What Happened?

[sally500]

my dog died all of a sudden it looked like her back exploded and was caved in what happened she was fine and we came home Friday and was dead i have two other dogs and they where fine what do u think it was?

[chasha33]

I am so soryy for the loss of your furbaby.You and your family will be in my prayers.God Bless You,Chan

[Thomas Dock, CVJ, Vet. Technician]

I am very sorry to hear about your pet.  Losing them is difficult enough, but when it happens suddenly or for unknown reasons, it makes the loss doubly hard.

Sadly, without a necropsy, we will never really know what happened to your poor pet.  Certainly, she could have had a large tumor in her abdomen that burst, but that doesn't really fit what you saw when you came home.   I guess maybe a mass in her spine or around her spine.

When was the last time she had been seen by her veterinarian?

[Holliee]

I just wanted to say that I am so sorry about your loss of your dog. That is so very sad... Holliee

[ginger899]

This is so sad. I'm so sorry your dog died suddenly like this.
I can't imagine what it might have been, if it definitely didn't look as if she had been hurt or attacked. I guess what the vet said may have been right.
Anyway, I'm sorry you lost your dog.

[sally500]

i dont think so we looked around for any evidence of someone maybe hurting her but nothing out of the ordinary i have 2 other dogs and they where all outside together my chow is really protective i dont think any one went into the yard when we too her to the animal hospital the lady just said it could have been internal bleeding and the pressure made it burst??? i have no idea poor thing we took her to get creamated.

[April2]

It looked like her back exploded? Are you sure she wasn't shot or abused in some way? Did you take her to the vet and have it investigated?