Acute Bloat-Help
My Gsd had acute bloat last night. I figured it out rather quickly so I got him to the vet. They thought his stomach twisted bit after they inserted the tube it started to deflate slightly so they took another x-ray and confirmed it was acute bloat. Gave IV fluids and we took him home for 4 hrs. (Since he would have been left there alone). Took him back this morning when they opened for tube insertion and more fluids. They said all the gas was gone but we're still waiting for him pass the food that was still there.

I was thinking of taking him to CSU for a gastroplastie (I'm sure that spelled wrong.)

Your thoughts on this or advice would be appreciated.

I have pet plan insurance, does anyone know if this is covered or is it considered elective.

 

Doubtful on anything elective. What company do you have? To pull that off your vet would have to be on the same page and have it written up as a necessary operation.

 

I had my vet call CSU, so hopefully that should do it. I have Pet Plan (Gopet). I have a hard time believing someone would just choose to do this to the pet.

 

I had my vet call CSU, so hopefully that should do it. I have Pet Plan (Gopet). I have a hard time believing someone would just choose to do this to the pet.

Lots of people just do that. For females they do it when they spay and the dog is out already.

 

Which suplements can i give to 1 one year old puppy ?

 

Vice my friends Panda Shepherd passed away due to bloat. It is tragic.

 

Bloat

My GSD had bloat and I got a gastroplasty done at CSU vet hospital. They were wonderful and he recovered fine.

PetPlan probably would have paid for it had I got a pre-authorization but I was so freaked out I forgot about that. Anyways, I think it was a great idea and would probably do it again just for prevention since it only takes once to loose your friend.

I just feel so much better knowing with a feeding schedule and other prevention measures he should be just fine.

I would definitely reinforce getting a gastroplasty if you can afford it as prevention totally opposite of what I thought before all this happened.:blush:

 

I found this video very informative but be careful before you click on it.

WARNING: It shows an Akita experiencing bloat while a narrator points out the signs of bloat in the dog. Apparently the person filming didn't know what was happening. When they realized that the dog was in trouble they took him to the emergency vet. He survived. Later, the narration was added and the video released as a PSA.

Let me be clear, I hate watching animals suffer. But seeing what bloat looks like first hand was important enough to me that I did watch it. The dog survives which also makes it watchable for me. You may disagree and I respect that fully.

Anyone who has has already suffered from a bloat experience probably should not watch it.

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U1WrT2719yo

 

That video was eye opening. Now I feel confident I know what to look for. I also have started feeding captain water in his kibble.

 

I have a purebred king shepherd, Im not sure but I think he is almost constantly in phase 1 bloat, it comes and goes rite? Because he will exhibit symptoms for about an hour maybe less then he is fine I think. Mostly it happens after I take him out to jog n run, he does drink alot when we come home but isnt he thirsty? I dont want my baby to be in pain but I dont want him dehydrated after playing either...this has happened alot, he pants whines and is restless during this time after playing and drinking. Is this serious?

 

Six days ago at night, Dingo, 10 months old GSD bloated. Had no car at the moment to take him to the vet. Didn't succeed with the tube. Pierced his stomach with a needle and immediately he looked more comfortable. Gained time till the taxi came to take him to a clinic.

Proved there was no torsion.

We ve scheduled surgerry to tack his stomach.

This whole thing is really ****in scary!

 

I feed my 14 Week GSD puppy 4 times a day. I let her chose the quantity i.e. if she finishes her meal in 10 minutes, then the next feed quantity is slightly increased, and vice versa.

Would this process also be considered as "Free Feeding" ?

 

Be careful not to over feed...you don't want your shepherd to grow to fast. It is not good for there joints.

 

\My boy bloated on Mother's Day 2018 and I rushed him to the vet immediately and he underwent surgery (including a gastropexy) where I was told he was expected to make a full recovery, however after 2 weeks he is DEFINITELY NOT HIMSELF and I'm very worried.

He doesn't seem too interested in food and has lost 8 pounds.

Any advice on recovery from this would be appreciated since my searches on GDV post-op recovery returns nothing.

