[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: TERROR STRIKES at home--1st case of Bloat
- From: Doctrcorgi@xxxxxxx
- To: CheradonGSD@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 14:51:27 EDT
Hi Cheri,
Your dog sounds to me like a typical case of splenic torsion. That why the
full look without the accumulation of air in the stomach. A Splenic torsion can
be very uncomfortable but not fatal. Often a dog will have the splenic torsion
several daysbefore anything is done. The dog may then have bloated as it
will respond to the splenic problem . If the dog was not very distended, only
moderate accumulation of gas in the stomach, this may not have been a classic
bloat case. Only the vet would know. Usually a greatly distended stomach will
then twist. If there is only a small amount of gas accumulated it may just be
the
result of the spleenic problem not what we classify as bloat caused by the
over production of gas, by bacterial fermentation in the gut. This bloat occors
within minutes..You can see the dog blow up in front of your eyes..If this
torsion occured prior to bloating, the accumulation of gas in the stomach is
much
less dramatic.
Chuck kruger dvm
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