Bloat In Dogs: Early Warning Signs, Causes, and Emergency Treatment (GDV)
Bloat in dogs, formally gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV), is a life-threatening emergency that can kill within 1–2 hours of the stomach twisting.
Key signs: a swollen, tight abdomen, unproductive retching, drooling, and restlessness.
Treatment is stabilization followed by emergency surgery. Home remedies do not work.
Deep-chested breeds carry the highest risk, and preventive gastropexy...