Burping German Shepherd!

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

Bob Russell — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:17:40 GMT

No bloat, no discomfort, perfectly well in self. Twice daily feeding.

Just a bit odd that this started out of the blue at this age and I genuinely was not that sure whether to be concerned or not!

Masterly inactivity other than some wet food to be added!

Thanks for the help!

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

Rajat — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:34:22 GMT

My friends Cocker also burps non stop. I looked into it a bit and Simethicone can help. He also bloats- visibly- becomes uncomfy- then lets out a massive burp (longer than I have heard in a male humanoid..and I went to boarding shcool..!)

Un responsive to all meds and dietary trials

I would base intervention on actual bloat so if his tummy distends with gas I'd be more worried and keener on a prophy pexy

Also feed wet + dry food cf dry only and 2 +meals/day may reduce the risk of GDV

Can always try simethicone?

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

Michael Woodhouse — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:19:54 GMT

Burping is a symptom of giardia in humans.

My dog burps and always has (patterdale),

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

Mark Rowland — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:01:48 GMT

Thought about probiotics?

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

Bob Russell — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:59:06 GMT

My major concern is that he has never done this before and started a couple of months ago. I am also not in a hurry to go to surgery, not least because if anything happens to him it is unlikely I would be forgiven in a hurry!

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

Mark Rowland — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:54:18 GMT

Well all I can say is that my 5yo Spinone burps, farts, eats s**t, and chucks up periodically. I'm not in any rush to put her under the knife (though God knows Ive thought about it sometimes) :-)

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

Hannah Wynne Richards — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:44:19 GMT

I was on a cpd course Thurs/Fri last week and they seemed very keen on prophylactic pexys in high riskanimals

Wynne

Re: Burping German Shepherd!

bob lehner — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:39:47 GMT

Well I watched a very good cpd webinar on GDV the other day by Jonathan Bray, who said that burping is good. His theory was that GDVs generally happen in the evening when the dog has eaten his dinner, then falls asleep and doesn't/can't burp, so gas accumulates in the stomach.