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Dog Died Suddenly with No Signs of Anything Particularly Wrong to Cause Death.
My family and I just lost our dog out of the blue around 6pm on August 22nd.
He was 8 years of age, approximately 80lbs, and showed no signs of being sick before he passed.
The night before he played like he always had and ate his dog food as usual. On the morning of his passing he was with me in my room most of the morning. He slept most of the time (which was normal for him) and I gave him crust from a sandwich I was eating. Before that my mother had put him outside before she went to work and he came in after a short time and ate some dog food then proceeded to my room. Around 1pm my father put him out and he urinated and came back in. My father saw him the whole time and he didn't do anything but his "business." My mother came home from work around 4pm. She cooked dinner approximately 30 minutes later and our dog was fine walking around the house observing everybody as he had always done. While my parents were eating in the living room around 5pm, my dog laid down on the floor as usual and went to sleep. This was a normal routine for him and nothing was out of the ordinary all day. After dinner around 5:30pm, I asked my mother to help me in my room.
We didn't notice anything wrong with our dog and stepped over him like we normally do when he's sleeping. There were no signs of death at the time.
We were in my room for 5 or 10 minutes. Mom left to go into the kitchen to get some water and noticed our dog was laying oddly with his back legs sprawled out like his front paws which was pretty unusual. My father looked at him and told my mother our dog was dead after noticing feces and vomit on the floor. My mother didn't believe it because our dog was absolutely fine all day and showed no symptoms/signs at any point. She thought my father was joking which was not a normal joke for him to say. He repeated our dog's passing after touching him. Our dog was still warm and felt life-like but he was limp with no breathing. My father believes it was a heart-attack.
The only thing we know was a week or less prior to his passing, our dog was having smelly gas which he's had many times before with no problems. He's had a benign tumor removed from between his toes on a front paw about a year or two years ago. The doctors told us we had nothing to worry about after that and our dog acted completely fine so we don't think that had anything to do with his passing. But the vomit was dark green with a long blade of grass in it but that's all we know.
It was so out of the blue and sudden that it's hit our family really hard because he wasn't just a family pet; he WAS family.
We just would like to know exactly what could of happened. Thank you.
He was 8 years of age, approximately 80lbs, and showed no signs of being sick before he passed.
The night before he played like he always had and ate his dog food as usual. On the morning of his passing he was with me in my room most of the morning. He slept most of the time (which was normal for him) and I gave him crust from a sandwich I was eating. Before that my mother had put him outside before she went to work and he came in after a short time and ate some dog food then proceeded to my room. Around 1pm my father put him out and he urinated and came back in. My father saw him the whole time and he didn't do anything but his "business." My mother came home from work around 4pm. She cooked dinner approximately 30 minutes later and our dog was fine walking around the house observing everybody as he had always done. While my parents were eating in the living room around 5pm, my dog laid down on the floor as usual and went to sleep. This was a normal routine for him and nothing was out of the ordinary all day. After dinner around 5:30pm, I asked my mother to help me in my room.
We didn't notice anything wrong with our dog and stepped over him like we normally do when he's sleeping. There were no signs of death at the time.
We were in my room for 5 or 10 minutes. Mom left to go into the kitchen to get some water and noticed our dog was laying oddly with his back legs sprawled out like his front paws which was pretty unusual. My father looked at him and told my mother our dog was dead after noticing feces and vomit on the floor. My mother didn't believe it because our dog was absolutely fine all day and showed no symptoms/signs at any point. She thought my father was joking which was not a normal joke for him to say. He repeated our dog's passing after touching him. Our dog was still warm and felt life-like but he was limp with no breathing. My father believes it was a heart-attack.
The only thing we know was a week or less prior to his passing, our dog was having smelly gas which he's had many times before with no problems. He's had a benign tumor removed from between his toes on a front paw about a year or two years ago. The doctors told us we had nothing to worry about after that and our dog acted completely fine so we don't think that had anything to do with his passing. But the vomit was dark green with a long blade of grass in it but that's all we know.
It was so out of the blue and sudden that it's hit our family really hard because he wasn't just a family pet; he WAS family.
We just would like to know exactly what could of happened. Thank you.
I'm so sorry for everyone who has added to this list. Our beautiful, funny, and mischievous Rufus, a 9 year 3 month old, Wheaten, died after displaying symptoms for only 2 and 1/2 hours on September 25th, 2015, Friday morning at about 1:10 am. It all started about 10:30 in the evening.
