SisMorphine wrote:Water in the kibble prevents bloat. It is less of an issue with high grade kibble. But I think we've all seen that piece of Eukanuba explode when it hits a bowl of water, correct? When you're feeding a low grade kibble and you feed it dry, it will expand when it hits the dog's stomach. So by allowing the kibble to soak prior to it being injested it doesn't have the same sudden explosion upon entering the stomach.
But truthfully a high grade kibble doesn't expand very much at all, so soaking it doesn't matter either way.
SisMorphine wrote:Water in the kibble prevents bloat. It is less of an issue with high grade kibble. But I think we've all seen that piece of Eukanuba explode when it hits a bowl of water, correct? When you're feeding a low grade kibble and you feed it dry, it will expand when it hits the dog's stomach. So by allowing the kibble to soak prior to it being injested it doesn't have the same sudden explosion upon entering the stomach.
But truthfully a high grade kibble doesn't expand very much at all, so soaking it doesn't matter either way.
BritneyP wrote:She took the words right outta my mouth!
iluvk9 wrote:I get a high quality kibble and always add water. One meal I let is soak a little, the next meal I don't.
BullyLady wrote:SisMorphine wrote:Water in the kibble prevents bloat. It is less of an issue with high grade kibble. But I think we've all seen that piece of Eukanuba explode when it hits a bowl of water, correct? When you're feeding a low grade kibble and you feed it dry, it will expand when it hits the dog's stomach. So by allowing the kibble to soak prior to it being injested it doesn't have the same sudden explosion upon entering the stomach.
But truthfully a high grade kibble doesn't expand very much at all, so soaking it doesn't matter either way.
That's always what I heard too, that adding water prevents bloat. When I fed kibble I put water in it and we never had a problem with Sirius bloating. Well, or Shelby either, but she's less prone.
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