Bloating after feeding any pointers?

[harley]

Since Milla was a baby i have had the terrible problem of her bloating after eating her meals, when she was younger me and the vet both thought she would grow out of it by the time she hits 6 month and well she is 14.5 months now and its still happening!

She gets a 10 min stroll for a toilet a hour before and a hour after her meals so its nothing vigarous on her stomach to give her a gastric torsion. She is fed half raw and half kibble, her kibble is Royal Canin Bulldog 28 but am thinking of putting her on Big American Bulldog since its more aimed at Staffs and other Bull types were as the RC is aimed at the British Bulldog alone.

Since she is just a pup still she is very leggy and has a very Greyhound shape to her once she has eaten she is like a barrel the stomach drops down and her ribs just don't exist nor do her muscles on her shoulder and rump. She isn't a fast eater quite slow infact she has 15mins to eat and it takes her the whole 15mins sometimes 10 to eat her bowl. She gets a scoop cup per meal so thats two scoop cups a day which is recommended for her.

She doesn't so much swell out when she eats her raw food but its still there i have soaked and non soaked the kibble and results are the same, anyone got any idea to help me out?

[dog]

As long as it's not causing her any ill efects then I wouldn't worry too much, just make sure the kibble is always properly soaked before hand...some kibbles take longer to take on fluids than others and it may help to add hot or warm water as for some reason this soaks in faster with some brands of kibble. I add enough boiling water to nearly cover the kibble, allow it to soak for about 5-10 minutes then add the same amount of cold water and allow it to soak for a further five minutes.

Personally I don't believe in breed specific foods. Foods with different protien levels may suit different breeds when they're growing but after that it's more about marketing than anything.

[bullrover]

I am not sure if its relevant to your problem but I have read on one of the raw food sites that feeding kibble and raw together can cause problems due to the kibble slowing down the transit of the raw food.

[harley]

Thanks for your replies it doesn't seem to cause her any problems but obviously it isn't exactly very appealing to look at (but what tubby dog is?)
Yeah im not really one for breed specific either i understand they are generally commercial although i have to say the RC Bulldog i have been quite impressed - good coat, no gas and i like how its a good chunky biscuit that encourages her to chew her food and not inhale it. But yeah it gets well soaked with boiling water as its quite large chunky biscuits then it gets drained for any excess water when cool and put in her bowl.

I never knew of the mixing if she gets raw food she will just have raw food for that whole day eg. 2 chicken breasts and one carrot, a tuna steak and a dollop of natural bio yoghurt and if its just kibble its just kibble for the whole day so no one meal kibble one meal raw . . . just to clear but then again it may still affect her this way so i will keep a eye out on that!!

[mandog]

If your feeding both then what is happening is the protien gets broken up first and that takes a while. Then your carbs from the kibble is fermenting causing the bloat.

[harley]

Hi, i've recently cut out the kibble well am getting there she is only had a scoop in the past 4 days, am currently waiting for my raw food order to come from the Landly foods place. Im noticing a difference now not sure if the bloating/swelling was due to the kibble and its size (quite big round an inch to encourage chewing). But problem solved silly girl just won't eat her carrots no more