Bloat is no joke. There is a 1+1 rule, 1 hour before and 1 hour after eating with no exercise. I was even stricter with my dogs, I applied a 2+2 rule with the dogs inside of the house lying down and not even walking around. On top of that, my dog bowls were elevated without having the dogs to bend down to eat. I am so glad that Lily made it through. Take good care of her!

I love how the dogs can only last so long through the informational videos and then all hell breaks loose😂😂😂😂

Everyone, please let the Farm videos run, even through the ads, to help offset Lily's surgery cost. 💰 ❤ 🐾

My mother's Weimaraner survived his bloat thanks to her knowledge, fast actions, surgeon, and funds. His bloat was believed to have been caused by lentil soup. Lilly's a lucky girl. 💜

For Lily's healing! She is such a beautiful dog...and all other doggies are too.

In USA it’s sometimes called twisted gut syndrome. Deadly. So happy Lily survived.

Till and Lil the attitude is part of that "You ain't gonna get rid of us that easy." There is way too much more fun waiting, more tires, more sticks.

for lilly

My brother's labrador developed bloat for no apparent reason, luckily as he was lifted into the car to go to the vet his stomach miraculously flipped back and resulted in just needing some medication. Years ago my vet recommended leaving 2 hours before and after exercise when feeding, and encouraging them to rest after eating. I feed 2 small meals a day on his advice. Thank goodness Lilley has recovered, it is a dreadful emergency. Getting to the vet asap is so important.

For darling Lily. ❤❤❤❤❤

For stick dancing Lily.

Thanks for Lily or ........ ❤

Many greetings from Munich to Australia

I’m so happy you realized how distressed she was and took action to save her life..

Poor, darling Lily. She must have been in terrible pain. I'm so glad she is ok and recovering at home with her beloved family. ❤❤❤❤

Praise God "Dancing Queen with a stick Lily" is "right as rain!" Thank you Sam and Luke and SASH!

So pleased that Lily is still with us. Good call Luke and Sam. ❤️

Thanks

Our Lily aka ‘The Stick Dancing Queen’ ……you beautiful majestic girl. Sam & Luke, you are marvels and so in tune with each and every dog and dingo and feline. Your home with your mum & dad, your Sam & Luke, and of course your siblings. Such invaluable information Sam & Luke, thank you. 🐾🐶💜

I have a good friend who got the bloat prevention surgery done on her Labrador retriever when she had him neutered at 2 years old. Bloat kills if it isn’t caught in time. I am so grateful our Lily is OK. ❤❤❤

I'm so grateful Lily girl is okay❤

Thank you for taking such good care of these beautiful animals.🐶

Thanks!

It’s terrifying my standard poodle had it. We were in thick snow and she started bringing up foam at 1 am in the morning - flew to the 24 hour vet - didn’t know if he could save her - she got the surgery and survived thank god

Thank You, God that Lilly is saved.

So glad our beautiful dancing stick queen Lily is safe! She loves her family and her life, and is loved by all her admirers worldwide! Keep getting better beautiful Lily

Darling Lily, so glad to see you back at the Farm. ❤

That poor BABY ! It breaks my heart to hear of a dog in distress ! I am so relieved she is going to be good again !

Thanks! Texas loving Lily and all y’all do!!

