Comments on: BLOAT (Gastric Torsion) – Links and research provided

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:29:30 +0000

Oh Beth…….Thank you so much for this posting. Your knowledge is so valuable. Thank you so much.

We love Truman……..He will help others. RIP dear sweet ((((((((((Truman)))))))))).

Cat, Chaps and Emma

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:19:15 +0000

We rescued our first bassett, Truman, in February 2003. When we rescued him, he was tick and flea infested. He needed cleaning up, and we had a vasectomy performed. The vet told us then that he was between 2 and 5 years old.
Truman died yesterday, after eating a full meal, and becoming restless and bloated. We had never heard of gastric torsion. He died quickly in our arms. We take small comfort that had we tried to get him to the emergency room (a 30-minute drive), he would’ve died on the way,as it only took him about 30 minutes to bloat and die.
We are devastated. We have another lab mix rescue who is 10 years old, and a cat rescue as well.
Next time, we will be more aware. In case we find another “Truman.” Truman, our lovely bassett.

By: Cat, Chaps and Emma Rudert

Cat, Chaps and Emma Rudert — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:35:55 +0000

Thanks for your comments Margaret! I am so glad that you have never had to go through this. I have been lucky like you as well. I have never heard of puncturing a hounds side. That is new to me. I really don’t think that would work. Just rush, rush, rush, to the e-room or to your vet! Nice to hear from you!

Cat

By: Margaret Ledward

Margaret Ledward — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:03:48 +0000

I must be very lucky so far as we have had Basset Hounds over 40 years and have never experienced Gastric Torsion or Bloat as yet.

I have read where owners know exactly where to puncture the hound’s side but if we were to do this in the U.K. there would be uproar.

I have always fed tripe, raw red meat, etc., for one meal and a separate biscuit meal working on the premise that just like humans, the stomach can digest meat on its own much easier than mixing with something else and so far it has worked.

Unfortunately, our lovely family butcher has retired and we are unable to get the excellent quality meat we had in the past so I am trying a complete for the first time and am keeping my fingers crossed that we do not experience this horrible affliction.

M.L.

By: BassetHoundTown Blog/Vlog » Cathy L. Rudert - Resume

BassetHoundTown Blog/Vlog » Cathy L. Rudert - Resume — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:51:46 +0000

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By: BassetHoundTown Blog/Vlog » Chaps woke up with a tummy ache this morning:(

BassetHoundTown Blog/Vlog » Chaps woke up with a tummy ache this morning:( — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:22:51 +0000

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By: Becky & Lilly's Mom

Becky & Lilly's Mom — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:04:50 +0000

((((((Devon and CoCo))))))) My sweet Agnes Marie bloated in 2005. I was very fortunate in that I had read all about it on the Daily Drool so I immediately recognized the symptoms and rushed her to the 24 hour emergency vet. 3 hours of surgery and $5,500 later, Agnes recovered. It was a difficult recovery but she lived another year and a half. The vet doesn’t know what caused it but Agnes got 3 small meals of wet food only each day for the rest of her life. Bloat is horrible! I’m so glad CoCo is OK. Please, all basset owners–know the symptoms of bloat (pacing, vomiting with nothing or just froth coming up, hard and distended stomach) and get to the vet AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!!