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(Q) What are the risk factors for bloat (GDV)?
(Q) What is GDV or Bloat?
(Q) What other problems come from dogs eating too fast?
(Q) The brake-fast(R) bowl slides all over the floor when my dog eats.
(Q) When will Large and Small bowls be available?
(Q) My cat eats too fast. When will you make a brake-fast bowl for
cats?
(Q) How do I keep my dog from chewing up his brake-fast bowl.
(Q) What is PTFE that the metal bowl is coated in?
(Q) Will the PTFE coating scratch?
(Q) Is using PTFE harmful?
(Q) Are there any dangers assocated with PFTE?
(Q) Is the metal brake-fast bowl microwave safe?
(Q)
What are the risk factors for bloat (GDV)?
(A)
- High risk age group (large dogs and older
than 5 years or ‘giant’ dogs and older than 3 years)
- Deep, narrow chest compared with other
dogs in the same breed
- Having any first degree relative with
history of GDV
- Using a raised food bowl
- Being a faster eater compared with
other dogs
To reduce the risks, that owners can control, we recommend to split
feeding (morning and evening meals), and use brake-fast™ bowls
on the ground.
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(Q) What is GDV or Bloat?
(A) This is a term that is synonymous with the more scientific term
"
Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus." It is often called GDV. That means
that a
dog's stomach distends with air to the point that it goes into shock
and
may die.
Dilatation means that the stomach is distended with air, but it
is located
in the abdomen in its correct place. Volvulus means that the distention
is
associated with a twisting of the stomach on its longitudinal axis.
See: http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm for further information
on Bloat
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(Q) What other problems come from dogs eating too fast?
(A) Some problems with eating too fast:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/woof/questions/question_02.html
and
Dogs vomit occasionally, for several reasons. If a dog feels a little
queasy, she can voluntarily vomit to relieve the irritation. In fact,
occasionally a dog will eat a huge meal, vomit it up, and eat it
again.
Veterinarians don't know why dogs do this - but perhaps this is a
cure to
deal with the problem of their eyes getting bigger than their stomachs.
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(Q) The brake-fast(R) bowl slides all over the floor when my dog eats.
Why didn't you put a non-slip edge on the bottom?
(A) We had a lot of discussion about the bowl sliding. In the end, we decided the purpose is to make the dog slow down their consumption rate, having the bowl slide adds that much more time when eating.
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(Q) When will Large and Small bowls be available?
(A) We plan to have
the Large and Small bowls available in 2007
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(Q) My cat eats too fast. When will you make a brake-fast bowl for
cats?
(A) We believe the Small bowl will be able to be used for cats too.
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(Q) How do I keep my dog from chewing up his brake-fast bowl.
(A) After he eats, pick the bowl up.
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(Q) What is PTFE that the metal bowl is coated in?
A: PTFE is a commonly used, non-stick coating for cookware, industrial and medical uses.
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(Q) Will the PTFE coating scratch?
A: Yes.
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.(Q) Is using PTFE harmful?
A: We do not believe it is and we have been cooking our food in PFTE-coated pans for 30+ years.
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(Q) Are there any dangers assocated with PFTE?
A: At very high heat (> 540 degrees) poison gas can emit from PTFE, However, if the temperature of your brake-fast dog food bowl is at, or near, 540 dgrees you have much more pressing issues at hand.
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(Q) Is the metal brake-fast bowl microwave safe?
A: No. The metal brake-fast bowl should not be on any direct heat source (stove or oven).
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