She would not respond to me and she bit her tongue to where her mouth was bleeding. She was shaking alot and her eyes were moving all about. I didn't know what to do. So I had rushed her to the hospital, but when I got there she was already dead. They told me that she had probably died from a blood clot, but I did some research and it doesn't match up. It sounds like maybe she had a stroke. I feel helpless because I want to know the exact cause of her death. I have this empty spot in my heart and now have to cremate her body. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT ELSE I CAN DO TO GET SOME ANSWERS.
2007-03-11 16:53:23 · 13 answers · asked by roberta j 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It was either a stroke or a seizure...
Signs of a seizure are here... it sounds like this could be the answer.
http://dogs.about.com/cs/disableddogs/p/seizure.htm
And these are the facts for a stroke.
http://www.vetspecialists.co.uk/06_Animal_Welfare/Neurology_Facts/Stroke.html
2007-03-11 17:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by Betta Lover 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sweetheart,a stroke is most generally caused by a blood clot.
Even when a human has a stroke it could possibly interfer with the nervous system and cause seizure type activity depending on where in the brain the clot is located.
I have worked in the OR of hospitals and have done brain surgery and have seen the actual blood clot being removed from the brain that caused the stroke.
Those strokes that automatically cause the patient to die are those kinds of strokes where the clot does infact interfer with the autonomic function area of the brain that causes the heart,lungs,liver and brain to short out and shut down as you witnessed with your toy poodle.
I am sooo sorry for your loss as the death of any beloved pet is hard to take much less one that is witnessed.
Take comfort in knowing you did all you could for her and that you were there with her to the end and that you held her in her final moments with love and compassion in your heart.
2007-03-11 17:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by Just Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A stroke can be either a blood clot blocking blood supply or a bleed in the brain.
It sounds like your dog had a seizure of some sort.
You can ask the vet for a necropsy and blood tests to check for common poisons. If you live in a big city ask about vet schools, they will often do tests at no cost because they use them to train students.
I am sorry about your dog.
2007-03-11 19:27:50 · answer #3 · answered by mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things like this happen sometimes. Theremight have been a problem for awhile that you never noticed or ever affected how she lived and acted day to day.
Sezuers can happen with out any cause or history of them. They can be fine one day and have one the next.
My husbands dog( a pomeranian) he died all of a sudden, i walked in and he wouldnt move was hardly breathing and then passed. We guessed it was cancer cause of his age or some form of that.
I am some what annoyed of hearing of anti freeze everytime somethign serious happens to a dog or pet. I bet half the people dont even have it in there homes yet alone in a spot out in the open.
2007-03-11 17:28:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am SO sorry for your loss........... this is such a difficult thing to go through. Did the vet (or can the vet still) do an autopsy on your dog to find out the cause of death?
It sound to me like she may have gotten into antifreeze or rat poison or something, but I don't have the full detail on the pet, age, housing, etc.......... Are you going to keep the ashes or are you having her sent to a crematorium? My personal view is to send her to a crematorium so that you don't have that urn on your mantle reminding you everyday of your loss. But, whatever feels right to you. Again, my deepest condolences, I know how hard this is and it is even harder when it is sudden like this.
2007-03-11 16:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by Avon Lady 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am so sorry for your loss. It sounds like she had a seizure. Was she a puppy or an adult dog? If nothing has been done with the body yet, you can have a necropsy(autopsy) done to find out for sure what caused its death.
2007-03-11 17:53:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it sounds like your dog had a seizure, there probably is nothing you could have done for her. I am sorry for you to have lost your dog. I just spent $3,000 that I did not have, to save my dog from death. I will be paying for that for a long time to come. But, I am happy he is still here with me. I wish you could have had the same for you. Let yourself heal, and another dog will come to you. Look for information on seizures and epilepsy in dogs, and I think you may find the answers you seek.
2007-03-11 17:12:56 · answer #7 · answered by Mikki 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds like a sesure to me. Any past of sesures? Maybe a stroke. Have an odtopsy done befor the creamation. I am so sorry and you are in my preyers.
2007-03-11 17:02:09 · answer #8 · answered by Jess. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry that you are hurting from the loss of a special friend. . .
Unless you want to spend a lot of money, and time, asking a lot of vets to check your pet's corpse - it may be best to just accept the loss, and get on with doing your grieving . . . knowing the cause will not bring your friend back - and one may never really know the cause of death . . . even with tests.
2007-03-11 16:59:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sorry on your loss. He could have had a coronary heart attack (the coughing factors to that), or pneumonia, however the only way you may get the genuine reason is to get a necropsy achieved.
2016-10-01 23:34:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