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Urgent News for Dog Owners: Ice Water Rumor Debunked
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Dog Gone!
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Date: June 23, 2014 08:23AM
Urgent News for Dog Owners: Ice Water Rumor Debunked
Patch looks into the rumor that ice water can cause harmful stomach bloating in dogs.
http://mclean.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/urgent-news-for-dog-owners-ice-water-rumor-debunked13708147
It was meant as a well-intended warning: ice water could harm your dog. There's only one problem -- veterinarians say it's not true.
Posts on social media this week have been spreading the story of a woman whose prized pet allegedly got sick when she gave him ice water to cool off. The tall tale says ice water caused the dog’s stomach muscles to spasm, resulting in bloating. The story appeared onWendt Worth Corgi’s Weblog in 2010, according to ABC News.
Snopes.com, a myth-busting website, found an email version of the story from July 2010, but it says the claim is false.
The real danger comes from eating too quickly, which can lead to gastric dilation volvulus (GDV), according to the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
“[GDV] causes the stomach to dilate, because of food and gas, and may get to a point where neither may be expelled,” according to the ACVS. “As the stomach begins to dilate and expand, the pressure in the stomach begins to increase. The increased pressure and size of the stomach may have several severe consequences.”
Randall Carpenter, a doctor of veterinary medicine at Family Friends Veterinary Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, told Fox 17 that he’s seen the Internet post since 2007. He said if a dog is drinking too much, bloat can happen regardless of water temperature.
Audrey Harvey, a veterinarian with more than 20 years of experience in small animal practice, said in a 2010 post that feeding dogs several smaller meals every day, instead of the standard one or two large meals, can help prevent bloat. She also advised not letting dogs drink a lot of water at once, and she said owners should wait about an hour to feed dogs after exercise.
Pet owners are encouraged to consult their veterinarians with individual questions and pet concerns.
Patch looks into the rumor that ice water can cause harmful stomach bloating in dogs.
http://mclean.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/urgent-news-for-dog-owners-ice-water-rumor-debunked13708147
It was meant as a well-intended warning: ice water could harm your dog. There's only one problem -- veterinarians say it's not true.
Posts on social media this week have been spreading the story of a woman whose prized pet allegedly got sick when she gave him ice water to cool off. The tall tale says ice water caused the dog’s stomach muscles to spasm, resulting in bloating. The story appeared onWendt Worth Corgi’s Weblog in 2010, according to ABC News.
Snopes.com, a myth-busting website, found an email version of the story from July 2010, but it says the claim is false.
The real danger comes from eating too quickly, which can lead to gastric dilation volvulus (GDV), according to the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
“[GDV] causes the stomach to dilate, because of food and gas, and may get to a point where neither may be expelled,” according to the ACVS. “As the stomach begins to dilate and expand, the pressure in the stomach begins to increase. The increased pressure and size of the stomach may have several severe consequences.”
Randall Carpenter, a doctor of veterinary medicine at Family Friends Veterinary Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, told Fox 17 that he’s seen the Internet post since 2007. He said if a dog is drinking too much, bloat can happen regardless of water temperature.
Audrey Harvey, a veterinarian with more than 20 years of experience in small animal practice, said in a 2010 post that feeding dogs several smaller meals every day, instead of the standard one or two large meals, can help prevent bloat. She also advised not letting dogs drink a lot of water at once, and she said owners should wait about an hour to feed dogs after exercise.
Pet owners are encouraged to consult their veterinarians with individual questions and pet concerns.
Re: Urgent News for Dog Owners: Ice Water Rumor Debunked
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great news
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Date: June 23, 2014 08:30AM
I'm going to celebrate by giving the pooch a hershey's bar treat when I get home.
Re: Urgent News for Dog Owners: Ice Water Rumor Debunked
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Hmmm...
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Date: June 23, 2014 08:37AM
Dog Gone! Wrote:
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> It was meant as a well-intended warning: ice water
> could harm your dog. There's only one problem --
> veterinarians say it's not true.
So basically then it's just like tax cuts for the rich are a good idea, Iraq has WMDs, Brownie is doing a heckuva job, and the fundamentals of our economy are strong. Just more slop that's just not true.
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> It was meant as a well-intended warning: ice water
> could harm your dog. There's only one problem --
> veterinarians say it's not true.
So basically then it's just like tax cuts for the rich are a good idea, Iraq has WMDs, Brownie is doing a heckuva job, and the fundamentals of our economy are strong. Just more slop that's just not true.
Re: Urgent News for Dog Owners: Ice Water Rumor Debunked
Posted by:
Independent
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Date: June 23, 2014 10:32AM
lol
Re: Urgent News for Dog Owners: Ice Water Rumor Debunked
Posted by:
historian
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Date: June 23, 2014 10:40AM
Dog Gone! Wrote:
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> Patch looks into the rumor
So someone at patch googles the story and posts a snopes link, spamming the Fairfax forum with off-topic crap... Journalism!
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> Patch looks into the rumor
So someone at patch googles the story and posts a snopes link, spamming the Fairfax forum with off-topic crap... Journalism!
Re: Urgent News for Dog Owners: Ice Water Rumor Debunked
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Hmmm...
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Date: June 23, 2014 10:45AM
historian Wrote:
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> So someone at patch googles the story and posts a
> snopes link, spamming the Fairfax forum with
> off-topic crap... Journalism!
Historians! Or at least the goobers who use the term as a handle while being utterly disqualified to the actual discipline.
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> So someone at patch googles the story and posts a
> snopes link, spamming the Fairfax forum with
> off-topic crap... Journalism!
Historians! Or at least the goobers who use the term as a handle while being utterly disqualified to the actual discipline.