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My 11 year old lab, Jost, experienced bloat and torsion issues 13 days ago. More on that in the Senior Lab forum. It happened 4 more times that week and he finally had the gastropexy surgery that...

Thanks for the opinions! His name is Jost. I probably should have mentioned that a long time ago :) He was on raw for a good portion of the middle of his life. He thrived on it! All of a sudden one...

Figured I'd give an update. Today is 1 week out of the gastropexy surgery. I brought him home last Friday night. Still waiting for results on the biopsy and the bladder stones. Supposed to get those...

Thank you for all of your thoughts, insights and opinions! I'll start off with that he is still with us and in recovery as I type this. Unfortunately, the bloating "episodes" increased throughout the...

It's been a very long time since I posted. However, everybody here was so incredibly helpful when my chocolate lab was a puppy that I had to return for advice. Jost is now 11 years old. We are in...

Thank you all for the ideas!!! I knew I came back to the right place. I think it may be time to work harder on the "go to your spot" training. We currently do this, and the excitement returns as soon...

It's been many years since I posted here, however, the people here were so incredibly helpful with health issues while he was a puppy that I wanted to reach out again. My apologies in advance that...