Just because I bought one for Luna, my Samoyed. I just thought bending down too far would make her neck ache so thought an elevated food bowl would ease that. But now I heard it causes bloat so now I bought it for no reason lol.
Posted Dec 21, 2021, 10:10 PM UTC
Our vet suggested an elevated food bowl since our dog was horking up her food.
I hadnt previously read anything negative but I have a very tall golden who used to love drinking out of the toilet until I got him an elevated bowl. Now toilet bowl water is no longer on his menu and he gets his water strictly from his elevated bowl. I can conclude that this is way more comfortable for him and that’s all that matters to me!
I thought it was the opposite?
I thought it reduced bloating and was less stress on the neck, back and spine which is why I bought both my dogs elevated food bowls.
Following - I thought elevated food bowls were a good thing
Yeah I know right! I'm wondering because I've been googling this stuff and says there's conflicting research about it. So just want to know what others think 🤔
There’s so much conflicting information out there. A lot of articles say that elevated food bowls only help for certain breeds that take in a lot of air while they eat, like boxers, pugs and bulldogs, because of their flat faces. Some articles say they don’t help at all. I choose to feed my boxer with an elevated bowl because otherwise she gets really bad gas and hiccups.