Upright in dogs - symptoms

Inversion of the intestines is an extremely dangerous disease in dogs. Twisting of the intestine leads to clamping of the artery, which carries out its blood supply. And if you ignore the symptoms of the disease and do not undergo treatment, the dog will definitely die.

What causes vomiting of the intestines?

To date, the problem of turning guts in animals is not fully understood. But there are certain factors that definitely provoke this pathology:

• the risk of the disease occurs with one-time copious dog feeding;
• To provoke a turn of intestines active physical activities, games or situations, leading to stress immediately after a dog's intake of food, can be active;
• poor-quality feed and an unbalanced diet can lead to illness;
• various pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, which disrupt the proper operation of the stomach, can also cause a bowel turn.

In addition, there are a number of large and medium breeds of dogs that are genetically predisposed to this pathology:

• St. Bernards ;
• Great Danes;
• Shepherds;
• bloodhounds;
• Dobermanns;
• rottweilers ;
• Risen Schnauzer.

How to determine the inversion of the intestines?

Signs of a bowel turn in dogs are bright enough:

• sudden and intense swelling of the abdomen;
• heavy breathing;
• vomit, containing foam, and sometimes blood;
• strong weakness accompanied by loss of consciousness;
• blushing of the mucous membranes;
• the urge to defecate in the absence of stool.

Squeezing the arteries and veins of the abdominal cavity causes severe pain in the dog and leads to a shock state. And, knowing what symptoms occur when turning guts, you should immediately contact a veterinary clinic. The earlier the expert will examine the animal, and with the help of an overview X-ray of the abdominal cavity will put the correct diagnosis, the more the dog has a chance of survival.

Correction of the curvature can be done solely through surgical intervention. But in order to maximally protect your pet from this disease you need:

• feed the animal at least twice a day;
• feed should be easily assimilated and of good quality;
• never need to take the dog out for a walk after eating;
• After feeding the animal, it takes some time to rest in a quiet environment.

Especially the given recommendations concern owners of those breeds of dogs which are predisposed to a turn of intestines.