Dog Anti Gulping Bowl

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I did not even know there was such a thing, as a dog anti gulping bowl.

Our Staffie has a tendency to gulp her food down, especially if it is something she loves, such as Tuna. She had some Chicken the other day, just a bit of Chicken and the skin, NO bones, she gulped the lot, and was immediately sick. Missus ordered an anti gulping bowl, just came before. Looks really good quality metal, not even sure what sort of metal it is made of. It has the look, and feel of high quality car wheels, lovely and smooth.

Going to put it to the test soon, and see if it makes her eat more slowly.

Better be careful, or missus will order one for me to eat from :).
 
Saw them in a shop the other day, not sure how they work, being smooth I doubt it would prevent the dog just gulping down food and licking the bowl clean.
One trick that was popular a few years back was to put and length of heavy chain in the bowl dog had to move it round to get to the food
Luckily I never had a dog the gulp dpwn food so never had a problem, even when I had 4 they used to eat what the wanted and change bowls
frequently, often leaving some in the bowls for supper
 
Gremlin said:
Saw them in a shop the other day, not sure how they work, being smooth I doubt it would prevent the dog just gulping down food and licking the bowl clean.
One trick that was popular a few years back was to put and length of heavy chain in the bowl dog had to move it round to get to the food
Luckily I never had a dog the gulp dpwn food so never had a problem, even when I had 4 they used to eat what the wanted and change bowls
frequently, often leaving some in the bowls for supper
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It has sort of little domed bumps inside the bowl, so she will have do eat gently around the little obstacles. Hopefully it will be more healthy for her, can't wait to try it out with her.
 
Gulpers are at increased risk of choking, post meal vomiting, bloat. Did your dog come from an environment where there were other dogs competing for food ?

Simple answer that works to reduce the risks ............. divide the meals into small portions and give one at a time with a pause between each portion. That may not cure the desire to gulp, but it will reduce the risks that gulping brings, which is the most important aspect to address.
 
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arclight said:
Gulpers are at increased risk of choking, post meal vomiting, bloat. Did your dog come from an environment where there were other dogs competing for food ?

Simple answer that works to reduce the risks ............. divide the meals into small portions and give one at a time with a pause between each portion. That may not cure the desire to gulp, but it will reduce the risks that gulping brings, which is the most important aspect to address.
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No had her from a pup, only just recently started gulping her food. I am wondering if it because I am feeding the Cat, at the same time. She has started to wait to lick the cats bowl of any left morsels, after she has eaten her own. I have a feeling, she may be rushing her food, so she can quickly wait for the cat's bowl. Trouble is, it is hard to feed one, without the other.
 
Just given our lovely Staffie her Tuna Supper, she is a greedy little thing wolfing her food down. But putting her food in the new bowl, has made her slow down. She can not gulp it down, because of it's clever design. She ate her Supper like a lady, and not a half staved stray. Well worth the £10 odd it cost :).
 
My old girl used to practically drown drinking.
We bought raised bowls and never looked back.
 
jonbeeza said:
My old girl used to be the same. We don't go out any more, preferring to stay in and watch the box, with a nice cuppa :rolleyes:.
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Love to see her reaction reading that :-)
 
viv1969 said:
Love to see her reaction reading that :)
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She used to read the posts I made on here, but not as much now. She knows I don't really like being followed on the net. We always tease each other on faceache though :).
 
I've posted the above comment on your wall... :P
 
My nephew bought one of these bowls for his overweight lab and all it does is tap the rim with a paw and then gulps it all from off the floor. My lab who has just turned 14 has 4 small meals a day but there is a fair bit of gulping just the same.
 
molly said:
My nephew bought one of these bowls for his overweight lab and all it does is tap the rim with a paw and then gulps it all from off the floor. My lab who has just turned 14 has 4 small meals a day but there is a fair bit of gulping just the same.
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We are feeding her three times a day, only small meals to keep her health under control. She loves gulping tasty stuff, like Tuna or Chicken. Biscuits she tends to eat more slowly, and sensible. The bowl seems to work, so far. This is all done, under the advice of our vet.

I do admit, I do slip up and give her tit bits. I get told off by the vet, and the missus.
 
