tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810911105141502444.post4505882415619924488..comments2023-09-18T02:34:33.720-07:00Comments on Lucy's Dog House: Bloat and DogsLucy The Great Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322993966718209445noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810911105141502444.post-77356747704761145792010-06-30T18:41:56.318-07:002010-06-30T18:41:56.318-07:00My One year old German Shepherd got the bloat last...My One year old German Shepherd got the bloat last week. We had no clue what was going on nor how long it had been going on. We had just returned from running errands in town. He had all the text book signs and we went from confused to concerned to scared in the span of half an hour. We sat in traffic for half an hour only to be told by the nearest animal hospital that they didn't have room in the OR for him. Another hour and a half later (I-95 south of DC is a mess on weekends) we arrived at another animal hospital and luckily they took him in immediately. He ended up losing his spleen but thankfully there was no necrotic tissue on his stomach. He is doing fine so fa,r aside from being a little sore. We got very lucky, it's possible that almost 5 hours elapsed from the initial onset...poor guy. Hopefully others find this blog, as we almost lost our friend due to our ignorance of this terrible condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810911105141502444.post-89026079163058221052010-01-27T00:57:09.877-08:002010-01-27T00:57:09.877-08:00Thank you for posting this information regarding B...Thank you for posting this information regarding Bloat and Dogs. I almost lost my Golden retriever Chow because of this. I had to argue with my husband about taking her to the vets and then the vet was mad because she had to go back in the office(Tudor Glen Vets, St Albert, AB). The vet took xrays to find out yes I was correct my babies stomache turned. We ended up having to take her to an emergency vet clinic for surgery. The main thing after all this my baby is a live and well.<br />We no longer go to that vets that I had to argue with. <br />All this because I read a blog on line about bloating, knew the symptoms and reacted properly.<br />Thanks Again, you are saving lives!!<br />Cheers<br />Sasha & TinaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067662443167817782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810911105141502444.post-3285790486853187902009-05-22T14:21:50.183-07:002009-05-22T14:21:50.183-07:00My dog bloated last year thankfully I knew the sy...My dog bloated last year thankfully I knew the symptoms and all ended up well. glad to see your post here and stumbled upon it when writing about bloat on my own blog. Thunderstorm season upon us and some dogs get so worked up and over heated that they then drink too quickly causing trapped air and fluid, at least this is what happened to my dog. Nice to see a fellow blogger giving health warnings as well:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655937423425589723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810911105141502444.post-31731470137276236102008-08-28T10:31:00.000-07:002008-08-28T10:31:00.000-07:00I did not know about bloat. Last Tuesday 08/26/200...I did not know about bloat. Last Tuesday 08/26/2008, my Chow Chow Bella Bear was going in and out of the dog door and made a little whinning noise. I knew immediately that something was amiss. I went to her and I usually give her a belly rub and to my surprise, her abdomen was hard as a blown up balloon and Bella cried again. I called my Vet right away and they told me not to bring her in, but to take her to the Emergency Animal Hospital immediately plus adding that this is life threatening. I immediately drove Bella to the hospital and they were waiting for my arrival due to a call from my Vet and within a half hour, Bella was in emergency surgery. I was lucky and Bella even luckier as the surgery was a success and she is home with me now. I was fortunate enough to have noticed the symptoms and reacted quickly. It saved her life! Her stomach turned 90 degrees and her spleen was moved, but because this was corrected right away, there was no damage to any organs. Her stomach was repositioned and spleen put back with no ill effects. Bella is in recovery and in the healing process that will take about 3 weeks. We are grateful to have terrific Vets and owe them our eternal graditude. Everyone that has a dog should be armed with the knowledge required to look out for bloat. Bloat can kill within hours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com