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Animal Health – General (Expert Forum)
Tension in stomach
Answered by
Dean Vicksman, D.V.M. - General Veterinary Medicine
Evans East Animal Hospital
Denver - CO
This forum is for general pet health questions, such as questions about medications, parasites, vaccines, infectious diseases, breed specific and genetic problems.
Tension in stomach
by Amber_25, Nov 11, 2009 02:07PM
My dog hasn't been eating and the vet said that there is some tension in her stomach. What could I do?
Type of Animal
:
Dog
Age of Animal
:
7 yrs
Sex of Animal
:
Female
Breed of Animal
:
German Sheperd
Last date your pet was examined by a vet?
:
November 11, 2009
City
:
South Gate
State/Province
:
CA
Country
:
USA
Doctor's Answer
by Dean Vicksman, D.V.M., Nov 12, 2009 11:38PM
, Nov 12, 2009 11:38PMTo: amber_25
Amber,
Thanks for coming to medhelp.org. Unfortunately tension in the stomach is a non- specific diagnosis. My best guess is that this is your veterinarians way of describing your dogs problem in layman's terms. It would be helpful to have more information.
How long has your dog not been eating for? Does she have vomiting and /or diarrhea? Is she loosing weight. What recommendations has your veterinarian made to resolve this problem. If your dog is otherwise healthy and this is a mild sudden onset problem your veterinarian may recommend a temporary diet change. If this is a more serious problem they may recommend other diagnostics like blood tests and xrays. With more information I may be able to help you better.
Please keep me posted,
Thanks,
Dr Vicksman
Thanks for coming to medhelp.org. Unfortunately tension in the stomach is a non- specific diagnosis. My best guess is that this is your veterinarians way of describing your dogs problem in layman's terms. It would be helpful to have more information.
How long has your dog not been eating for? Does she have vomiting and /or diarrhea? Is she loosing weight. What recommendations has your veterinarian made to resolve this problem. If your dog is otherwise healthy and this is a mild sudden onset problem your veterinarian may recommend a temporary diet change. If this is a more serious problem they may recommend other diagnostics like blood tests and xrays. With more information I may be able to help you better.
Please keep me posted,
Thanks,
Dr Vicksman
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