The mortality rate for gastric volvulus approaches 50 percent. (medicinenet.com)
Lieb M.S. et al., College Vet Med, Virginia Tech, «Suspected Chronic Gastric Volvulus in A Dog With Normal Gastric Emptying of Liquids», 191:699 - 700, 1987. (kifka.com)
Filling the stomach with water, which is very heavy, and then returning to vigorous activity, may actually increase the risk of gastric volvulus and dilation (GDV), also called «bloat.» (cedarbayouanimalclinic.com)