Joey’s Pet of the Week – Bouncy’s Big Belly

By Scott Lackenby | Dated July 16, 2015

Hey everyone! How are you all? Surviving the arctic blast? I know I’m the same colour as a penguin, but I’m most definitely not enjoying the cooler weather! But spare a thought for Nurse Layne who flies back in from her European Summer holiday over the weekend. Hopefully she packed some warm clothes to change into for when she leaves the airport!!

The Dr Lackenby’s are having an amazing time on their driving holiday. They have sent through some amazing pictures on their blog. Tune in next week and I’ll share some of their adventure.

My star this week is the cheeky Miss Bouncy, an 8month old Labrador who came in to see Dr Helen Burns when her humans noticed that her stomach seemed bloated. Bloated tummies in dogs are a potential emergency as if it is bloat, or a GDV, the stomach can twist and die which can be fatal. When Dr Helen felt Bouncy’s stomach, it was hard and uncomfortable. Dr Helen was fiarly sure that Bouncy had a build up of food in her tummy, but recommended an Xray to make sure.

Bouncy poo’d out the handle of a screwdriver when she was desexed, so there was also a possibility that she may of eaten something she shouldn’t of! The Xray confirmed that Bouncy had indeed eaten too much, so Dr Helen gave her an injection to make her vomit. Bouncy vomited up a large amount of undigested food. Bouncy was sent home with instructions about the amount of food she should be fed. Feeding a measured amount of food is particularly important for food motivated breeds like Labradors, as they will often eat until it makes them sick, and then keep eating!

Well, I had better go. It’s time for me to do my afternoon rounds. Meows for now, love Joey xoxo

Bouncy before Dr Helen made her vomit

Bouncy while she was vomiting

Bouncy after her vomit. You’ll notice that she is smiling in every picture!