  vigilant.
Unless by some miracle there is actually a genetic marker for it,  we all
tend to hold our  breath.
Kathy
*http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com*<http://www.victorygermanshepherds.co
m/>
*Home  of:
CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs
CH. Victory's  Leviathan
CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle  *
*
"Victory...*Vires et honestas"


On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at  9:31 AM, Zoa Rockenstein
<zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Morgan,
> Thank you for using the words "...it is frequently reported  that..."
Those
> words should precede any and all discussions of  causes of bloat/torsion
> because
> THERE ARE NO PROVEN FACTS  where the causes are concerned....only highly
> opinionated  speculation.  Remember, people used to fervently believe that
>  the
> world was flat!
>
>
> Zoa
> Dr. Zoa  Rockenstein
>


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