Bloat And Spleen Removal

[01kismet]

Hi,

I was hoping to get some information from people who's dogs have suffered bloat and lost their spleen. I rushed Kenny out to the vet last night with bloat, his stomach had twisted quite badly but they've operated and he's stable now. His spleen was removed during the op.

Kenny is looking like he might come home tomorrow afternoon. Apparently atm he's doing well very sad and sore but on good pain killers, walking and his heart is normal. Thank goodness we got him out there quickly, and thank goodness for good vets.

I was just after any suggestions for when he comes home the vet said it should be fine and I'll get more information from them when I get to go visit him but in the mean time other information would be good.

(quick edit) Kenny is 11 years old, we don't know what caused it (maybe rushing his food) he's not overly active :)

cheers.

Edited January 20, 2012 by 01kismet

[sas]

Hi,

I was hoping to get some information from people who's dogs have suffered bloat and lost their spleen. I rushed Kenny out to the vet last night with bloat, his stomach had twisted quite badly but they've operated and he's stable now. His spleen was removed during the op.

Kenny is looking like he might come home tomorrow afternoon. Apparently atm he's doing well very sad and sore but on good pain killers, walking and his heart is normal. Thank goodness we got him out there quickly, and thank goodness for good vets.

I was just after any suggestions for when he comes home the vet said it should be fine and I'll get more information from them when I get to go visit him but in the mean time other information would be good.

(quick edit) Kenny is 11 years old, we don't know what caused it (maybe rushing his food) he's not overly active :)

cheers.

What causes bloat is a mystery even after a few studies on it that condridict previous studies. Thank heavens you saw what was happening.

I'm assuming your dog had a Gastropexy as well? Your Vet will give you a care sheet that tells you what your dog can and cannot do.

[01kismet]

Yes, his stomach was attached to his insides or however it works. To try and stop it from being able to twist again. I'm so glad we caught it early too, he was in so much distress and by the time we got there so bad.

The poor vets I rocked up was actually closed (only nurses on) but he was so bad they called vets straight in and we got him fixed. they were so good about it and Kenny was so brave and good with everything we were doing to him. Thanks for that, I'm looking forward to having him home.

[Echo]

One of my dogs went through exactly the same at 5 years old. Bloat, spleen removed and gastroplexy.

She was at the Vet for 3 days and when she came home she had lost a lot of weight. We started off feeding 5 small meals per day and over time, gradually got her back to two a day. She remained on two meals for the rest of her life.

Once she had fully recovered, she lived a normal life, doing all the things our other dogs do, without any further worry. She went on to live to almost 13 years of age, which is normal for her breed and her death was totally unrelated to her episode of bloat. I'm sure your Vet will give you full instructions on his aftercare.

Don't worry, he's past the worst of it, just needs lots of TLC. Best wishes to you and Kenny.

[OSoSwift]

My SIL's dog bloated and tortioned at around 3 I think. She ended up having her spleen removed and went on to a completely normal life and died recently at 14 and a half from old age related issues.