GDV / Bloat / Torsion... Bramble survived - and is still going strong! - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T13:57:09Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/gdv-bloat-torsion-bramble-survived?id=865021%3ATopic%3A942547&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGlad to hear that Bramble is…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-05-17:865021:Comment:10996742013-05-17T05:08:04.251ZJo Ottingerhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/tizlady
<p>Glad to hear that Bramble is doing well.</p>
<p>Glad to hear that Bramble is doing well.</p> Lovely Photo of Bramble glad…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-05-15:865021:Comment:10994642013-05-15T15:13:20.304ZEllen Turberfieldhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/EllenTurberfield
<p>Lovely Photo of Bramble glad she is doing so well (",)</p>
<p>Lovely Photo of Bramble glad she is doing so well (",)</p> Thank you for letting me know…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-05-11:865021:Comment:10987412013-05-11T11:14:06.527ZDianne cookhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Diannecook
Thank you for letting me know how your Bramble is going. Wonderful news and what a magnificent photo of her :0))<br />
Keep you always in our thoughts Bramble. Take care Dianne and Irish x
Thank you for letting me know how your Bramble is going. Wonderful news and what a magnificent photo of her :0))<br />
Keep you always in our thoughts Bramble. Take care Dianne and Irish x Jean-Luc, I know what a worry…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-05-11:865021:Comment:10987362013-05-11T09:54:15.047ZSusan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
<p>Jean-Luc, I know what a worrying time you have been through and am very happy to hear your Lucky is doing well.</p>
<p>Dianne, thanks for asking about Bramble, she will soon be celebrating one year 'post-GDV'! She is still doing surprisingly well considering she celebrated her 13th Birthday on March 26 2013. She enjoys her short trips to the stream and has a paddle and just loves slurping the cool water. She has never had any digestive problems since her op.…</p>
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<p>Jean-Luc, I know what a worrying time you have been through and am very happy to hear your Lucky is doing well.</p>
<p>Dianne, thanks for asking about Bramble, she will soon be celebrating one year 'post-GDV'! She is still doing surprisingly well considering she celebrated her 13th Birthday on March 26 2013. She enjoys her short trips to the stream and has a paddle and just loves slurping the cool water. She has never had any digestive problems since her op.</p>
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<p> </p> So very happy for you Jean-Lu…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-05-11:865021:Comment:10988882013-05-11T08:58:07.886ZDianne cookhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Diannecook
So very happy for you Jean-Luc and your boy Lucky :0) Bloat is such a horrid condition, I hope Lucky makes a speedy recovery.<br />
Susan, how is Bramble doing? I think often about her.
So very happy for you Jean-Luc and your boy Lucky :0) Bloat is such a horrid condition, I hope Lucky makes a speedy recovery.<br />
Susan, how is Bramble doing? I think often about her. Nice to hear Bramble survived…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-05-10:865021:Comment:10986312013-05-10T19:46:44.061ZJean-Luc R Jonola X. Sametsuz H.http://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JEANLUCROGUET
<p>Nice to hear Bramble survived ! at this age, it's a kind of miracle. My dog "Lucky" who had also a torsion in January was also fortunate "lucky" as his name, and we could celebrate in 4th birthday in February.</p>
<p>Hope Bramble is recovering well.</p>
<p>I'm happy to hear that torsion can be cured at such old age ...</p>
<p>Best wishes for our favourite breed who is the 3rd breed touched by bloat !!!</p>
<p>Nice to hear Bramble survived ! at this age, it's a kind of miracle. My dog "Lucky" who had also a torsion in January was also fortunate "lucky" as his name, and we could celebrate in 4th birthday in February.</p>
<p>Hope Bramble is recovering well.</p>
<p>I'm happy to hear that torsion can be cured at such old age ...</p>
<p>Best wishes for our favourite breed who is the 3rd breed touched by bloat !!!</p> Thank you, Ellen!
Wishing you…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-29:865021:Comment:10148972012-12-29T14:39:10.157ZSusan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
<p>Thank you, Ellen!</p>
<p>Wishing you and all setter friends a happy and healthy 2013!!!</p>
<p>Thank you, Ellen!</p>
<p>Wishing you and all setter friends a happy and healthy 2013!!!</p> So nice to see Bramble lookin…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-29:865021:Comment:10147052012-12-29T11:32:47.063ZEllen Turberfieldhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/EllenTurberfield
<p>So nice to see Bramble looking so well, after all she's been through, give her a big hug from us, wishing you all a very Happy New Year, Ellen and Finlay xxx</p>
<p>So nice to see Bramble looking so well, after all she's been through, give her a big hug from us, wishing you all a very Happy New Year, Ellen and Finlay xxx</p> I am so sorry, Dianne, that y…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-28:865021:Comment:10146572012-12-28T21:36:19.229ZSusan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
<p>I am so sorry, Dianne, that you too have been through this ordeal! But also happy to read that Flame survived! Thankfully you aEC was equipped and Flame was strong enough to pull through despite the time you lost at your local vet. I know that with GDV even getting there in time can not guarantee a good outcome and many younger dogs (and their owners) have not been as fortunate even with the best treatment.</p>
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<p>I am so sorry, Dianne, that you too have been through this ordeal! But also happy to read that Flame survived! Thankfully you aEC was equipped and Flame was strong enough to pull through despite the time you lost at your local vet. I know that with GDV even getting there in time can not guarantee a good outcome and many younger dogs (and their owners) have not been as fortunate even with the best treatment.</p>
<p>If this message can help just one dog and owner to recognise the signs and to contact their vet in advance, then all was worth while.</p>
<p> </p> Susan I have tears running do…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-28:865021:Comment:10144472012-12-28T18:31:08.272ZDianne cookhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Diannecook
Susan I have tears running down my cheeks, it was your discussion that prompted me to check with the vet I had now moved near in the country if they could confidently preform GDV surgery. I was told definitely they will call a team in and operate straight away. They were USELESS!!! Slamming cupboards looking for a tube to get the gas out, on phones trying to get help but no one came and the whole time I'm saying why didn't I turn left out of my drive and make the trip to our AEC one and half…
Susan I have tears running down my cheeks, it was your discussion that prompted me to check with the vet I had now moved near in the country if they could confidently preform GDV surgery. I was told definitely they will call a team in and operate straight away. They were USELESS!!! Slamming cupboards looking for a tube to get the gas out, on phones trying to get help but no one came and the whole time I'm saying why didn't I turn left out of my drive and make the trip to our AEC one and half hours away. And all of this at 3am on a Saturday morning. The only god send I had and to this day was that my daughter has veterinary experience, she calmed me helped get the gas out, through us in the car and reassured me he has just enough time to hopefully make the trip to AEC. The vet also commended me.....yes commended me that I was so good to pick it was bloat before she begrudgingly did an xray to confirm it!!! Our AEC is state of the art and after four hours surgery we could see him, it was so hard to look at flame as the surgery is so aggressive but like you too Susan I'm slowing and flame too pulling ourselves back together and trying to put in behind us. I'll never, ever go to a local vet for an emergency ever again. I also now know some of the signs but honestly bloat obviously doesn't always present its self the same. So Susan to you and Bramble and gosh she looks so well, I wish you a happy new year with your much loved Irish and that you too never experience this dreaded condition again. Take care Dianne, Flame, Ruby and Poppy x