Lost Bandit to Gastric Torsion
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 5:11 pm
Hello everyone.
Absolutely devastated. On Monday afternoon I had to put Bandit down due to an extreme case of gastric torsion. Still very confused as to what happened. He was fed at about 8:00 in the morning. He showed no signs of any issues. He when for a walk with my wife about 4 hours later. On their way back home he laid down which was totally unlike him. She got him home and his abdomen was bloated. We immediately call looking for a vet that was open. He was seen by the vet by about 3:00 pm. Xray’s reveal his stomach was displaced and down near his hips. He was a mess inside. He was on the operating table sedated and the vet was drawing out blood from his mouth. This was difficult to see to say the least.
The vet said it was the worst case he had ever seen and the prognosis was very bad. I had to make the decision.
We were all extremely saddened by this. Bandit had matured into a fantastic dog over the last 6 months. We feel the emptiness and miss him very much.
Absolutely devastated. On Monday afternoon I had to put Bandit down due to an extreme case of gastric torsion. Still very confused as to what happened. He was fed at about 8:00 in the morning. He showed no signs of any issues. He when for a walk with my wife about 4 hours later. On their way back home he laid down which was totally unlike him. She got him home and his abdomen was bloated. We immediately call looking for a vet that was open. He was seen by the vet by about 3:00 pm. Xray’s reveal his stomach was displaced and down near his hips. He was a mess inside. He was on the operating table sedated and the vet was drawing out blood from his mouth. This was difficult to see to say the least.
The vet said it was the worst case he had ever seen and the prognosis was very bad. I had to make the decision.
We were all extremely saddened by this. Bandit had matured into a fantastic dog over the last 6 months. We feel the emptiness and miss him very much.