Thursday was a very normal day. I'm retired and my partner went to work. Our two dogs as usual barked when he left the house because it appears that they did not like any of the family to leave. This is a regular routine. We also have a mini Schnoodle, Franky who is also the love of our lives. I always told people that they were brothers although they obviously were not. They acted like they were. Rufus was the big brother and Frank did everything his bigger brother did.
The day proceeded. They both followed all regular routines, did their business in the back yard, ate breakfast, went for their walk, slept and played. They ate supper around 5 p.m. Rufus as usual asked for more by pawing the cupboard where we keep the food. We never denied him that because he was very persistent until he got his way. There was absolutely no sign of anything wrong. About 5:30 I always say, "Go watch for Tony." because he's usually home around that time. They both ran to the window and within 2 minutes the barking began and Tony was home. Rufus ran upstairs to hide and waited to be called down. This was a game he made up. Everything was normal.
I went to bed around 10. At 10:30 Tony called up and said something was wrong with Rufus. He was panting and did not want to walk up the stairs to the bedroom. I called and he struggled up. We settled in and I rolled over and went back to sleep for a while. I heard him panting heavily, listened a bit, went over and picked him off the floor and put him on the bed beside me and cuddled him. His breathing got a bit easier. I got up to read about heavy panting in dogs on the net while Tony cuddled him. We discussed taking him to the vet but it was about 1:00 by that point so I got back into bed. Shortly after that he sat up, jumped off the bed, could not walk, dragged himself the to foot of the bed, emptied his bladder and took his last breath. He died right in front of us.
We took his body to our regular vet in the morning who said it was likely a heart related event because it happened so quickly.
Tony and I are both heart-broken. What else can I say except that it will take time to get over this and I feel sorry for everyone's loss who had added to this string. There are no answers.
Peter in Toronto
Thursday was a very normal day. I'm retired and my partner went to work. Our two dogs as usual barked when he left the house because it appears that they did not like any of the family to leave. This is a regular routine. We also have a mini Schnoodle, Franky who is also the love of our lives. I always told people that they were brothers although they obviously were not. They acted like they were. Rufus was the big brother and Frank did everything his bigger brother did.
The day proceeded. They both followed all regular routines, did their business in the back yard, ate breakfast, went for their walk, slept and played. They ate supper around 5 p.m. Rufus as usual asked for more by pawing the cupboard where we keep the food. We never denied him that because he was very persistent until he got his way. There was absolutely no sign of anything wrong. About 5:30 I always say, "Go watch for Tony." because he's usually home around that time. They both ran to the window and within 2 minutes the barking began and Tony was home. Rufus ran upstairs to hide and waited to be called down. This was a game he made up. Everything was normal.
I went to bed around 10. At 10:30 Tony called up and said something was wrong with Rufus. He was panting and did not want to walk up the stairs to the bedroom. I called and he struggled up. We settled in and I rolled over and went back to sleep for a while. I heard him panting heavily, listened a bit, went over and picked him off the floor and put him on the bed beside me and cuddled him. His breathing got a bit easier. I got up to read about heavy panting in dogs on the net while Tony cuddled him. We discussed taking him to the vet but it was about 1:00 by that point so I got back into bed. Shortly after that he sat up, jumped off the bed, could not walk, dragged himself the to foot of the bed, emptied his bladder and took his last breath. He died right in front of us.
We took his body to our regular vet in the morning who said it was likely a heart related event because it happened so quickly.
Tony and I are both heart-broken. What else can I say except that it will take time to get over this and I feel sorry for everyone's loss who had added to this string. There are no answers.
Peter in Toronto
First off I read this and your other posts and really connected to the exact why you are feeling. I notice this was a long time ago, I hope you have been able to move on and enjoy life again.
I just had a similar thing happen to my 4 1/2 year old Yogi I am devastated and feel all the emotions you mentioned. He died out of nowhere and was gone within 1 minute of collapsing. He was perfectly healthy and happy when he passed. Just barking at the door bell. I was home alone and grabbed him he whimpered and died a minute later. He was so sweet and kind and helped me through all my hard times and was always with me. I worked from home and so he was by my side 24/7. We moved all over the country together and he knew and saw so many sacred things to me. We were closer than anyone I ever knew. I miss him so much it hurts. I too see him around every corner but can't believe he isn't actually there. It is really hard to believe he will never be here again. I don't know why this happened. It is so hard. My whole routine and identity as a dog owner as been ripped away....Thank you for sharing your story it helps with a small amount of comfort.
