GDV (bloat), and the OES risk
I'm sorry Mitchell had to suffer. |
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| Peter, I'm so sorry. At least you know.
We lost a twelve year old to bloat. It strikes fear in any owner of large breed dogs who have ever witnessed this awful condition. 
Kristine |
| I'm so sorry for your loss my 4 year old GSD died from bloat also. It strikes so quickly. |
| I'm sorry. I've lost two to bloat, even the second time I was slow to recognize the symptoms as they were different than the first. |
| I am so sorry. |
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You have my sympathy. |
| Sorry for you loss, OES are listed as one breed that this affliction can happen. Large, Deep chested breeds are higher risk for bloating.
Here is a link, good to have to help one recognise the symptons of a dog starting to bloat. It also has information for preventative measures too. http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm Everyone that owns a large deep chested breed should have this sort of information on hand and read through it for future reference. Again so sorry for you loss it can come on so quickly and even if a dog gets to the vets in time not all can be saved  |
| I am so sorry.
I have thankfully never lost one d/t bloat, but I have friends who have. |
| I'm so sorry about your loss. We lost Emma last month to bloat. I was aware of what bloat was but just didn't put two and two together. Sometimes its hard to figure it out when every dog is different in what symptoms they show. |
| I had a male OES some years ago named Randy who bloated when he was put under general anesthesia. I was present and the speed of seeing his life stopping before my eyes was alarming to say the least. His abdomen became tight as a drum ins seconds. Thankfully he was on the operating table and the vet could get a tube down his throat and release the pressure.
A few years later, the same dog went to the same vet for a minor surgery. I had forgotten the bloat and sure enough, the second he went under general anesthesia, he bloated again. I wasn't present that time but he was once more revived. Afterward the vet told me what had happened and said it was rare and he had only had that happen once before. I said I knew, it was THIS dog. You could see the recollection in his eyes and he knew he should have known and had screwed up. I changed vets after that. Later, in old age when Randy had to have a tumor removed, I had it done under local anesthesia. I was present for that too and it was amazing how well he handled it. Randy was a calm dog and I'm not so sure some of my other OES could have laid still for that long. |
| My s-i-l's St Bernard was treated for bloat at an emergency clinic. They put the tube into her lungs by accident and she died. It was horrible. |
| OMG this is what Tangham died of. Reading the site that Lisaoes posted brought back a lot of sad memories. I forgot all about it. Dad always said Tangy died of a twisted stomach but I didnt realize this is what he was referring to. I just remember him going the vet and never coming home. He tried to help and had overnight nursing care but Tangham died overnight |
| A little more than a year and a half ago we nearly lost Portage to bloat. We were so very lucky that his symptoms progressed quickly, but not as quickly as for so many. We got him to the emergency vet within 40 minutes, and they were able to save him. His cause was atypical. He had overeaten, and would have vomited but we didn't know he had a very enlarged liver which pressed on his diaphragm and wouldn't allow him to vomit. Thus the gasses built up and the bloat progressed.
It was over a week before we knew for sure that he would make it. Our vet told us much later that he was also very much at risk at the time to die of other complications of bloat. We have a poop collection service we use, owned by a lady with Great Danes. She had lost one to bloat, and had sent out a newsletter to all her clients about what it is and how to recognize it. This happened about six months before we nearly lost Portage. Had it not been for her newsletter I would never have heard of bloat, and we would have lost him for sure. We both cried on the phone when I called her to thank her for saving his life. I am so very sorry for your loss. This is such a horrible thing to go through. We send you virtual hugs and bum wags. |
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