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how long could a dog have bloat and live?
I have a 16 pound dog and the last week or so her stomach has be getting swollen and a little hard but I can still push on it and it doesn't bother her. She eats, drinks and does her business normally. She's still playing and acting relatively normal. It feels normal when she's laying curled up sleeping but as soon as I call her or pick her up it feels hard again. I am going to call the vet in the morning but Everything I've read says bloat kills in hours and she had this more than a week. I would have called the vet sooner but I figured it was like that because she had to poop or pee and it is a bit better after she does but not for more then two hours or so.
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- Verulam 1Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Okay I'll find you a link, but just to say a dog can suffer a bloating situation but unless the actual torsion occurs, which is when the bloated stomach rotates on it's axis shutting off both the entrance to the stomach and the exit from it, in most cases the bloating eventually goes down. IF the dog goes to a full GDV (bloat with torsion) then he's in an immediate emergency situation and literally minutes count before mortality can occur. In other words, if left untreated, he will die. For this reason, as you can't really know whether the stomach has twisted or not, any suspected Bloat case should be taken straight to a vet. If it's not twisted, it is possible to intubate to remove the stomach contents and so, the bloating. If it has twisted, clearly a tube can't be introduced and the only option is to open the dog up and remove the contents, usually pinning the stomach in place after it has been put back
Recovery can be difficult. We had one who had to lose his spleen after it had ruptured because of the increased size of the stomach which compromised the other internal organs.
Best I can offer is you should see a vet if you suspect a Bloat situation, for treatment, and asap.
Here is a link - there are others..... http://www.vets-now.com/pet-owners/dog-care-advice...
Source(s): We have had 4 cases in our breed which is prone to GDV Bloat. Two survived, two didn't. 3 were elderly males, one an 8 year old fit and previously healthy hound. - LorraineLv 78 years ago
Just totally back everything that Verulam is saying, and certainly couldn't put it any better.