Sorry to hear Lily went through this and so happy she survived. Sorry you had to witness it. Our Labradoodle survived this 2 years ago at the age of 8. We had never heard of the condition. For 8 years we had fed and exercised our two labradoodles clueless. It was a simple playful frolic in the garden that caused it as they went outside to toilet. An hour later the symptoms were as you described, it was like he was trying to hide to die, he even went in the garden shed and got behind garden equipment. In the dark we were trying to get him out. I can’t say we noticed any bloating because if he wasn’t pacing about, he was trying to be sick which was horrible to watch .We travelled 30 mins to the 24 hour emergency vets. It was during covid so he was taken from us and all we could hear was his cries. The vet came to us and gravely said euthanasia or an operation he may not survive. They said it was a costly procedure and asked if he was insured, he wasn’t but we said try your best to save him. We were sent home close to midnight , 5 am we got a phone call to say he had survived the operation and spleen removed and stomach stitched but the next 24 hours were critical. 3 days later he was bounding into his usual vets for his post check up, they had expected a poorly dog after receiving his case notes. It breaks my heart that some dogs are euthanised just due to financial circumstances. However all the vets have said he was so lucky. Sometimes owners wake up to a deceased dog or come home to one. A year later he had specialist surgery for another unusual condition blocked salivary glands and seen by a top Vet. Almost to the day of the bloat. He’s one superdog. Sadly his brother didn’t survive an operation after eating a sock. So everyone also be careful what your dog gets hold of and eats. Seen many TikTok’s of dogs being chased when they have got hold of a sock, don’t turn it into a game. I’m so happy Lily made it and thanks for sharing the symptons.

This is such an important piece of info for all pet owners. Glad Lily is fine. ❤️

"Million to one chances happen nine times out of ten" !! Well done everyone involved!

Thanks! So thankful that you have put out this video. Excellent information to help us all monitor and watch our dogs for GVD.

My Rottweiler died of this in 1988…I will never forget it 😢

Thank goodness you took the right steps from the signals she gave you. I'm so pleased she's okay now. 😘

Hi Sam and Luke - my sisters one year old German Shepherd just got desexed last week and the Vet actually suggested to them that they get her stomach stitched to whereever they stitch it to in order to prevent GDV - my sister had never heard of the condition so they had it done. They have a 12 year old German Shepherd that hasn't had it done.

Thay were happy to have Lilly home last time,and howled at the moon

I’m so pleased Lily is ok

I'm si pleased you noticed that Lilly was not well, and you gig her to the vet was able to do the operation mediately ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

I’m so glad and relieved Lilly is ok and safely back on the farm with you and all the others bless you and the vets for taking care of her.

So relieved that Lily has been sorted so quickly. This condition is also a major health threat for pet rabbits. It's like gut stasis which needs swift intervention.

Just as an aside, Moose seems to have emboldened Hope to behave much more playfully ❤❤😊

So grateful for Lily’s positive outcome. She is such a beautiful faithful girl and is worth fighting for. Heal well Lily girl. 💕💕💕💕

Sweet Lily! So glad you recognized it and got her to urgent care so quickly so she was saved. Very important information for us all. Thank you. Bless you for your quick action.❤️🐾🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Love and doggy hugs for the beautiful Lily 🩷🩷🐶🩷🩷

Thank goodness Lily had that stitch so it mitigates the chances of this happening again. So happy to hear she is better, and you were aware and able to get her to the vet as quickly as you did. We all love you and the doggos and kitties so much. Thanks for letting us all know what is going on. Hugs to all.

Wonderful Lily, I'm so so happy that you are ok now. Sam and Luke thank you for taking such good care of your dogs. They all live in paradise at the farm.

Thank you, God🙏🙏🙏 and may Lily & all 2 & 4 legged sweeties, stay healthy for a long, long time🥰🥰🥰

❤😊❤LOVELY LILY❤😊❤

Phew so glad you managed to get her to Hospital in time, the farm wouldn't be the same without the Stick Dancing Queen.

❤ Lily ❤

Thank goodness you two are such caring owners. Lily is blessed. I'm so happy she is ok.💕

❤❤ So glad that beautiful Lilly is well and bach home ❤❤❤

I am SO happy to hear our precious Lily is OK. Thank you Sam and Luke!!

