Gastric torsion in dogs, a term that may be a bit new to you, but it is not unlikely to occur in dogs. Many people feed their dogs before taking them out to exercise for convenience in their daily lives, or in hot weather, dogs come home and drink a lot of water right after exercise. These behaviors have a high chance of causing gastric torsion in dogs. What is gastric torsion in dogs? Gastric torsion is when the stomach is turned over by a strong external force, and the spleen and stomach are connected by ligaments, so generally the spleen and stomach will be twisted together. It usually occurs when the dog is running vigorously immediately after eating, especially rolling, running back and forth on the stairs, etc. At this time, the dog’s stomach is full of food and the stomach ligament may twist during the violent and sudden rotational movement, causing the dog’s stomach to flip over. At this point, it must be treated surgically. If not caught in time and taken to the hospital for surgery, the dog will soon die, making it a very difficult condition. What dogs are prone to gastric torsion? Not all dogs are prone to gastric torsion. Generally speaking, large dogs such as German Shepherds, Labradors, and Golden Retrievers with narrow chests are prone to gastric torsion because large dogs are stronger and have more room to move around in the abdominal cavity, which can easily cause the stomach to shake dramatically when running, exercising, storming, or rolling on the ground (when there is food or water in the stomach), thus making the stomach flip. The occurrence of gastric torsion is also related to the dog’s eating habits, caused by the owner’s irregular amount of irregularity, and also caused by the dog not chewing enough. There are also environmental factors such as stress that cause dogs to become stressed and panting, which can lead to gastric torsion. The dog with gastric torsion will have sudden abdominal pain and they will be in a frozen or lying position. According to the occurrence of the following symptoms for a long time, eventually leading to death. 2. irritability 3. dry vomiting (always want to vomit but can not throw up) 4. oral gums become white 5. abdominal hardness swelling pain 6. a lot of drooling 7. arching back 8. spleen enlargement 9. shortness of breath or difficulty 10. shock response dog once the stomach twisted, without delay, to take it to the veterinarian immediately, because the dog needs immediate surgery Treatment! When you get to the hospital, the veterinarian will give the dog fluids to replenish fluids. At the same time, an oxygen mask will be put on, especially if the dog is already having difficulty breathing. The vet will then try to expel the accumulated gas from the stomach through an esophageal tube, while the vet will do a series of pre-operative tests, including blood work. Even if the previous esophageal intubation is successful, surgery is required to reverse the dog’s stomach to its normal position. The veterinarian will also focus on checking for necrotic digestive tissue that needs to be removed during surgery. Prevention Generally speaking, the dog stomach reversal, pet owners can not be treated at home, but you can eliminate such diseases by the following methods. 1. regular ration feeding dogs, do not eat too full. Some owners feed their dogs every day at a time somewhat arbitrary, for the amount of dog food will be more or less, in fact, this is very unscientific, for dogs, every day at a fixed time to eat a fixed amount of dog food is the best. 2. After the dog eats, must let it rest for at least 15-30 minutes. Some owners think that the dog will excrete immediately after eating, and after eating, they are eager to take the dog out for convenience, not knowing that it will make the dog because of the excitement and vigorous exercise or over-excitement, stomach torsion can easily occur at this time. 3. Do not give the dog a lot of water immediately after eating. The dog will be given a lot of water after eating, which will cause the food in the dog’s stomach clumps, a more scientific approach is to give them water only after 15-20 minutes after the dog has eaten. 4. do not give them too much food before taking the dog in the car. Some owners worry that their dogs will be hungry in the car before taking them on a long trip in the car, so they will feed their dogs very well before leaving home, not knowing that dogs who eat too much are prone to gastric torsion after a bumpy ride in the car. Note that gastric torsion is very likely to cause death in dogs, take care of the dog’s diet, arrange reasonable exercise to avoid such acute diseases, so that dogs live a healthy and happy life.
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