Dog Bloat Prognosis | Dog Bloat

Even with medical intervention and treatment, mortality rates from Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus are still very high.  Experts estimate the mortality rates typically range between 25%-50%.  And, of dogs that die of GDV, 24% do so within the first 7 days following the surgery.

 

Factors that have been shown to increase mortality rates are:

• Dogs with clinical signs for more than 6 hours

• Dogs with cardiac arrhythmias prior to surgery

• Dogs who needed a portion of their stomach removed due to lack of blood supply

• Dogs that had their spleen removed.

 

It is very important to note that survival times are significantly longer and recurrence rates are significantly lower for dogs that have a gastropexy at the time of treatment.

 

 

 

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   Mitchell A. Robbins, DVM, Diplomat ACVS “Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus Syndrome in Dogs” 12/25/2008

   
   
   



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    The Merck Veterinary Manual “Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (Bloat)” 2011