- gender? neutered male
- age? 3.5- color? Merle
- known medical issues? no
- usual temperament (stressed, calm)? excitable, all the time
- deep chest? yes
- type of food – raw or kibble (brand name)? kibble Purina 1 smart blend
- human food allowed? very rarely
- recent diet change? no
- feedings per day (one, two, three)? 2
- feeding(s) at what time(s) of the day? mornining and evening
- fast or slow eater? slow
- ground or raised feeder? raised
- free access to water? yes
- allowed to exercise/play right after meals? no
- if known, did sire/dam/littermates encounter this issue? unknown
- gastropexy - before/after the incident? no
- oncoming warning signs, if any? deep hacking repeatedly, foaming, floating rib obvious (looked like a finger poking out, but stomach was not distended visibly), did not want to sit, but kept trying
- how long after a meal did the incident occur? 2 hours
- time of incident? 8pm
- sequence of events? Ate dinner, about 30 minutes later deep hacking, went outside to use restroom and laid in grass. Got up, came in house, hacked and floating rib visible. Took to ER vet who took xrays, and diagnosed bloat... see below...
- outcome? deceased
On 11/29/12 our boy Argos started dry heaving. We took him to the ER vet where he was diagnosed with bloat. They wanted 4300$ for surgery and we could not afford it. They said he would not survive the night without the surgery and they tried tubing him, but his esophagus was twisted as well.
We sadly decided to put him down, and it's killing me. I'm so worried about his brother because they have been companions since they were very young.
I'm just sick. I'm so sick that money was a deciding factor and I just want to cry and hole up... he was such an amazing, healthy boy. I just wish I could have saved him.
RIP my little boy-- 4/9/09-11/29/12
- age? 3.5- color? Merle
- known medical issues? no
- usual temperament (stressed, calm)? excitable, all the time
- deep chest? yes
- type of food – raw or kibble (brand name)? kibble Purina 1 smart blend
- human food allowed? very rarely
- recent diet change? no
- feedings per day (one, two, three)? 2
- feeding(s) at what time(s) of the day? mornining and evening
- fast or slow eater? slow
- ground or raised feeder? raised
- free access to water? yes
- allowed to exercise/play right after meals? no
- if known, did sire/dam/littermates encounter this issue? unknown
- gastropexy - before/after the incident? no
- oncoming warning signs, if any? deep hacking repeatedly, foaming, floating rib obvious (looked like a finger poking out, but stomach was not distended visibly), did not want to sit, but kept trying
- how long after a meal did the incident occur? 2 hours
- time of incident? 8pm
- sequence of events? Ate dinner, about 30 minutes later deep hacking, went outside to use restroom and laid in grass. Got up, came in house, hacked and floating rib visible. Took to ER vet who took xrays, and diagnosed bloat... see below...
- outcome? deceased
On 11/29/12 our boy Argos started dry heaving. We took him to the ER vet where he was diagnosed with bloat. They wanted 4300$ for surgery and we could not afford it. They said he would not survive the night without the surgery and they tried tubing him, but his esophagus was twisted as well.
We sadly decided to put him down, and it's killing me. I'm so worried about his brother because they have been companions since they were very young.
I'm just sick. I'm so sick that money was a deciding factor and I just want to cry and hole up... he was such an amazing, healthy boy. I just wish I could have saved him.
RIP my little boy-- 4/9/09-11/29/12
9/06 - 8/11
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