Stomach Tacking?

Hey gang... We are getting our 15 month Chewbacca neutered next week and also having a hernia addressed. The vet is recommending we have the stomach tacked (attached to abdominal wall) to prevent stomach twisting.
My wife and I obviously do not want to do anything unnecessary but will do whatever is in his best interest. We previously had a female from the same family tree (Abby, she's actually on the homepage here :D ) and this was never recommended but she was smaller (60-65 lbs) where I'm thinking Bacca will max out around 80-85 lbs.
I tried searching the topic here but only found a 2008 thread which had mixed feelings on the topic. Is there any new research or insight to this procedure? I have read that it can cause digestive issues and he does have a food allergy with soft poop following his initial dump, not sure if we should take this into consideration.
Thank you for any insight!
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Hi,

I haven't read anything further since then. Did the vet say there was something in particular with Bacca, or just in general? Is there a large expense or a lot of extra surgical time?

Nice to see you
Ron
He recommended it just because he is going to be larger male I believe- he really isn't going to be huge though.
I am thinking we will not do it, I haven't found anything compelling enough to convince me to do it.
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