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Last night were were working in th garage and I went outside and heard my wifes dog Montanna making a weird noise and went over and checked on him. He was trying to throw up and was throwing up white foam. I thought he may have ate something he shouldn't have (mole, toad, or any other critter that might walk in to his area...).
I grabbed a flashlight and checked his area real quick and didn't see anything. He seemed like he was having trouble breathing and I looked in his throat to see if I could see anything. All I saw in his throat was foam. Vanessa said he looked bloated and I went inside and looked on line and immediately found out about Gastric Dilation And Volvulus (GDV).
We found a vet hospital that was open and took him there. They gave him an x-ray and diagnosed him with the GDV. The GDV is gas in his stomach that caused him to bloat. If caught quick enough they can stick a tube down his throat and remove the pressure. The GDV will cause the stomach to twist putting pressure on large blood vessels and the diaphram making it hard for him to breathe. Digestion stops and toxins are passed in to the blood. The stomach can even rupture. If the stomach twists they can't put a tube in and have to relieve the pressure wuth a large bore needle and ten do surgery to put the stomach in it's proper position.
The vet said they could do surgery, which was $3,000, but that he probably wouldn't make it through it. She recommended that we put him to sleep. We sat with him for a while before we had it done.
When they came in we sat in front of him. I was petting him on the head when they gave him the shot in his front leg. He never flinched. he looked at me and slowly closed his eyes and was gone.
We brought him home and burried him by the house so he could be close to us. I'm so upset that this happened and without warning. The vets don't know for sure why it happens.
I can't expressed how sad I am over all this.
He was such a good dog. He would wrap his front paws around you and try to hug you. Very loveable.
Good bye my friend. I'm going to miss you!!


I grabbed a flashlight and checked his area real quick and didn't see anything. He seemed like he was having trouble breathing and I looked in his throat to see if I could see anything. All I saw in his throat was foam. Vanessa said he looked bloated and I went inside and looked on line and immediately found out about Gastric Dilation And Volvulus (GDV).
We found a vet hospital that was open and took him there. They gave him an x-ray and diagnosed him with the GDV. The GDV is gas in his stomach that caused him to bloat. If caught quick enough they can stick a tube down his throat and remove the pressure. The GDV will cause the stomach to twist putting pressure on large blood vessels and the diaphram making it hard for him to breathe. Digestion stops and toxins are passed in to the blood. The stomach can even rupture. If the stomach twists they can't put a tube in and have to relieve the pressure wuth a large bore needle and ten do surgery to put the stomach in it's proper position.
The vet said they could do surgery, which was $3,000, but that he probably wouldn't make it through it. She recommended that we put him to sleep. We sat with him for a while before we had it done.
When they came in we sat in front of him. I was petting him on the head when they gave him the shot in his front leg. He never flinched. he looked at me and slowly closed his eyes and was gone.
We brought him home and burried him by the house so he could be close to us. I'm so upset that this happened and without warning. The vets don't know for sure why it happens.
I can't expressed how sad I am over all this.
He was such a good dog. He would wrap his front paws around you and try to hug you. Very loveable.
Good bye my friend. I'm going to miss you!!