:D

I don't "do" Farceberk so you're safe. For now! (Actually, I do have an account but can't remember any of the details beyond the name. I can't use the reminder service since I can't get at the email addy it was set up with. TBH, I only signed up to see some [crappy as it turned out!] wedding photos a few years back.)
 
molly said:
My nephew bought one of these bowls for his overweight lab and all it does is tap the rim with a paw and then gulps it all from off the floor. My lab who has just turned 14 has 4 small meals a day but there is a fair bit of gulping just the same.
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That's Labs for you! Our choccie wolfs everything down at the speed of light. My wife bought him one of those bowls that are supposed to slow them down... I suppose it did; it took him 15 seconds instead of 10 to eat his dinner. :D
 
Nod said:
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I don't "do" Farceberk so you're safe. For now! (Actually, I do have an account but can't remember any of the details beyond the name. I can't use the reminder service since I can't get at the email addy it was set up with. TBH, I only signed up to see some [crappy as it turned out!] wedding photos a few years back.)
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I suppose you mean facebook, why do folk including my own family put such rubbish on, do I need to know what they had for their dinner, no, do I need for them to take a photo of the food, no. So, I carefully don't follow loads of folk now but remain friends.
 
jonbeeza said:
No had her from a pup, only just recently started gulping her food. I am wondering if it because I am feeding the Cat, at the same time. She has started to wait to lick the cats bowl of any left morsels, after she has eaten her own. I have a feeling, she may be rushing her food, so she can quickly wait for the cat's bowl. Trouble is, it is hard to feed one, without the other.
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That sounds like a possible trigger.
 
I sometimes look after a dog with some fairly serious health issues. Slowing him down (& raising the bowl)while he eats helps no end with his dysphagia .
 
Did the bowl work for you ? There are other types that work better than this plastic model

You can also give her meal in an extra large kong , this works especially well if you have a dog that tips the bowl as someone mentioned above

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Bowls that have smaller irregular shapes such as this one , can work a lot better
 
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boogie man said:
That's Labs for you! Our choccie wolfs everything down at the speed of light. My wife bought him one of those bowls that are supposed to slow them down... I suppose it did; it took him 15 seconds instead of 10 to eat his dinner. :D
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LOL Our it doesn't make a measurable difference for our Lab. What made a difference was changing the size of the kibble. Even thought he was on John Burn Adult kibble anyway, going for the even larger kibble seems to make him slow down and actually chew. 130g in about 20 seconds now. And then begging for more straight after ;)
 
gothgirl said:
Did the bowl work for you ? There are other types that work better than this plastic model

You can also give her meal in an extra large kong , this works especially well if you have a dog that tips the bowl as someone mentioned above

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Bowls that have smaller irregular shapes such as this one , can work a lot better
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gothgirl said:
these are also good

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Some good looking ones there, I like that green one. Not sure if our greedy little Staffie, would appreciate it though :).

The new bowl we got her, has certainly made her slow down...
 
We feed our staffie x with dry kibble. She eats with enthusiasm, but not quite gulping it down. In cold or wet weather we mix in some warm water and feed her from a normal stainless bowl. On dry/warm days we sprinkle it, dry, all over the lawn and she has to sniff out each piece. It can take her 10 minutes or so to find and eat it all. I'm sure it also gives her a bit more stimulus. I got the idea from zoos, where they will hide food in different places from meal to meal in order to provide "enrichment" for the animals.
 
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tdodd said:
We feed our staffie x with dry kibble. She eats with enthusiasm, but not quite gulping it down. In cold or wet weather we mix in some warm water and feed her from a normal stainless bowl. On dry/warm days we sprinkle it, dry, all over the lawn and she has to sniff out each piece. It can take her 10 minutes or so to find and eat it all. I'm sure it also gives her a bit more stimulus. I got the idea from zoos, where they will hide food in different places from meal to meal in order to provide "enrichment" for the animals.
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Ours only gulps down her evening meal Tuna, but is slower with her morning meal of biscuits. She will also gulp down treats, such as Chicken and other doggie treats. She is a lot better eating now, well she has to be :).
 
tdodd said:
We feed our staffie x with dry kibble. She eats with enthusiasm, but not quite gulping it down. In cold or wet weather we mix in some warm water and feed her from a normal stainless bowl. On dry/warm days we sprinkle it, dry, all over the lawn and she has to sniff out each piece. It can take her 10 minutes or so to find and eat it all. I'm sure it also gives her a bit more stimulus. I got the idea from zoos, where they will hide food in different places from meal to meal in order to provide "enrichment" for the animals.
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When I first rescued my old gsd, I did that too, then gradually weaned her to a bowl.
It was very effective.
 
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