How much does gastic torsion surgery cost - Page 2

"Although not always recommended, I would say look into gettting the stomach tacked when you get spaying/neuterng done and possibly also an intestine tacking to prevent mesenteric torsion."

Absolutely the wrong thing to do, IMHO.

These gastric torsion is very expensive everywhere In the world it is very expensive In Europe to , my male had this a few years ago and had surgery I paid 25000 kr I had to go to the bank and borrow the money

guddu, may I ask why its the wrong thing to do?  We don't know what lines the OP's dog comes from, so re-occuring bloat and a possible mesenteric torsion episode are a real possibility.

If the dog is nearly full grown and has bloated already at a young age, I think alive with "possible complications from tacking" is better than being found "dead" after coming home from work.  The OP said the dog was 18 months, but didn't say if the dog was spayed/neutered yet.  I think its very reasonable to have the tacking and neutering/spaying done all at once in another 12-18 months.

Almost everyone at my club that have owned many GSD, had a least one bloat in thier lifetime.  All got thier stomachs tacked and lived into the mid teens.  I have to double check, but last I heard all Lackland AFB working dogs get tacked too.

Yes, I know for sure that all the GSDs at Lackland DO have gastropexy done.  Don't think they tack the intestines, though.

Guddu, I'd like to hear why having the stomach tacked is the wrong thing to do, too.  I'm planning on having my dog's done this summer.  

My male just had the gastric torsion surgery last August, I'm in Dallas, TX area.  Middle of the night, no bloat.  I was quoted $2500-$3000 at emergency vet...end result was $2500 there and another $500 at my regular vet to monitor the next day.

Worst night of my life, I'll be getting the stomach tack preventatively for all my dogs in the future.  Bitches during the spay and males after they mature, between 2-4.

I too would be interested why tacking of the stomach would be a bad idea.  My daughter is a trauma surgeon (apparently this happens in people as well) and she said the tacking was a good idea.

Linda