How To Know Your Has Pet Gastric Dilatation Volvulus
when our dogs are feeling down it’s
sometimes hard to determine whether the
issue is minor or potentially deadly
gastric dilatation volvulus is a
life-threatening condition that mainly
affects larger breeds it causes the
dog’s stomach to dilate and twist
leading to a number of serious health
problems the initial signs of GTV
include excessive drooling dry reaching
restlessness and abdominal pain when it
comes to treatment time is of the
essence the sooner you identify the
symptoms the better the chances your pet
will make a full recovery in almost all
cases surgery is required the procedure
involves stitching the stomach to the
abdominal wall which should prevent the
organ from twisting again gdv is usually
not caused by any one factor but instead
a multitude of reasons these include age
breed eating habits water consumption
and exercise to avoid your pets are
coming to gdv feed them in moderation
take them in for regular check-ups and
make sure you wait an hour after meal
time before exercising.