Thanks.

God Bless.

 

My smooth collie bloated (at age 11) and the recovery was agonizingly slow. Her recovery was complicated by her digestive system pretty much shutting down post surgery, and it took months to recover. I wouldn't panic by any means, because major abdominal surgery almost always has a long recovery time, but I would try to get him checked out by the vet as soon as possible after the holiday weekend. If he is showing other signs of distress beyond the lack of appetite, though, I would try to get him in to see the emergency vet if your vet doesn't have someone on call for the long weekend. Best wishes for a quick turnaround on his recovery!

 

Thanks so much..

This has been VERY STRESSFUL since he's the only real family I have that's not 600 miles away..

Thanks again.

 

I lost my shepard to bloat last month.The dog just turned 10 two days before.I have done much reading since with few real sure answers.The dog never ate much or fast and that day he had some food in the morning but none during the day.The evening came 5:00 then heate some grass and started throwing up all night until next morning to the vet he went.I saw the stomach swelled up and vet took exrays .The surgery was 3000-4000+ was the estimate with little known outcome so for the age and cost and outcome factors we did what was best.The other shepard was lost couple years early at age 12 no bloat problems but he ate fast and alot odd he had no bloat problems but had other health issures.I cant rap my head around the hole deal why the one did

 

IMO the best thing any owner can do is to learn the signs that the dog shows AFTER the stomach has twisted..the owner reacting quickly and getting to the vet is the most important thing....we've had 2 dogs with "bloat" one didn't make it through surgery and one did....both of these dogs were very slow-picky eaters...one of them always ate from a "raised" food bowl and yet their stomachs still twisted....there is a "elective surgery" that some vets offer where the stomach is attached to the walls inside the body so that it can't twist--usually done in conjunction with another surgery while the dog is under anesthesia any way......

 

For those who haven't seen this thread in the archives discussing the correlative risk factors for bloat from the largest research studies to date, I recommend taking a look at it:
Bowl height and bloat

It may dispel some persistent Internet rumors about "cause" -- the things you've probably heard or read about why dogs bloat.

 

My dog had surgery for bloat in 2018. He had done nothing different or unusual except eaten some leaves in the yard when I wasn’t paying attention, but they did not think that was the cause. Instead, he may have eaten foliage to try to relieve discomfort. The only risk factor was an ancestor who was known to throw progeny who bloated, Vito. That was suspected in other cases but never proven.

 

Bridget had bloat as a puppy. I gave her one of those bones from the pet store. She didn't eat her dinner and then I noticed that her shape had changed. I knew from reading about common problems that this was bloat. I can't remember rather it was an ultra sound or a x ray that helped us. We were able to see the bone and the kibble inside of her. I couldn't afford to keep her at the vet so I opted for home care against their recommendation. They gave me some drugs and this specialty liquid. The issue was she had to get water and this stuff on the hour every hour for 48 hrs. Took off work the next 3 days. I used an alarm to get me up in time and we somehow managed it. The next picture showed that it had moved pass the trouble spot so we were in the clear. On the 4th day she managed a giant poop. I think I got her to the vet just in time.

 

It was not bloat, it was indigestion. Real bloat will not go away without intervention.

 

Real bloat requires a surgery.. ASAP.
2 Great Danes later.. both bloated at about 8 y.o 1 survived and lived till almost 11y.o

 

They told me it was bloat. But this makes sense that it wasn't bloat. I got a genetic test on her and it said she never had it. They came to the last GSD trial I went to for volunteers for a bloat study. Supposedly they found a genetic test to see if your dog might get bloat.

 

I make my shepherd rest/lay down 1 hour before feeding him and 1 hour after he eats. I feed a raw diet as well, and have been told feeding raw reduces chances of bloat by 25%. Kibble stays in the stomach too long which is sometimes the cause of bloat.

 

My dog had a Gastropexy. We are feeding him hydrolyzed protein and Boiled chicken 3 times a day. My vet said that torsion if happened once, comes back if gastropexy is not performed. I hope everything stays well with your pooch