Q: Can my dog’s stomach explode from bloat or gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV)? A: Bloat is a condition in which the stomach is severely distended. It can distend as a result of eating too much or ...

Hi, Dr. Smith here. Did you know that bloating in dogs can be deadly? Known as Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus, or GDV, dog bloat is a life-threatening surgical emergency. GDV occurs when the stomach ...

Gastric-dilatation-volvulus looks like a convoluted and complex name. This name however, gives a clear description of a serious, life-threatening problem that occurs in dogs. The condition affects the ...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — For 11 wonderful years I was luck to be Griffin's human. A protector, couch companion and all-around great dog. It wasn't old age that robbed him of more years in 2018, but a ...

There are few conditions that occur in dogs that are more painful and life-threatening than bloat or, more specifically, gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV). This imminently life-threatening ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Hi, Dr. Smith here. Did you know that bloating in dogs can be deadly? Known as Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus, or GDV, dog bloat is a life-threatening surgical emergency. GDV occurs ...

The term "bloat" is often misused to describe two separate gastric disorders in dogs, which sometimes aggravates Dr. Arthur Jankowski, a surgeon at the Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware. "In the ...

Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) is a condition that affects large dogs and is characterized by gas accumulation in the stomach leading to bloating and torsion of the stomach. Consequences are ...

Last June, Portland residents Annette Marie and Christian Joly noticed something amiss with their male standard poodle, Charlie. "He ate really fast and his stomach immediately blew up like there was ...

The phone rings. It’s a call we get a dozen times a day. “My dog has diarrhea.” Or vomiting. Or, most often, both. It’s the bread and butter of small animal practice. So common, in fact, that it’s ...