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extremeblastr
02-10-2009, 11:04 AM
woke up to a phone call from my father this morning letting me know that my rhodesian ridge back max had to be put down this morning due to a medical emergency while on vacation with my family....

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extremeblastr
02-10-2009, 11:23 AM
second phone call, apparently he fell victim to "bloat" which from what i understand is basically gas building up in his stomach and it stretches to multiple times its normal size damaging the organs around it, when they got him to the vet this morning he was cold to the touch and almost unresponsive.
powermadd400ex
02-10-2009, 11:25 AM
thats horrible man
sorry for your loss :(
quad59
02-10-2009, 11:34 AM
Sorry for your loss, dogs in my house are like people. Bloat happens alot with larger dogs especially if they eat fast. Some reason feeding them on an elevated surface helps with prevention. I like the ridge backs they are pretty cool, we have great dane.
ridered92
02-10-2009, 02:18 PM
sorry for your loss man
ridered11
02-10-2009, 02:33 PM
Sucks man, very common killer of dogs especially in larger breeds. Often cause by rapid eating followed by physical activity (build up of air in the stomach), and knowing the ridgeback they love to run that could have been what happened.:(
JJs450r
02-10-2009, 02:46 PM
sorry to hear that man those dogs are def one of the coolest of all breeds
ZeroLogic
02-10-2009, 03:58 PM
Sorry for your lost bro.:ermm:
tri5ron
02-10-2009, 04:08 PM
Sorry about your buddy.
be there, done that, it sucks.

I like my dogs better than alot of people I know.
Really hurts to lose a true friend.
02-10-2009, 05:03 PM
Sorry to hear that bro.. This thread reminds me of back in July last year when I had to put my buddy down of old age. Being in the room I just went into tears.

It's like killin a best friend.
BornOnFire
02-10-2009, 07:57 PM
Jeezus Man, never heard of "Bloat" before. Sorry for your loss. Sucks losing a best friend!
extremeblastr
02-10-2009, 08:00 PM
hadn't heard of it before today myself. having the dog flown home to be buried in the backyard next to his old man.
elmer91
02-10-2009, 08:47 PM
sorry to hear that.

i know how it feels. we had to lay my dog down a few days ago. his back was hurting him real bad, combination from being hit when he was a pup and arthritis.
Pappy
02-10-2009, 08:50 PM
Very sorry for your loss, another friend lost his 13 year old bluetick this morning as well:(
Which 450?
02-11-2009, 09:47 AM
friends dog fell off a bed a few weeks ago and twisted its stomach, had to be put down :(