[twinmom2]

Hi:

My 6.5 year old spayed female rotti had emergency surgery for GDV last Wednesday (4/16). She was at death's door and we were only waiting for my husband to come home. In the hour and a half it took us to get there, she managed to wretch herself from the clutches of the grim reaper. Greta came home late Friday.

Since coming home, Greta has been taking in plenty of water and urinating normally. She also had two bowel movements yesterday (well formed and black which is to be expected). She has developed some edema in one of her back legs, so we've been taking her on short slow walks to see if that would help.

All the above are good signs, but my big worry is that she is not eating anything. The vet sent us home with a canned liver diet but she doesn't want that. She doesn't even want stuff that previously she would have loved. The interest is there but she only licks at it. Does anyone out there in rotti land have experience with their dog post GDV surgery? I am going to stop by the vet's office this morning and see what they say too.

Thanks,
Tanya
Greta's mom