About a month ago we had our first experience in bloat. I had read Marley and me and thought it would never happen to me. It was a warm day and we were sitting around the pool after dinner watching Sully throw his Jolly Ball around. We were about to go to Graters for some ice cream but had delayed this trip to watch him play by himself.
This continued on where he would throw his ball into the pool and jump in after it. Then once the ball went in and Sully did not go in, he just looked at and started off to the back of the yard. About 20 yards back he lay down, our other dog Muddles seemed to sense something was wrong and started to bark like crazy. Sully laying down so far from my side was a signal something was up.
As I approached I looked I was his belly looked like a basketball. I thought bloat and then not Sully. We had Dr. Todd on the phone in minutes."Sounds like Bloat", my husband and I were on our way in a minute. Within 20 minutes Sully was on the operating table. Bloat can kill painfully if not treated in a very short time, less then two hours.
I wont lie I was hysterical, my closest friend could recognize my voice when I called her with the news. All I could think was he could die and it was to beautiful of a day for him to die.
The director of the rescue called she was coming in with a sick dog. In a matter of minutes she came in with her chocolate Labrador Major Tom, he had gotten excited when she started to brush him. He bloated too. Dr Todd was working on Sully the clock running against him. Two friends, two dogs both with bloat. Sully was finished within 45 minutes now was the 24 hour wait where dogs with bloat can still die of heart failure suddenly.
Dr. Todd came out and looked at Major Tom. He was old, it would be a tricky surgery. Major Tom did not give Dr. Todd or Roncy the choice to operate. At 9:15 during one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen Major Tom laid down and went to Rainbow bridge with his head in Roncy's lap and her husband by his side with Dr. Todd to guide the way.
Sully well he's the same just with a large long scar down the center of his belly and I am forever indebted to my vet.
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