I just had a similar thing happen to my 4 1/2 year old Yogi I am devastated and feel all the emotions you mentioned. He died out of nowhere and was gone within 1 minute of collapsing. He was perfectly healthy and happy when he passed. Just barking at the door bell. I was home alone and grabbed him he whimpered and died a minute later. He was so sweet and kind and helped me through all my hard times and was always with me. I worked from home and so he was by my side 24/7. We moved all over the country together and he knew and saw so many sacred things to me. We were closer than anyone I ever knew. I miss him so much it hurts. I too see him around every corner but can't believe he isn't actually there. It is really hard to believe he will never be here again. I don't know why this happened. It is so hard. My whole routine and identity as a dog owner as been ripped away....Thank you for sharing your story it helps with a small amount of comfort.
I have no answers for you,I hope the vet can find some
answers to ease your mind so you get closure on how,
why your Millie left so soon.
Our beloved fur babies become such a huge part of our
lives the minute they walk into our hearts,it sounds like
she was very loved and cherished. I am so very sorry.
Jan
answers to ease your mind so you get closure on how,
why your Millie left so soon.
Our beloved fur babies become such a huge part of our
lives the minute they walk into our hearts,it sounds like
she was very loved and cherished. I am so very sorry.
Jan
Last night I came home to find my beautiful purebred american bulldog had passed away suddenly. She was only 5 years old and happy and energetic as usual 5 hours prior when we fed her. She had poo'd but not vomited. She had only just had $400 worth of blood tests days before because she had lost a bit of weight, all of which came back fine so we were just going to up her diet. I have no idea what happened but this site has helped me cope. I can't help but blame myself and regret not being there when she passed. She was the most beautiful dog and more like a child and a best friend to me. I feel guttered and lost. Millie is currently getting an autopsy to hopefully bring me some peace of mind. Thinking of you all xx
I am grateful i found this group same like all of you i was looking for answers as i lost my girl a beautiful maltese 10years old , she was my first girl and i loved her deeply .
In our case it was like faith irony , my husband was with her at the vet because she had a heart condition but not so severe and it turned to be, every 2 weeks we were going to take the medicine , while he was waiting with her to be called by the doctor she cough a little bit but this was very common so he took her in his arms and the next second she was gone, the doctor gave her cpr and injection in the heart to resusctitate her but all was in vain ...all this in front of my husband eyes ,
For many of you who think that if they got to the vet in time maybe there was a chance but look how life is even in front of the doctor the life is so fragile and sometimes nothing can't be done.
I have no words to discribe the pain but we will fight for the other 2 boys we have .
I hope she is in happy place and sometimes sees us.
In our case it was like faith irony , my husband was with her at the vet because she had a heart condition but not so severe and it turned to be, every 2 weeks we were going to take the medicine , while he was waiting with her to be called by the doctor she cough a little bit but this was very common so he took her in his arms and the next second she was gone, the doctor gave her cpr and injection in the heart to resusctitate her but all was in vain ...all this in front of my husband eyes ,
For many of you who think that if they got to the vet in time maybe there was a chance but look how life is even in front of the doctor the life is so fragile and sometimes nothing can't be done.
I have no words to discribe the pain but we will fight for the other 2 boys we have .
I hope she is in happy place and sometimes sees us.
My dog pass way year day At 7:45 pm last nite she 8 year old a loving King Charles Spaniel her name was Tammy we dot how she died my wife was up because she set on my wife feet at the time she phone me up saying we have lost Tammy I ask what you meet we lost Tammy she crying over the phone Tammy have just died I side what you been she died we have got a over King Charles spaniel call call call shandy He his miss her too and can not understand where Tammy have gone do know anything we can do for shandy please let me know From Andy Kitching
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From your description of what happened, it does sound like it could have been either a cardiac or cerebral event, but the only way to tell for sure what it was would be to have your vet perform a necropsy (autopsy). Many people don't want to put their pet through this, after all it won't bring them back and it does cost money to have done. If you feel it would give you closure, however, contact your vet and arrange to have it done.
Again, my most sincere sympathies to you on your loss.
Ghilly