Can anyone help please? I am in shock and agonising over the reasons why I lost my lovely little Jack Russell, Penny, last week . She was 11 years old and although chubby, enjoyed playing with her squeaky toys until a couple of weeks ago. About 3 months ago, I noticed her snoring loudly so she was put on low dose orally steroids which eased it. We have had some unusually hot weather here in the UK so she was panting heavily and drinking a lot of water. I had her trimmed and sprinkled cool water on her. She was more lively in the cooler evenings so I took her on some short walks but often ended up carrying her back! Her legs were shaky but she's had arthritis for years. She'd stopped eating for 2/3 days whic