No, I had to put my big boy down over a year ago.

We only buy from breeders that do all kinds of genetic screening and the screenings are filed with the OFA, Optigen and other canine organizations.
The veterinarian thinks it was his heart, and maybe a reaction to his medication that prevents heartworms.
It was very rough on the wife and myself. Just the week before that, I gassed in between sets of squats, briefly passed out and fell into the plates and the end of my squat bar. Ended up with a straight line fracture in my skull. Was a totally fvcked up time.
The wife has been looking at puppies again so we are closer to having a new beast in the house. I do miss my 272 lb. big boy. Here's a link to a picture of him lying in the bed beside me.
https://postimg.cc/HJBJ4f8M
Stomach torsion/ bloat can happen with the big breeds, especially with the ones having a deep chest. We have only had it happen once long ago to one of our females, but were able to get a piece of poly tubing into the stomach to release the trapped gas and the stomach turned back into position. Of.couse we still rushed her to the vet to make sure it moved back properly into position.
It is a shame.the giant breeds can have a short life span. They have so much love and loyalty. We have been blessed.to have some.of.our mastiffs 14 years, but that is very unusual. The average seems to be 7-9 years old.
But we WILL.have a new beast soon, maybe around Christmas. I couldn't think of a better present at Christmas!
