What is Wrong with this Dog?
History: 7 year old lab with sudden onset of a painful abdomen and trying to vomit but nothing is coming up.
The Answer is: The conditon is called GDV or Gastric Dilation with Volvulous. Otherwise known as bloat. It occurs when a deep chested dog eats food/water and shortly after becomes active. The ingesta in it’s stomach sloshes around until the stomach flips over on itself, thus trapping gas in the stomach. This is a life threatening situation and is considered an emergency.


