Coping With Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus Syndrome

My/our “baby” Cilla known as Cilla Black, a five year old Curly Coat Retriever. The most beautiful natured loving, dog you could ever meet, an absolute sook ! All fine with Cilla last night, then around 10:30-11pm after a normal day and dinner she is bloated and foaming at the mouth. A rush to the vet with an extreme heart rate of 200 and she was in surgery. If not for the quick thinking of my eldest son and her best mate she would have died. I look at the positive, if this had happened when whe was home alone or when we were all asleep we would have surely found her dead.

I have looked at this website and will be following the format for feeding from now on, I have always fed only one meal. Our other baby a 2 year old male Labrador will also be very happy when his Cilla comes home.

This is the very first time I have heard of this and have had large dogs since I was a kid. This is my second dog of my own in my own home, as a kid I had three in my time at home.

I keep my fingers crossed and thanks to the vet, his name is Tom and I am grateful for his care of Cilla.