The main causes of bloating in dogs include improper diet, lack of exercise, gastrointestinal problems, and parasitic infections. If there is no way to discharge the gas in time, serious consequences may cause gastric torsion in dogs. The main symptoms of gastric volvulus are that the dog is short of breath, the abdomen is obviously distended, the dog is weak, and the gums are pale. This usually occurs when the dog eats a large amount of food and exercises strenuously. After the dog develops the above symptoms, it is recommended to take it to the pet hospital for abdominal X-ray examination in time. If the dog is diagnosed with gastric torsion, timely surgical treatment is required.
1. Improper diet
If your dog eats too much or eats food that cannot be digested, such as pumpkin, sweet potato, soybeans and other foods, it can easily cause bloating in your dog. Therefore, when raising dogs, owners must pay attention to dietary rules, try to eat small meals frequently, and provide easy-to-digest food. Be careful not to allow your dog to overeat. Long-term flatulence is very bad for the dog’s stomach.
2. Lack of exercise
If the owner does not take the dog out for a walk or let the dog exercise, the dog’s long-term lack of exercise will cause the dog’s body to be unable to consume energy, causing flatulence. Case. Therefore, owners can usually take their dogs out for walks or play games with them to consume some of the energy in their bodies and promote their gastrointestinal digestion.
Note: The dog can be allowed to walk at home after it has just finished eating, but do not take the dog out for a walk. If your dog exercises vigorously just after eating, it will cause vomiting. Therefore, it is recommended that owners wait half an hour after their dog has eaten before taking it out for exercise.
3. Gastrointestinal problems
If there is a problem with the dog’s gastrointestinal tract, flatulence will also occur. This is usually due to poor gastrointestinal digestion, weak intestinal motility or gastrointestinal disease. caused. You can first feed your dog some probiotics to regulate the gastrointestinal motility and help gastrointestinal motility. In serious cases, you need to seek medical attention in time.
4. Parasitic infection
Sometimes parasites can also cause bloating in dogs, such as roundworms, tapeworms, etc. Therefore, owners must deworm their dogs regularly. It is generally recommended that dogs be dewormed internally every three months and externally every month.
5. Gastric torsion
When a dog has gastric torsion, all the gas will be retained in the stomach, resulting in bloating. sameSometimes, dogs with gastric torsion will also have precursors such as listlessness, loss of appetite, and vomiting after eating. In this case, you need to take the dog to the pet hospital in time to empty the air in the stomach through intubation, and then use surgical gastropexy treatment.
Note: The usual cause of gastric torsion in dogs is that eating too fast causes a large amount of gas to enter the stomach, which causes strong torsion pain. It is prone to occur in male dogs over two years old and those who eat quickly. Large dogs. Therefore, during the usual feeding process, owners need to control the speed at which dogs eat. They can use slow food bowls to correct their habit of eating quickly.