dog died! :(

[leanne357]

I really dont have a question but need to share an experience. My dog was laying under the coffee table last night she got up and her back legs would not work right, she had no control. Then her front legs went stiff. We took her to the ER vet, as this happened round 'bout midnight. The vet gave her some meds and a sedative. He (the vet) suggested we leave her overnight to see if there were improvement. No improvement this morning. We lost her. It is just strange one minute she was fine and all of a sudden she was not. We have had her since she was 8 weeks old and she was nine years old, we have had her forever. My husband has no children and Harely was his baby girl. It sure is hard to lose aq beloved pet. She had a fantastic life while she was here, spoiled as hell!!

[Jrformax123]

I want you to know I feel the same pain, I googled this because I just lost my dog of 13 years.  He was my baby and 3 days ago we took him into have him groomed  the same groomer has been cutting him for 5 years. He was a 15 lb Yorkie, male and had the heart of gold, loved people, would go up to any stranger and kiss them to death,  Well we took him to the groomer in the morning and he was just fine, 2 hours later the groomer called my husband and said....oh I have bad news your Max is dead....my husband called me at work and in total shock I drove home to find him dead and bleeding at the mouth, wrapped in a towel....I am so full of grief i cannot stop crying, I feel so much loss and am so depressed..  I did not have an autopsy which I should of done, but was in so much shock I couldn't think and had him buried with all his toys, which he loved so.  I went to the groomer yesterday to talk to her to find out what happened, she said she did not know that he had a bath and was put in a cage and when she went to get him to groom him he was dead, but really did not seemed she was very upset about it, and I was hysterically crying and could hardly talk.  I wish I knew what to do, I have spent 13 years, loving, spoiling and doing everything for my dog.  Walking into my house and not having him greet me as he always did, everyday. I am having trouble coping with this.

[Elinore]

My 14 year old dog died suddenly the same way, though I had given her her bath, wrapped her in a towel to air dry, and an hour later I went to brush her out and she was in her bed, dead, she had apparently had a seizure or bit her tongue because she had blood in her mouth. I called my vet and talked to him, he said that often when a dog has a heart attack or stroke, the pain can make them bite their tongue and that at her age, it was probably a stroke or heartattack. I so hurting,  like she was my own child. So sorry for your loss.

[nanasluv]

I'm so sorry about the loss of your dog, I can relate we had to have my sister's dog euthanized a couple days ago it was sudden and a shock to my whole family. His name was Ray Ray he was like my sister's child and I do have to agree that  no matter if human or animal life that  is loss it hurts just the same. I helped raise him and we had him since he was a puppy and I also have his sister Angelique and I also have another dog who is not related to them named Bowzer. One day he seemed fine and the next day when he woke up he was showing lameness in his back legs and by evening could not walk with his back legs. We took him to the vet and found out he had a spinal problem through x rays and the vet said it was either an spinal infection or worst bone cancer. To make a long story short we took him home for a couple days to see if antibiotics would help heal it and gave it almost a week before we took him back to the vet and his condition got worse he lost alot of weight in that little time compared to when we first took him to the vet I could not believe it he looked emaciated. He lost some of his appetite. IT was so hard to see him that sick it broke my heart because I loved him so much he was such a clown and could make anyone laugh, you would have had to meet him to understand me lol Anyhow, the vet recommended euthnization considering the fact that he was not improving and also checked the feeling of his leg and he had no feeling anymore and I also forgot to add that he lost all function of his tail and could no longer wag it. The vet said what was best for him was euthanization beucase he also appeared to be in pain and in her opinion no amount of medical treatment could probably save him it was a 1% chance of him ever getting better. IT was a very hard decision to help my sister make but we all knew he was suffering and that it was what was best for him. I am still emotionally hurting and could not believe we lost him at only 5 years old a beautiful Rottweiler/Pit Bull mix boy dog very precious to us and I will never forget him he was so much like a child. I hope you and your husband are able to heal emotionally. My prayers are with you and God Bless you.

[Thomas Dock, CVJ, Vet. Technician]

Please pass my sympathies on to you, your husband and your whole family.  Losing a pet quickly like that is very hard.  

[Ghilly]

My condolences to you on the loss of your beloved dog.  It is never easy to say goodbye to our pets, no matter how long they have been with us.

I completely agree with Ginger, it does sound like she may have had a stroke or some type of cardiac episode, however, the only way to tell for sure would be to have a necropsy performed.  Did your vet offer any suggestions as to what he felt it could be?

Ghilly

[ginger899]

Oh that is so sad, and so sudden! I feel for you. My dog is everything to me, my little sister, my playmate, my dearest friend, I do know how sad you must be feeling. It is the worst thing, when your dog dies.

Nine years is a long time to love and share with someone, whether they be fur-family, or human family, it's all the same as far as I'm concerned.

It sounds very much as if she could have had a stroke. Strokes, in any species, come out of the blue. That's what they do. They give you no time to prepare, sometimes no warning signs at all.

I know what you and your husband must be going through right now. Please do feel free to message me if you want to talk about her, or vent some grief, or anything at all.

[JessieFarrell]

R.I.P.
good luck for u
once and for all we will all die

[specialmom]

Well, I guess that is true but that everyone dies makes it no less painful when it happens in your own life.  Luck to the poster but this is an old thread.