My Bulldog died suddenly. Was fine and then within a minute, dead.

[adam2101]

Of course, a million things run through your mind when something like this happens.  For me, it helps to understand what may have happened.  I hope someone has the answers but, understand that they can only be speculation.  

My 6 year old Bulldog Francis, was in excellent condition.  I've always feared him growing over weight as bulldogs often do so, kept him on a very healthy diet.  He has always been in the best health.  He was not subjected to any trauma that I'm aware of.  

After a night of sleeping he was laying on the floor near the couch doing more of what bulldogs do, sleeping, when he got up took a few steps lost his balance and fell.  He appeared to still be groggy from waking up.  He then peed on the floor (which he never did).  This was certainly a loss of function.  My girlfriend then ran to see that he was having some labored breething and fading fast.  She held him did a few finger sweeps thinking maybe he had something lodged in his throat.  His tongue turn VERY PALE and WHITE.  He kept looking at her like he was scared and kept fading out then would come to for a second then fade out again.  He then defficated and took his last breath, or vice versa.  

Of course my girlfriend did everything she could think of at that point including CPR and RB.  His tongue then turned very blue.  The tongue streched far out hanging to the floor was the only indication (or biggest noticeable indication) that he was no longer with us.

I know bulldogs often die young but, he really was in great shape and well taken care of.  He gave no prior signs of anything wrong.  Very sudden and unexpected.

Current theories:  Heart Attack (didn't seem in pain)-----  Aneurysm (could this account for the white tounge?)-----  Pulmonary Embolism ( mayabe why he stood up and quickly lost his balance in a dizzy-like fashion)

Could any of these be correct and why?  Is there another theory that fits better?

Please Help me find the answers.  Thank you so very much!

[have 2 kids]

I'm very sorry for your loss.  

[Bulldogs4life]

We lost our bulldog Hendrix two days ago, he was almost 3. We were on holiday when we recieved a panicked call from my partners sister, she rushed him to the vet but he passed away on the car ride. He was perfectly healthy when we left and was doing his normal thing for the previous few days (walking, swimming, eating, sleeping etc). We were so devastated that we weren't there for his last moments and blamed ourselves thinking we could have done something to stop it but after reading all these stories it does sound like it could not have been avoided. The vet said he was really hot and had a fair bit of blood in his lungs so was most likely due to a embolism. We have another bulldog Meatloaf who is almost 4 and I just hope that he isn't too traumatized from this as he was outside on the balcony with Hendrix at the time. As you all know bulldogs are a breed like no other and are known for their health issues but it still came as such a shock. We love him so much and are so heartbroken. I will make sure my time with Meatloaf is never taken for granted and I appreciate every last second with him to honor Hendrix. Thank you so much for everyone sharing their stories on here it has helped us with closure more than I could imagine.