Healthy and happy: Police Dog Maui underwent the preventative surgery.
German shepherd PD Maui and his canine colleagues are lean, keen policing machines, thanks to important surgery at The University of Queensland 's Gatton campus. The UQ Veterinary Medical Centre Small Animal Hospital is treating Queensland Police Service dogs to minimise their risk of developing gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV). Police Dog Maui has had laparoscopic surgery to prevent GDV, a life-threatening condition that requires emergency veterinary treatment. Animal surgery senior lecturer Dr Jayne McGhie said GDV, also known as bloat, occurred when the stomach became dilated and twisted into an abnormal position. Dogs can die quickly without prompt medical attention. "GDV is common in large, deep-chested dogs such as great danes, German shepherds, weimaraners, setters and standard poodles," she said. "High drive dogs such as working dogs, anxious dogs, dogs that eat rapidly and dogs with a first-generation relative that have had the condition are at higher risk," Dr McGhie said.
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