My lab died suddenly,was it a Seizure?

[coadybear]

Last night after I got home my lab of 8yrs was as normal  as any other time, she sat with me loved me as usual nothing out of the ordinary happened that day, at 9pm she always goes out for her last pee of the night but she walked around the kitchen for a bit kinda looking for something so I got up and said Jacki lets go out for a pee, she came to me as usual then yelped fell right to the floor and seemed like she was having a seizure, never had one before, lost bladder control and then she died just like that within like 4-5mins. I am totally devastated I can't believe it happened, what happened? she was gone before the vet called me back.Last year in May she got really sick and was hospitalized for a week with encaphalitis, could this had scarred her brain to cause this???? I am so heartbroken, my Dad just passed away 2wks. ago and I am heartbroken all over again.. I miss her soooo bad...please help me understand if anyone else had this happen to them. Thanks Cheryl

[ashledif]

Our love left his earth Saturday night. She was an amazing rescue pup, and my husband and I are so so heartbroken, Our home is so empty. I have gone through so many emotions over the last 48 hours. Guilt, anger, grief, and feeling like a part of has died.
We had gone out for the evening for my brothers birthday and I had spent the whole day with her. When we got home, she didn't greet me which was weird, so I called for her, thinking she may have been scared since the house was dark. Then I heard her, gasping for air. I ran to her, yelling her name and trying to give her CPR. My husband came in, saw her and I believe she was gone. I tried to put her in the car but she melted onto the floor board. I knew she was gone. We still tried to do CPR. But I knew she was gone. Took her to the hospital and we said our last good byes. WE believe she had a grand mal seizure and aspirated on vomit because there was fluid in her lungs. She has had 4 seizure episodes in the last 7 months. I feel so guilty we weren't there and we couldn't save her.
Our home is still quiet. I can barely sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night because I think I can hear her. I see a black blanket and I think it is her. I can't stop replaying that hour of my life.
We released balloons with notes written on them for her to have in heaven. It was therapeutic. But I can't stop crying.
My heart breaks for all those that have lost a pet, especially suddenly and so young. Our love was only 4.5.  

[Amayatamesnoriega]

Our cocker spainel left us on sunday in a similar way. She was obly eight years old and we miss her soo much. I has given me some peace to read that other dogs habe died suddenly when they were aparently, healthy dogs. I am in such disbelief and pain that os hard to describe.

[christliche]

My Sammy passed away a couple of nights ago. We woke up, she yelped in pain and I thought maybe she was holding in bowel/urine too long, so I let her out. She did her business, then ran to the back of the yard behind some trees and laid down...very unusual for her. Was given pain meds and steroid for her, then several hours later she had a grand mal seizure. We rushed her back to the vet, they got her calmed down but her pupils were different sizes. At 2 AM they called back and said I should come down, she cannot breath on her own. They had a tube in her breathing for her, and so I told them to let her pass. She was nearing her 6th birthday, she is a pit/lab mix. Such a sweet girl, so smart, so playful. I am at a loss as to why this happened to her.

[Vogelbaugh]

This past Sunday we lost our 6 year old male labradoodle to a grand mal seizure. He was a perfectly normal guy except for one complaint and that was horrid breath. I had taken him to the vet and tried to explain that this was not normal dog breath, it was so bad that if he walked in a room and you weren't looking, you could tell he had entered the room. The vet blew this off and told me to change his food. The only other thing I had noticed was he had more saliva in his hair under his mouth and sometimes he would do a kind of heavy swallow so he wouldn't drip saliva. Unfortunately, since the vet wasn't too concerned I passed this off as normal dog issues. Sunday night Sid was running around chasing my 10 year old son and playing like he usually did. This was at 7:30 pm. By 8:10 we had gone upstairs and we're going to watch a movie, Sid was walking down the hall towards our bedroom and just collapsed into a grand mal seizure. It was terrifying, we thought he was choking so my husband tried to do the hymlick maneuver on him. He had been fine so we were trying to figure out what was happening. He lost all control of his functions and had a bowel movement and didn't seem like he could breathe. We got him in the car and drove to the nearest pet hospital. We arrived there around 8:35 and he was still seizing. They immediately took him in the back and put Meds in him to control the seizure but the meds did not work. The Dr ran some blood tests for metabolic testing and his blood work was normal. When I tried again to explain about the breath and extra saliva she blew me off. My poor baby boy, was sedated and passed away Monday morning around 7:30 AM. I have researched since the Dr didn't seem to have much of a clue and have read that with a brain tumor a dog will have rancid breath, extra saliva because of swallowing issues and seizures that can't be stopped with the meds. I am putting this on here in hopes of helping others. If your dog has horrible breath thank usual, this is a sign of a brain tumor. Do not let them ignore you and blow you off. This error cost my doggy his life.

