Bloat is Deadly
Bloat is Deadly
I did not know anything about Bloat until August 26th 2008. My Chow Chow Bella Bear and I just got home after a morning walk. During the walk she attempted to go poo but was not sucessful. She also was drooling which I thought very out of character. When we returned home, Bella was extremely restless, going in and out of the dog door and then she whinned. I went to her and placed my hand on her tummy to give her a belly rub while I tried to see what was wrong. Bella cried again. I called her Vet and demanded that Bella see her doctor right away. The receptionist informed me that Bella's doctor was not in that day and the earliest appointment was for later in the afternoon with another Vet. I argued that was too late, Bella is in disress and provided the symptoms I noticed. She informed another in the office and I was instructed to take Bella to the Emergency Animal Hospital right away and that her ailment could be Bloat and is life threatening. Bella and I left immediately and upon arrival, the personnel at the hospital were waiting and ready due to a call from Bella's Vet to look for my arrival. Bella was in surgery within the half hour! She indeed have Bloat. Her stomach turned 90 degrees and moved her spleen as a result of the torsion. Luckily in Bella's case, we caught the ailment quick enough to avert damage to internal organs. The stomach and spleen were put back in their proper places and Bella's stomach was tacked (incisional astropexy) to her abdomen as a preventative measure of a future occurence. We are in day 5 of the recovery process. Bella is restricted to very limited activities for the next 2 weeks. We are fortunate that Bella survived this episode. Bloat is the number killer of dogs after Cancer! I urge each and everyone to learn the symptoms of Bloat. Know your friend! Google Bloat to obtain the knowledge that can save your dogs life! I cannot stress how important this is. Bloat can strike any breed of dog although some breeds are more likely than others to have the ailment. Please please please, do your dog and pocketbook a favor and research Bloat. Watch your dog carefully! It may save a life!
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I did not know anything about Bloat until August 26th 2008. My Chow Chow Bella Bear and I just got home after a morning walk. During the walk she attempted to go poo but was not sucessful. She also was drooling which I thought very out of character. When we returned home, Bella was extremely restless, going in and out of the dog door and then she whinned. I went to her and placed my hand on her tummy to give her a belly rub while I tried to see what was wrong. Bella cried again. I called her Vet and demanded that Bella see her doctor right away. The receptionist informed me that Bella's doctor was not in that day and the earliest appointment was for later in the afternoon with another Vet. I argued that was too late, Bella is in disress and provided the symptoms I noticed. She informed another in the office and I was instructed to take Bella to the Emergency Animal Hospital right away and that her ailment could be Bloat and is life threatening. Bella and I left immediately and upon arrival, the personnel at the hospital were waiting and ready due to a call from Bella's Vet to look for my arrival. Bella was in surgery within the half hour! She indeed have Bloat. Her stomach turned 90 degrees and moved her spleen as a result of the torsion. Luckily in Bella's case, we caught the ailment quick enough to avert damage to internal organs. The stomach and spleen were put back in their proper places and Bella's stomach was tacked (incisional astropexy) to her abdomen as a preventative measure of a future occurence. We are in day 5 of the recovery process. Bella is restricted to very limited activities for the next 2 weeks. We are fortunate that Bella survived this episode. Bloat is the number killer of dogs after Cancer! I urge each and everyone to learn the symptoms of Bloat. Know your friend! Google Bloat to obtain the knowledge that can save your dogs life! I cannot stress how important this is. Bloat can strike any breed of dog although some breeds are more likely than others to have the ailment. Please please please, do your dog and pocketbook a favor and research Bloat. Watch your dog carefully! It may save a life!
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