[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: kenniling & bloat
- From: Sandra Kozub <skozub@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:04:58 -0600
At 10:46 AM 12/12/2008 -0800, you wrote:
>I will only say this. Dogs that live in runs are more likely to die from
>bloat simply because we didn't see that first sign of trouble.
>If Bertha had ever been a kennel dog, she would be dead now. She was in
>my kitchen when she got sick, so was I.
Luckily, in more than 30 years, I have only had 4 dogs bloat (1 is too
many). The last
one was only a year or so ago. If you see it, you know. I had to take
him to an
emergency vet - called ahead about the bloat. When I got there one of the vets
immediately examined him & told me that it was not bloat. I insisted that
he take
pictures - he brought them back & told me how sorry that he was - I was
correct!
They did surgery & the 9 year old boy survived. (he is lying right next
to me as
I type) Vet told me that he was at an earlier stage than any he had
seen. I told
him that if you had it happen before & lost the dog - you will never forget
those first
signs.
Sandy
Sandra Kozub
KcK Kennels
http://iweb.tntech.edu/rkozub/kennel.htm
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