Can a dog's twisted stomach (GDV) be fixed without surgery?

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Hello, my dog (female 12 year old Labrador) was diagnosed with GDV late in the early hours of Saturday morning. Rushed her to the vet at 4am and long story short, paid a massive bill for them having to turn her stomach back, however the dog wasn’t cut anywhere (I.e doesn’t appear that she had surgery). Is surgery necessary to turn the stomach around or not? I think she was perhaps just very bloated and that the stomach didn’t necessarily turn? Any info would be awesome thanks. Please see x-ray. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | 11 years and 10 months old

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

For some reason the x-ray did not post to your question. Bloat with volvulus (turning of the stomach) causes massive vomiting, decreased appetite, lack of proper stool, and also shows up pretty clearly on an x-ray, so please try to repost this to verify. In some cases the pets stomach can be untwisted without surgery. However, I would still consider having the surgery to tack her stomach in the near future to prevent her stomach from twisting again. We look forward to hearing back from you soon! Take care.

Can a dog's twisted stomach (GDV) be fixed without surgery?

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