"I need to take an X-ray of Molly's abdomen right away,"
"because if she's got a bloated, twisted stomach,"
"her life could be in serious jeopardy."
"My biggest fear at the moment is she doesn't come home."
Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, no.
This is bad. Okay.
"This dog's come in and she’s not looking good at all."
Hey that feels really bloated. At the Bondi Referral Hospital SASH 6 year old
"Molly has been rushed in with a badly swollen stomach."
"When I feel her abdomen, it does feel bloated."
"She's really not in a stable condition."
So we've got to act fast. Emergency vet Dr. Lisa Chimes
"is worried the listless greyhound"
"has a dangerous condition called bloat."
"Their stomach basically fills up with air and becomes massive."
"And the risk is that that stomach can twist cutting off the blood"
"supply to vital organs, and that can kill them."
"Alright honey, let's get an X-ray done."
Owner Bethany is a former vet nurse "and recognised the symptoms
straight away." "I've had a dog pass away
with bloat about ten years ago" "and seeing Molly’s symptoms, it
kind of has given me a big scare." "And I'm just hoping what they find
is not what I'm thinking, but" I'm worried.
Alright. Come on Molly.
That’s a girl. "I need to take an X-ray of Molly's
abdomen right away," "because if she's got a bloated,
twisted stomach, her" life could be in serious jeopardy.
Stay there Molly. "Molly's devoted owner, is anxiously
waiting for the results." I'm hoping it's not bloat.
"I had a dog ten years ago die because of bloat,"
which is really scary. "And I just hope
that she pulls through." Oh, no.
This is bad. "When I look at Molly's X-ray,
her stomach is absolutely massive,"
"and it's very obvious that it's twisted."
"Now, that is something that needs surgery."
"And without it, Molly won't survive."
"So I've taken an X-ray of Molly and it shows"
"that she has got a bloated and twisted stomach."
So she needs emergency surgery. Okay.
Can I see her? Absolutely, come through.
My greatest fear is losing her and that's not an option for me.
I just want to make sure that "she's okay
and I just can't lose her." Molly's lifesaving surgery
needs to happen immediately. You’ll
be good. You’re good okay?
"It's absolutely heartbreaking just to think that she's about"
"to go through major surgery, and I just can't be there with her."
"My biggest fear at the moment
is she doesn't come home." Oh, sorry.
Good girl Molly. Alright sleepy, sleepy girl.
At SASH "Six year old Molly
is about to undergo an operation" "to try to fix her badly twisted
stomach." Alright let’s get her up.
Okay bubs. "Having a twisted
stomach is one of the most life"
"threatening conditions a dog can have."
"And if we don't operate on Molly there is no way she'll survive."
Oh no. "But suddenly, Molly’s system begins
to crash." "Her ECG is
showing that her heart is racing." she's got a really dangerous arrhythmia
"and if we don't treat it, that could kill her instantly."
"Molly's abnormal heartbeat is a sign"
"that her stomach is causing extreme pain."
"We need to stabilise Molly and get her heart"
"under control before we do anything else."
"Lisa and the team are using a pain relief drug"
to try to lower Molly's heart rate. Heart rates 112.
Slowed a lot. Let's just get her in there, right?
Surgery can now get underway. But everyone is still on edge.
Molly's an unstable dog. Now she's under anaesthetic
anything could go wrong. Specialist
surgeon "Dr. Ricky Cashmore will perform
the delicate operation." The goal of this surgery is to get
"the stomach untwisted and deflated as quick as possible."
And that way, we’ve "got the best chance of saving
both the dog and the stomach." Just hang on one second.
"So additional to the stomach actually twisting"
the spleen is twisted too. And all the blood supply to
"the spleen is actually thrombosed and clotted."
"So to prevent it from actually rotting in the abdomen,"
"we're going to have to actually remove the spleen."
Okay. We’ve
been able to remove the spleen successfully and now
we need to untwist the stomach.
Okay. Fortunately,
"the stomach has returned to normal color,"
so she doesn't appear "to have any permanent damage,
which is very lucky." With the stomach untwisted
"Ricky is now going to stitch it to the abdominal wall."
"This will prevent it from twisting in the future."
"-That’s it. - Awesome."
"Although the surgerys gone well,
there's still a small chance" she could have serious problems.
"So she's going to have to recover in the ICU."
"Where she will be monitored closely for the next couple of days."
Hey Molly. How you
doing honey? Come on out.
At SASH
"it's been 24 hours since Molly's lifesaving surgery."
"Molly came in here yesterday with a twisted stomach,"
"and she needed emergency surgery to have that"
"stomach put back in position and have her spleen removed."
"I'm going to take a look at her and see how she's doing."
Oh good girl. You look really good.
Most animals that have the same problem as Molly take a few days to recover
"and Molly overnight is looking so much better."
She hasn't had any complications. "That arrhythmia has resolved,
and I think she's ready to go home." We’ll go see mum?
Okay let’s go. "I'm really excited to be able
to take Molly home tonight." "You know, normally
they need to stay in hospital" "for a lot longer than this. But
you know, she's a fighter my dog." "- Hey.
- Hey baby!" Hello, how are you?
"I'm so relieved that Molly has pulled through"
"knowing how severe this sort of situation can be"
"and the fact that she's pulled through is amazing."
She's happy, she's bright. She looks incredible.
Alright. "- So this
is it. - Yay."
Bye, sweetheart. Hey, be a good girl for Mum, hey?
You're a lucky thing. When Bethany first
"brought Molly in here, she was absolutely devastated."
"She didn't even know if Molly was going to survive."
And now she's taking her home and she must be over the moon.
Bye. Okay Lisa, thank you.