Bloat

[colliemad]

hi everyone , has anybody's dogs ever suffered from bloat?????

[ShesaLikeableBiBear]

Understand Inspector Rex?. She has not been well so doent post here often, atm, but am sure she would be happy to answer a pm. She too has Collie Rough's.

[Dogsfevr]

Yes & didnt survive had already twisted before surgery or tubing could be done

[monsterpup]

No, but it's my nightmare.

If you even SUSPECT bloat, go to the vet IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Here's a site about bloat/torsion which is very good:

http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm

[Poodle Mum]

Yes.....just.

I got her to the vets & she was turning blue. My vets are fanatastic. They stabilized her & operated & she had her stomach stitched to her abdo wall. She never bloated again. RIP Amy.

[morgan]

Yes, saved some and lost some. Two died despite surgery, two survived surgery and three were pts as I didn't feel surgery was an option at the time.

Of the two that survived the surgery, one bloated again several years later despite her stomach being stitched to the wall and was pts.

[poochie]

No, but it's my nightmare.

If you even SUSPECT bloat, go to the vet IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Here's a site about bloat/torsion which is very good:

http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm

That was a really good site, but my vet told me to raise the food bowls. Now Im really unsure,

Am going out immediatly to get some mylanta gas or equivelant.

would gripe water help???

Thanks

[monsterpup]

No, but it's my nightmare.

If you even SUSPECT bloat, go to the vet IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Here's a site about bloat/torsion which is very good:

http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm

That was a really good site, but my vet told me to raise the food bowls. Now Im really unsure,

Am going out immediatly to get some mylanta gas or equivelant.

would gripe water help???

Thanks

The Purdue University study clearly showed a link between raised food bowls and increased risk of bloat.

Risk Factors :

High risk age group [if large & >5 years or if giant & >3 years]

Deep and narrow chest compared with other dogs in the same breed

Having any first degree relative with history of GDV

Using a raised food bowl

Being a faster eater compared with other dogs

source: http://www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/clbr.htm

I don't know about gripe water - doesn't it have alcohol in it? (I'm thinking of the stuff people used to use for babies, but that might not be what you mean?)

[Poodle wrangler]

Yes. A beautiful boxer who was about 8 years old, died with bloat. Ginger.

Wish I'd known what it was at the time (was a teenager) .

Edited June 16, 2007 by Poodle wrangler

[poochie]

No, but it's my nightmare.

If you even SUSPECT bloat, go to the vet IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Here's a site about bloat/torsion which is very good:

http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm

That was a really good site, but my vet told me to raise the food bowls. Now Im really unsure,

Am going out immediatly to get some mylanta gas or equivelant.

would gripe water help???

Thanks ;)

The Purdue University study clearly showed a link between raised food bowls and increased risk of bloat.

Risk Factors :

High risk age group [if large & >5 years or if giant & >3 years]

Deep and narrow chest compared with other dogs in the same breed

Having any first degree relative with history of GDV

Using a raised food bowl

Being a faster eater compared with other dogs

source: http://www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/clbr.htm

I don't know about gripe water - doesn't it have alcohol in it? (I'm thinking of the stuff people used to use for babies, but that might not be what you mean?)

Thanks for the Purdue site.

Yeah your right, (just looked it up) it does contain alcohol, didnt realise that. 4 kids never had to use it,

just knew it was supposed to be good for burps.

Cheers

[morgan]

Wouldn't touch Mylanta - not good for people either.

My vet at the time (who has written an excellent chapter on bloat in her book) advised me to keep my bitch on charcoal tablets daily after the surgery to keep gas to a minimum. Of course this is of little use if the stomach twists.

If you are concerned that your dog could bloat, in addition to avoiding all the risk factors, keep a very large gauge needle (at least an 18) at hand so that if you do happen to find it in an advanced stage of bloat the needle can be inserted through the skin into the swollen stomach to relieve the pressure on the way to the vet and rescue remedy to alleviate the shock. Releasing gas with the needle will reduce the compression of the spleen and blood vessels and increase the chances of surgery being successful, but to do this you need someone to sit with the dog in the car to make sure that the needle isn't touched, otherwise remove it.

[Dogsfevr]

If you read every reserach site they all say something different,i have feed raised & always will .

I keep de gas on hand as it must contain a set ingredient for it to work.

The simple rule is use commen sense & be aware.

The dog we had with it already had major health issues so it complicated matters

[Tapferhund]

Yes, I had a Shepherd who suffered two bouts of Gastric Torsion.....first time he was 4 years old and then it happened again at aged 5. He survived both bouts and lived until he was 13 years old..........but bloat is something I hope I NEVER have again for any of my dogs as it is a SHOCKING thing for the dog to go through and not too good for the owners either. Once you have had a dog suffer this dreaded problem, it stays with you for life......always in the back of your mind every time you feed them.

[centitout]

i lost my first bloodhound bitch to bloat-found her dead in the morning.it was 10 days before my last baby was born and it still haunts me now.i am paranoid about it and what i feed.i dont raise the bowls,some studies have shown that to be a contributing factor.i am looking into thrive d-has anybody else used it?

[Tapferhund]

Yep, I have used Thrive-D.....found the stuff quite good too.