Causes of An Enlarged Dog Stomach Not rated yet Reader Question: What Can Cause My Dog's
Enlarged Stomach My dog is a 9 year old Pitbull that has had all of the regular shots.
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Bloat occurs when a
dog's
stomach fills with fluid, air or food,
enlarging the
stomach and putting pressure on surrounding organs and decreasing the blood supply to organs.
Bloat: a condition where a
dog's
stomach produces excessive gas and
enlarges severely enough to cause death without immediate treatment.
An
enlarged stomach will cause the body wall to protrude prominently, especially on the
dog's left side.
The causes of bloat are still largely unknown, but when it occurs, the
stomach becomes
enlarged and filled with gas, eventually rotating inside the chest cavity and killing the
dog if not corrected in time.
Megaesophagus is an abnormally
enlarged esophagus which prevents the
dog from swallowing normally and passing food into the
stomach.
When these
dogs are radiographed (x-rayed) the gas - filled,
enlarged stomach is usually quite apparent.
The
stomach of a
dog has a great capacity to
enlarge, and as it does so, it presses on the organs around it and prevents the normal circulation of blood.
In this stretched and often twisted condition, circulation to the
dog's
stomach and spleen is cut off (blood circulation compromised) and the massively
enlarged stomach pressing on the pet's diaphragm prevents proper respiration.
Megaesophagus is a condition in which a
dog's esophagus is
enlarged to the point that food remains in the esophagus and never makes it down to the
stomach and is instead regurgitated.
When a
dog's
stomach dilates or becomes
enlarged, it can twist.