Weimaraners can suffer from bloat.  Bloat occurs because Weimaraners like Nikki try to stuff as much food down their throats, as quickly as possible.

And their stomachs swell up with gas.  Bloat can be a fatal condition for dogs.  So it’s a good idea to avoid it.

I’ve always been worried about Nikki and her vacuum cleaner feeding antics, so I’ve been looking around for some way of slowing her eating down.

Enter the Eat Better Bowl, by Alpha Paw.  As you can see from the photo, the Eat Better bowl has a “wishbone” at the centre of the bowl.
What this does is divide the bowl into three parts, which prevents the dog from opening their mouth fully (ie. gulping).

Which means the dog has to take smaller mouthfuls.
With Nikki, she’s gone from finishing her meal in under a minute, to now taking five minutes.

The downsides?

Availability
Not very available in Australia, I purchased mine from Veterinary Companies of Australia.  You can also buy them on eBay and Amazon.

Bowl size:
Didn’t know what bowl size to buy, so had to ask the seller.  Here is a handy little table which gives you an idea which bowl to buy

Nikki is back from surgery to remove the rest of the mast cell tumours, and has been sleeping most of the day.  The Vet said that she didn’t react well to the anaesthetic, and needed a tranquilizer to settle her down.

that Nikki the Weimaraner only has Grade 1 Mast Cell Tumours.

I noticed one when I took her to the Vet to get her yearly vaccinations.  And the vet had a look, and after some wallet lightening, we decided that we needed to confirm the severity of the tumours; one way or another.

The first operation was to remove some of the tumours for biopsy.  Now we know they are only Grade 1 tumours.

The bad news is that she now needs to get the rest of them cut out.  That will happen Thursday week.