36 Twisted Tummies
What happens when a dog gets a tummy twist?
What you can learn from this lesson
- How a dog’s stomach compares to yours
- What happens if a dog’s stomach twists like a balloon animal
- How to tell when your dog may need an emergency trip to the vet
- How to prevent bloat in your dog
Twisted Tummies
Have you even wondered how a dog’s tummy works? It’s not too different from yours!
In this lesson, we will learn the basics of how a dog’s stomach works and we will also be learning about “Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus”, better known as GDV or just simply “bloat”. Canine (a fancy name for a dog) bloat is an emergency and we will be learning about how to identify it and how veterinarians, who are doctors for animals, can fix bloat!
Click the blue icon in the bottom left to have the story read aloud to you!
Twisted tummies storybook
Activities
Balloon Activity! Tell your teacher you are ready to see the demonstration!
Assessment
Further exploration
PBS Kids: Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
