How scary is a dog s stomach twist?

When dogs experience stomach torsion, their stomach weight is generally large, otherwise it is difficult to shake and flip. For example, if a dog eats a lot of food and drinks water, and then receives greater external force to shake the stomach, which may cause stomach twist.

There are also conditions that can easily lead to stomach torsion: additional psychological pressure, such as fertility, competition, etc. At older age, dogs over 7 years old generally have twice the chance of stomach torsion than dogs aged 2-4 years old, male and thinner dogs; dogs that are prone to anxiety and fear. Diseases such as

are very painful for dogs, and gastric dilation is also accompanied by gastric torsion. The incidence rate is very fast, mainly characterized by abdominal distension and abdominal pain. This disease occurs more frequently in large and giant dogs.

Because large dogs have a greater strength and the stomach has a large space for movement in the abdominal cavity, it is easy to shake greatly during vigorous exercise when there is food or moisture in the stomach. Once a stomach twist occurs, the dog's physical condition will take a sharp turn for the worse and may even die within a few hours. Even treated dogs have a mortality rate of up to 25-33%, and 50% of survivors may not be able to fully recover.