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Hi everyone - I have not been here for ten years, since Fuzz was a pup! Yesterday morning, Fuzz suddenly woke up with a very swollen, hard belly - as if he had swallowed a fully inflated soccer ball. He seemed normally active, not in any pain or discomfort, drinking water and eating, no vomiting, but his belly was shocking. I took him to the emergency vet yesterday, and she said his abdomen was full of fluid surrounding all his organs and with some in his lungs. We decided on a course of steroids - prednisone - and careful watching for a few weeks then a recheck. The alternative she offered was a couple thousand dollars of diagnostic testing - and a recommendation of steroids anyway, most likely. He's has 3 doses of the steroid now. This morning he woke up with his belly even more distended, it seems to me. But he still seems to feel pretty good, is peeing and eating and normally active. I am wondering if others have experienced this with their Cairn. I have never seen this before in any dog. Do you have any advice or recommendations or experiences you can share with me? Thanks so much in advance.

Handsome lad. Cone frames his face nicely (looking on the bright side  )

Priceless!

Poor guy, the cone of shame and the evil donut.  He seems to have met the challenge with grit and rest.  Still cute…..buck up buddy.

Almost 8 months old now. Rough times this past week as he was neutered 6 days ago.