Bloat is the nightmare of every dog owner. Every dog may take, but especially owners of large dogs are afraid of this problem.
What happens during a bloat? In bloat, the stomach of the dog turns on its axis.In this case) are outgoing and incoming blood vessels and digestive input and output (intestine and esophagus blocked and interrupted.The pinch of the blood vessels is especially bad for the circulation of the dog, which quickly leads to a collapse.Through the closed stomach openings it comes to a bloated stomach, the dog looks bloated and gets a hard stomach.
Bloat is an absolute emergency, without immediate surgery it leads to death within hours.
The bloat in dogs is always an emergency Older dogs (older than five years) with lower breast are particularly at risk, also males twice as often as females.
The exact causes of bloat are not definitively resolved.
Classically used for the bloat is a previous, extensive feeding and immediately thereafter, uncontrolled running around the dog. Quote: "The feeding twice daily is at least certainly not a guarantee that the dog never gets a stomach turning, but it is very unlikely."
The guests lining up overloaded with stomach rotates clockwise around the esophagus.The result is a partial or complete closure of esophageal and gastric outlet.
The stomach is pinched off, so to speak, and by the action of stomach acid on the food produced gas that inflates the stomach more and more.The result is a life-threatening condition.
Initial symptoms / signs Retching, stomach contents without quantities produced are significant.
In most cases, only small amounts of mucous fluid / vomit.
Initially unrest which then turns into apathy, because the cycle of the dog no longer participated.
A typical symptom that is around one to two hours after the last feeding incipient swelling of the abdomen.
The dog is initially very anxious, has a lot of pain, slobbers a lot and tried unsuccessfully to vomit, choking.
The waist circumference is increasing steadily.
Knock it on the abdominal wall, it sounds like a drum.
The dog suffers from shortness of breath.
There is a cycle of failure, the dog is very cut off and move more is not.
Diffraction you bloat before
The dog 3 - 4 daily feeding times.
Funded by the stomach rotation is fermenting food, the stomach gives the impetus.
the seizure of excitement and great efforts by avoiding
Do not feed to heavy meals.In particular, the evening was only a small amount of food given.Stress also plays an obvious role. Treat your dog so after feeding a break of about 1-1.5 hours.
It is still not clear exactly why the bloat is especially common in certain breeds.As long as the causes in the details are known to not, there is no foolproof method to bloat to 100 percent to prevent.
As the owner in a large dog with deep chest, they must therefore pay particular attention be whole, so that they recognize the symptoms immediately.
Initial measures in suspected At the slightest suspicion you must immediately to the veterinary practice or clinic to drive.
Call it short there and inform them of the duty veterinarian / the duty vet about your dog probably has a stomach turning.
Do not hesitate, just because they are insecure, no vet them angry if it only after all the hustle and bustle of "false alarm" was.
Not even in the middle of the night because the stomach turning is an absolute emergency.
A few minutes can make the survival of the affected dogs are for.
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