Poor Lily! Nothing more stressful than an animal in pain and distress. Thank you for sharing this story. Thankful for the happy ending but I also know that sometimes this causes death. As a longterm dog Owner/lover, even if death is the outcome, the most important thing to me is that the Animal is not longterm suffering ❤

Kudos to Luke and Sam on being “in tune” mentally and physically with the pack to realize Lily was in trouble. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤗

I am glad that precious Lily is OK now. She must have felt so miserable and anxious. Poor precious girl. She is still a puppy at heart. I wish Lily and you many more years together. It happened to my dog too due to a change of diet (cold pressed kibbles instead of his usual balanced home cooked meal). I immediately recognized the first signs of GDV and rushed him to the emergency clinic. Thankfully the vets did a great job and all went beautifully, he didn't even need surgery because the process was just started. My dog is 16 yo now and a total joy. Exercise right before or after the meal, abrupt change in diet, morphology (large chest), genetics are the main factors.

So happy that Queen Lily still reigns! 👑💗

Thank you so much for telling other people about this awful complaint. It happened to my Weimaraner for no known reason and only because I knew him so well and had some medical training I got him to the vet in time and he was given surgery and he survived happily for another 6 years after that. Heal well and fast lovely Lily. ❤

Poor Lilly and poor you! What a trauma and stress….but a very happy outcome. Thanks for the info.

Precious Lily girl. ❤ Thank goodness she is recovering so well. ❤ Thankful for the update.❤

So thankful to hear that Lily is doing well. Thank you for sharing this important information about GDV.

We commonly know it as bloat here in the uk or gastric torsion. Irish Wolfhound owners and other large breed owners recommend feeding from a high raised feeder along with the other preventions you mentioned. Glad you caught Lily quickly and she's on the mend ❤

Going to donate a little something on your site after finishing the video. It all helps!!! Just donated AU $20!! Get well Lily!!!

So good to see Lily back at the Farm, giving Miss Violet the what-for!! LOL!!! Thank you for explaining what the signs are. Moose reminds me so much of Bandit Boy!! Both cheeky boys!! Great to see Gus!!! ❤❤❤

Thank you for sharing this valuable information. So glad Lily had a good outcome 🐶❤️

Such a happy ending to a very scary story! So glad she’s feeling better, lots of love to Lily and the rest of the pack!🐶❤️🥰

I worked at an emergency vet and we also advised our clients to elevate the bowl when the dogs eat. Put the bowl on a surface where they don’t have to put their head down to eat. ❤

Oh Lilly I am so glad you are better. Sending you all love light peace and most of all good health. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

We love you all 🥰 thanks for the education ❤️ from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

Thank you for sharing, this is very important to know! I mean what would we do without the beautiful brown eyed Lily? I Love you, Lily!

We are all so thankful for the successful outcome of Lily’s surgery! Thank goodness she will be around to perform her dances with sticks for a long time to come!! You both are such loving and watchful owners! Bless you!! ❤️

Thank goodness Lily is alright. I'm sure it was a terrible fright. How amazing that you recognized the signs and symptoms when you saw them. Now, you sharing what to look for could save another dog, like Lily was saved.🖤🤍🤎 Every blessing to you and all the creatures under your care. Love from Ottawa...❤❤❤

I am so relieved for you all. Lilly looks pretty good. Rover is close by which is to be expected. Moose wants something to happen. Sometimes I think he thinks he’s a little dog so he needs to be picked up and cuddled. I love the mayhem at the end. Thank you. May you please take care and stay safe. Louisa. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩

Lily💘We love you dearly 🥰Thankfully your okay🥲🙏Sam & Luke are the greatest caregivers❤️‍🔥

Thank you Sam and Luke. A lot of people know about it now and can pass the story on 🙂 Very good video, thank you 😘🦘

Oh my gosh poor Lily how horrific. So glad she is okay ❤🐾❤🐾❤🐾❤🐾

Thank goodness Lily got operated on in time and outcome so great. Fantastic. So very important to know these things. Moose is a big boy, so much bigger than Hope. He is such a dynamic, bouncy, over the top Boxer. Boxers have such huge personalities. I love them but would be too much for me. They all should be called Tigger for the bounce but Moose suits his name so well. I love how he just bounces over the other large dogs like they are nothing. My goodness he is one happy, happy lad. All your animals are living in heaven on earth - it's just so blissful to see. Lily's coming home was just delightful, especially her welcome from Freddo. He was just so thrilled to have her back, checked her out thoroughly then hugged her side, sniffing to make sure all was well. I am so very thrilled for you all. ❤❤❤❤❤

Enough excitement medically for The Farm! I'm so very grateful for SASH and their hard work on Lilly but can we have a nice boring autumn and winter please?!?! Thank goodness Luke and Sam are so aware of the antics of each and every being under their roof which gives Lilly another day to dance!

