In 1998, when he was 8 years old, JR (Amherst's Lake Dallas) was one of the lucky few to survive emergency surgery for mesenteric torsion. If I recall, in addition to antibiotics and something for the motility of his intestines, the vet had me give him something like canned I/D for a week or two. He was then slowly weaned back onto a normal diet with no further problems. In 1999, 14 months after the mesenteric torsion surgery, he had stomach bloat w/torsion. Emergency surgery saved his life. Again a diet of canned I/D for a few days and then he was weaned back onto his normal food. He went on to celebrate his 13th birthday in February 2003. He went to the Bridge due to complications of Cauda Equina in May 2003. lol - maybe he should have been called Lucky! Gayle & the Hooligans! http://www.picturetrail.com/arycrest - Link to The Hooligans Albums ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Royal T Shepherds <gina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Mesenteric Torsion Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:58:18 -0700 (PDT) A friend of mine has a dog recovering from surgery for mesenteric torsion. I don't know anyone who has had a dog live from this and was wondering if any of you guys have. My friend is taking her dog home from the hospital tomorrow and he's refusing most anything offered to him to eat. Any suggestions as to feeding after this and what supplements would you recommend. I said I would put him on pro-biotics, but am interested in hearing what others would suggest. Thank you, Gina ROYAL T SHEPHERDS http://www.royaltshepherds.com Home of: Ch Covy Tucker Hill v Royal T's Edsel,CD,NA,CGC,HIC,OFA h/e/t/c ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ===========================================================================____________________________________________________________ Free info for small business owners. Click here to find great products geared for your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/BLSrjpYWIQZwF5VcyPra92Dl7ltmT550i08AuvQkkDmfnxgay13t6hlEsiE/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================