A sudden illness, in mostcases leading to death - inversion of the intestines. The symptoms in dogs are well defined, they indicate that the spleen / stomach is wrapped around the esophagus, so that food can no longer move.
Most often, this disease is subject to large breeds.dogs Provokes an incident for many reasons. They can only be treated surgically, but there are no guarantees - often the animal does not stand the heart.
The main danger lies in the swiftnessdiseases. To have time to react in time, you need to know how the dog's intestines begin to turn. Symptoms, treatment and probable causes should be known to all owners of four-legged pets.
Most often the situation is as follows:the pet goes for a walk, suddenly loses its calm, groans, falls, it can vomit, the stomach swells. The condition worsens very quickly, in just two hours the animal dies due to a stopped heart squeezed by gases.
Dog's stomach
Желудок животного представляет собой мешочек, which is broadly wrapped forward, while its back is noticeably narrowed. On the one hand is the esophagus, the other facing the intestine. The fold at the exit of the esophagus is located so that it was necessary to make an effort to push the food, and at the same time the air would be pushed out.
The empty stomach is under the ribs, when filling reaches the lower abdomen. This ability of the stomach makes it possible to turn around the spleen and the stomach to move quite freely.
Why does the bowels happen?
The symptoms in dogs of this disease are listed below, for a start it is worth considering why it occurs. First of all, the following factors are attributed to the reasons causing the ailment:
- Individual features of the individual:age, volume, build. Dogs are more susceptible to dogs whose weight exceeds 25 kg. This is due to weakness and high sprain. In this state, the muscles cannot hold a full stomach in the proper place. In addition, the disease depends on the shape of the abdomen and the depth of the chest. Veterinarians believe that most often volvulus occurs in Labradors, Shepherd Dogs, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Greyhounds, Black Terriers and other similar breeds;
- Improper nutrition.Many consider it permissible to feed a pet with inexpensive cereals, liquid food, vegetables, and low-quality feed. However, none of this menu is natural for animals, so stomach problems are very common. Increasing the amount of food leads to stretching of the stomach. Overeating can lead to flabbiness of its walls. These data are common for at-risk dogs.
- Genetic predisposition.Before you buy a puppy, you should find out in detail what diseases his ancestors had, whether they had any stomach problems. Although the gene, which is responsible for gastric diseases, was not found by scientists, most experts claim that one of the determining factors for intestinal bloat is heredity.
- Rare feedings.Some owners find it easier to feed the dog once, rather than give it a few small portions a day. However, this approach contributes to serious problems with the gastrointestinal tract, including bloating.
- Walking immediately after a meal.This version is controversial, but many doctors believe that inversion of the intestines in dogs, the symptoms of which are familiar to every specialist, occurs more often with active movement with a full stomach.
- Характер.It seems that he is not related to gastric problems, however, according to research, dogs with a cheerful type of character do not suffer from such ailment. Whereas constantly worried animals experiencing anxiety quite often fall under the knife of the surgeon.
Disease progression
Inversion of the intestines (symptoms in dogs develop extremely quickly) has several stages:
- in the stomach accumulate gases formed in the fermentation process, causing painful spasms;
- the stomach and spleen are twisted;
- increases pressure in the sternum and peritoneum;
- water metabolism is disturbed, toxicosis occurs, and as a result, death.
Inversion of intestines: symptoms in dogs
The first symptoms appear immediately afterorgan twisting: well-being deteriorates significantly, often in the midst of a heavy meal or physical activity. In addition, the animal is anxious, clearly experiencing pain, can not be comfortable posture. Sometimes there are gusts of vomiting, the belly increases. At the same time, there is no vomiting, since twisted organs prevent the ingested products from exiting.
If the owner suspects that the dog has bowel intestines, the symptoms in just a few hours will be as follows:
- drop in body temperature;
- difficulty breathing;
- sudden expansion of the abdominal walls;
- pallor of mucous membranes;
- Shortness of breath;
- apathy, replacing anxiety;
- weakness of the limbs;
- strong salivation.
Diagnostics
To diagnose a disease is not so easy for thisrequires a set of activities. First of all, experts study the picture of the disease. After that, they need to determine whether the animal's stomach is enlarged or twisted, since these problems have the same symptoms. To clarify enter the probe. Its size depends on the volume of the animal. If the probe easily enters the stomach, we are talking about bloating. If the passage is difficult - there is a blotch in dogs. Symptoms, the causes of this disease are quite clear, so the diagnosis will be made quickly.
If there are problems in diagnosing, an x-ray of the cavity is required, which will clarify whether the dog turned intestines inversion.
Treatment
Folk remedies with this disease to fightmeaningless - it leads to loss of time and rapid death of the animal. It is necessary to carry out therapy, which consists of a puncture of the abdominal cavity, which allows to reduce pressure and remove gases. At the same time, the doctor injects painkillers and hormones. With this use of anti-vomiting and spasms.
Once the preliminary procedures are completed,an operation begins, during which it is necessary to deploy the stomach to the place it was laid, install a probe and remove food debris from the cavity. After that, the stomach is washed and stitched to the wall of the belly to avoid repetition of the situation.
If part of the stomach has undergone necrosis, it is removed. Sometimes you have to remove the spleen.
После операции животное остается в стационаре, where he can be given food through a probe. The condition of the dog is controlled by antiemetic drugs and antibiotics. In addition, the need to maintain seams with the use of antiseptics.
What threatens the disease
Inhibited dog intestines (what to do in this case - you need to know everyone) is accompanied by serious changes in all organs.
Significant stretching of the stomach provokesmucosal ischemia leading to death of the cells lining the stomach. Due to the fact that the veins are compressed, there is a weakening of the venous return of blood to the heart, failure of the brain and heart. Blood stasis is a frequent consequence of bloat. It leads to the active reproduction of bacteria, thrombosis of various veins.
Inversion leads to respiratory failure, as the enlarged stomach presses against the diaphragm.
Prevention
In order to avoid this terriblediseases, you must comply with certain rules for the treatment of animals. It is required to feed the pet often, trying to provide him with the most natural products possible. It is not necessary to take the animal for a walk immediately after eating. At the slightest suspicion of inversion of intestines, you should give the animal analgesics and urgently deliver it to the veterinarian.