[Tam0406]

Hi Cheryl, I just came across your post and I know that it's been over 2 years since your beautiful dog passed away.  My dog, Jerry passed away a couple days ago completely unexpected.  He was perfectly healthy and all of a sudden had a seizure and that was it.  I feel so angry that I couldn't have saved him, helped him or perhaps known that this was going to happen.  How have you dealt with your unresolved questions? Your grief? Did you end up getting a new puppy? Were you able to open up your heart again? I feel like I lost my child, my best friend, my serenity during difficult times.
--Tammy

[belle464]

I meant to say "acting" not "actually"

[belle464]

I'm very sorry for your loss. I just had the same thing happen to me at my job. I was walking a dog to use the bathroom. He was his usually energetic self. He liked to try to get to the other dogs (which we can't allow for the dogs' safety) and pulled on the leash like usual. We were almost to his kennel when he lept at another dogs kennel, fell backwards, almost like he stopped halfway, and dropped and had a seizure. Then he stopped breathing. He was rushed to a vet but he was dead. This was not even my dog and I have been in tears all day. I can't imagine seeing this happen to my own dog. The dog I was walking had no history of seizures and was actually perfectly normal for him. Then he just dropped and passed away. He was pretty young. Maybe between three and six years I'm guessing. I was told that it was most likely his heart. He was overwhelmed and excited and pulling to get to other dogs. I saw somewhere else someone posted that it could be heart related. I just wanted to say that it sounds like your dog went in a very similar way to the dog I had. And I was told it was most likely his heart. I'm very sorry again for your loss. I hope this has maybe helped.

[coadybear]

Thank you for your kind words and understanding

[beaglet]

i am new to the community, so i am still learning. but i wanted to say i am so very sorry for your loss coadybear! both of your losses...i lost my dad in january myself, and my dog redness is in kidney failure and not doing well, so i can understand your pain! i have no advice, but i wanted to let you know that you are not alone, and i'm very sorry!

[coadybear]

Ty for your replies I am coming to terms with everything ang have decided to get another puppy in the spring  I will never forget Jacki...

[technochick]

My condolences on two losses in such a short time.  You must be devastated.  

[TwoBitsMom]

Hi Cheryl.... I sent you a message. Feel free to contact me if you just need to talk to someone.

[coadybear]

Hi I talked to my vet and she thinks it was either a blood clot or aneurysm but without an autopsy I would never know for sure but we know age didn't suffer as it was only about 3-4min until she passes

[TwoBitsMom]

Hi Cheryl..
I am so sorry that your post has been overlooked. There are so many caring people on this site, I am sure if anyone of them would have seen this post, they surely would have replied.  I use to reply to many posts, until about a year ago, when I decided that I really just needed to take a break and deal with my own heartache of having had my 15 year old Yorkie euthanized due to her kidney failure.  I have never really "left Medhelp"....as I often check in with this community to see how things are going.
  I am so very sorry to read about the sudden death of your beloved dog. Please believe me when I say that I truly do understand your loss. To have to lose your dog, so soon after the passing of your father, makes dealing with your grief, even more difficult. Please accept my heartfelt condolences.
  You may never know why your dog died. It could have been seizure related, but, if I were to take a guess, I would have to say that because it was so sudden, without any other indications of an ongoing health issue, that it was very possibly heart related. As you said, she was acting very much "normal."
Jacki was a lucky dog to have lived her life with someone who loves her so much.  God bless her beautiful spirit and soul.
My heart goes out to you at such a difficult time in your life.
Hugs to you....
Connie

[coadybear]

anyone please?