Thank you dear Sam and Luke for the invaluable and informative update on darling Lily, such a blessing for you all that she is doing so well. It is a joy to see Lily back with her adored family, and to you both for recognising the problem so quickly, and to SASH for their amazing treatment. Sending love and prayers to you all and a big hug to Lily. Hxx❤️❤️❤️🙏🐕🌟

Another sign of bloat is a dog digging various holes to try to lie down in and moving on to another dig. The best thing is that dogs, like people, be with those who care for them, so any bad signs can be seen and measures taken..... so many backyard dogs out of sight, out of mind. So glad you were there and make the right decision, so crucial for Lilly. Love.

So happy that Lily was able to be saved. I very sadly lost my little dog to this, unfortunately I came home from work to find her dead. My vet performed an autopsy to determine why she had passed away and at the time found she had a chest deformity which may have been a factor. Terribly distressing and heartbreaking. 💔😪

Beautiful beautiful Lilly and so well spotted Sam ❤❤❤❤

So stressful going thru all the process of emergency surgery, wonderful outcome for the sweet, sweet Lily. She’s so special ❤️❤️

Praying for Lily God love her!

Thank goodness you were able to deal with it quickly

Speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 Lily 🐾🙏

What a blessing that sweet Lily is ok and recovering. Lily is equally blessed to have such loving and caring parents to take such good care of her. ❤

I've learned to ALWAYS trust my gut feeling about just about everything. As a nurse, I quickly learned that rationalizing can get patients into trouble. Women have a stronger intuition than men and Sam was very wise to pay heed to it. ❤

I personally had never heard of bloat. Your knowledge and quick actions definitely saved Lily’s life. So happy, she is definitely a beautiful dog and treasured member of the family.

Poor Lily. So thankful she is going to be ok, but the fear factor definitely came across from Luke and Sam. A worthwhile video to share the knowledge and to potentially save the life of another dog and the horrendous stress of owners. Thank You Luke and Sam!

I am so happy you recognized the potential presence of the issue. And got Lily to the help she needed. All parents who obtain deep chested dogs should be made aware of the symptoms to look for so they can get help for their babies. Thank you for putting this together to educate your followers. We are so relieved our stick dancing girl is doing well and will not face this again. 😘❤️😎🐾

So glad Lily has survived this deadly stomach bloat. You are very observent parents.

My family is so grateful that Lily is back at the farm & safe. We send you so much love & hugs.

thank God you had a sharp eye to save her . And yes, most people would not be aware of Bloat (GDV). This has been a wake up call to everyone . Yes, it's normal and all too easy to say 'We'll see how she is in the morning''. She would not have survived . The damage would have sealed her fate. Her agony would have told you how urgently she needed the vet . I can't go a day without checking in on the Farm videos. I literally cannot imagine life without them . Countless people around the world owe you so much. And with every video , I find myself always longing to see more of Lily . I hunt her out because I adore her so much . Thanks for loving her so much.

❤️ LILY ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍🌹🌹🌹

Thanks Sam and Luke for doing this video. I'm sure it will be an eye opener to some. Sorry you had to relive the stress. A little comedy relief from Mad Moose is a perfect ending. Big hugs and kisses for Lily too 💗💗💗

What a handful Mr. Moose is, literally for Luke! Thanks for the comic end of this serious video - a happy ending all around!

Glad Lily is ok

This video was very informative and glad to hear that she made it