SYMPTOMS OF BLOAT

When Dougie contracted bloat, of course I knew he wasn’t well, as he wasn’t behaving as normal but not being aware of bloat, I didn’t know he needed to go to the vets until he had already suffered for a few hours. He was very restless, drinking a lot of water, whining occasionally,very quiet and tried to be sick quite a few times with nothing but foamy stuff coming up (similar as when they’ve eaten grass). Within minutes of me ringing the vet for advice, Dougie’s condition worsened quickly, with him collapsing and crawling to try and hide behind the sofa. You are probably thinking why didn’t I notice his swollen stomach ? That’s what I keep asking myself but I’ll tell you it was not obvious at all. Click here for the full list of symptoms of bloat My dog had enough of these well-known symptoms that had I been aware of them, I would have taken him 2 hours earlier to the vets.

If you suspect your dog is bloating – take him to the nearest vet as quickly as possible, keeping him warm.

Keep a handy note of your vets number and also a 24 hour emergency vets as well as taxis who take dogs – my car was having it’s MOT and I had a terrible job finding a taxi company who would carry a dog, especially a sick one.