I can answer this with experiences as well as studying them all my life, as well as the domestic dog! NO, one wolf I had for 14 years was 18 when she died. Had a superb healthy life and died of just old age natural causes. The other was a huge male I had for 5 years, mean character so I let him go to folks who worked them differently than I did. I have seen many others who are cared for in a manner similar to what I also had done with my boarding dogs, rescues & my own GSDs. As I mentioned, I also raised, trained & boarded horses, an animal that will "colic" quite similar to the bloat/torsion on the dogs. It's tough with them because they cannot vomit. I will never believe, JMHO, genetics of certain bloodline and/or combos make any of them prone to this ailment. I've been around for a long time and it was my daily life since a young girl. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Harper" <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <BarMarGSD@xxxxxxxxxx>; "'Carolyn'" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 4:05 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: What is going on? Do wolfs in captivity or in the natural environment bloat? . ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================