HGE 1.6 .
Amazingly, this was found in a normal, run of the mill, every day, internet search engine.
On the other hand it might be :
Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (HGE)
Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) usually causes a very sudden onset of vomiting, bloody diarrhea, dehydration and depression. Dogs affected by this condition get very sick, very fast.
but that's more related to how people reacted to the latest Max3D news (i.e. 'sick as a dog'.)