The Importance of Elevated Feeders!

Veterinarian Recommended, Elevated feeders help dogs by providing many health and comfort benefits. Specially designed to provide food and water to just the right height for your dog. It helps to eliminate stress on muscles, joints, backs, and much more.

Benefits:

• Minimizes digestion problems for your dog.
• Helps with pet bloating problems.
• Increases hygiene and cleanliness of your dogs dining area.
• Stainless steel bowls will not rust or corrode.
• And, they will not absorb pet food odors.

Elevated feeders and dishes keep feeding areas cleaner. Elevated dishes help keep the food and water in the bowls and not on the floor. They prevent cats from playing in their water, which some are prone to do. Dogs tend to lift their heads after taking a drink to facilitate swallowing. As the dogs raise their heads, water that doesn't make it down their throat often ends up on the floor. Over time this can ruin your floor. Moisture that may get under the dish creates a great place for molds and bacteria to grow. With an elevated feeder, they don't have to raise their heads as far and the water usually drips right back into their water dish.

Elevated feeders may help reduce intestinal gas in dogs. Eating bent over forces dogs to gulp their food. In the process, the dogs swallow more air. This air can end up as foul smelling gas a while later. The higher the food dish, the less gulping. In rare instances, swallowing an increased amount of air may result in a condition called bloat (gastric dilatation and volvulus - GDV). This occurs most commonly in large breed dogs, and is life-threatening. Some veterinarians recommend elevated feeders for dogs susceptible to bloat.

Elevated feeders can help in caring for dogs with a condition called megaesophagus . In this condition, the esophagus (the tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach) becomes large and flaccid. Instead of moving the food down to the stomach through muscular contractions, the enlarged and weak esophagus dilates and allows the food to accumulate there instead of the stomach. This can lead to regurgitation and vomiting. An elevated feeder will allow gravity to help get the food down to the stomach.

Elevated feeders are more comfortable for older pets. Dogs with arthritis also benefit from elevated feeders. Bending over to eat isn't comfortable for pets with stiff muscles or sore joints, particularly for pets with neck or back problems such as intervertebral (IV) disc disease . Older pets often eat less anyway, which means they may not get the nutrition they need. If eating is painful or uncomfortable, they are likely to eat even less. Raising food and water to their level encourages eating and drinking.

	NCBR Merchandise and Apparel
	Custom Raised Feeder - Gothic Top Feeders are made of pressure treated wood, built to last ! Bowl (included) is stainless steel, 2 qt embossed with paw prints. Bowl height (standard 17") Avail 12-24" Available in Light, Medium and Dark Stain OR painted wood (please specify desired color) (Dark stain shown in photo) Measurement information: To assure best feeding height, measure dog from floor to mid chest .
	Custom Raised Feeder - Contemporary Top Feeders are made of pressure treated wood, built to last ! Bowl (included) is stainless steel, 2 qt embossed with paw prints. Bowl height (standard 17") Avail 12-24" Available in Light, Medium and Dark Stain OR painted wood (please specify desired color) (Dark stain shown in photo) Measurement information: To assure best feeding height, measure dog from floor to mid chest .