Veterinary Clinical Medicine-I (General and Systemic)

GASTRIC DILATATION AND VOLVULUS (GDV)

• A syndrome of dogs in which the stomach dilates and twists around its central axis, resulting in complex local and systemic pathologic and physiologic changes

• Can be due to pyloric outflow obstruction, gastric myoelectric abnormalities, dynamic movement of the stomach following ingestion of food or water, and aerophagia.

• Activity following ingestion of large quantities of food or water
• Any intense activity or stress (including hospitalization and surgery)