My dog was 6 year old Golden retriever. He was a big 100+ lb. heathy, energetic, and loving friend. Last week in the morning he did'nt come to eat at the porch. We found him laying down on his side.
He was stiff, his right eye side was open and dilated the left eye was closed and dilated too.
His tongue was out on his left side of his muzzle it had a little blood on it. It looked like there was teeth marks on his tongue, and his left canine tooth was deep inside his tongue too.
I saw no outside injury on his body.
There was no throw up, or foam, around his mouth or anywhere around the yard.
There was a little poop coming out his rectum (sorry to get too graphic).
The evening before we found him dead we gave him a little left over lasagna, nothing that we have not giving him before. He showed no sign of he being sick, he was normal. The only thing we heard late that night that he and our other small mix dog was barking at somthing, but nothing out of the ordinary.
2007-10-07 12:54:50 · 25 answers · asked by Cee 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It sounds like a stroke (brain hemorrhage) to me.
Dogs and cats have them, same as people, and as with people, usually there is no warning.
I work for a vet, and I have seen several dogs and cats who have had strokes, and my own Samoyed died of a stroke at age 8.
Some recover partially but are handicapped and usually have more strokes and finally a fatal one. Your dog probably died very quickly and painlessly, or nearby so.
I'm sorry for the loss of your companion.
2007-10-07 13:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by Kayty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear about your Golden. It's terrible to have a pet die and worse when you have no idea why. Since you didn't have an autopsy, it is really hard to guess. But you should keep an eye on your other dog. Get him/her to the vet for a check up to make sure that it was nothing contagious. And don't leave him/her outside unsupervised. There is a chance your Golden could have been poisoned (accidentally or not) since this was a sudden death. You don't want to take any chances with your other pooch.
2007-10-07 13:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by wyrdrose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear that your dog is no longer with you but in situations like this when you see your dog is not acting normal the first thing you should've done was taken him to the vet and they would've monitored him and placed him on IVs. If there has been serious trauma, feeding him solids may have been a bad idea if the dog couldn't digest it. If he had lost control of his bowl movement it's another sign that he was dieing. It's really hard to say whether he got into a scruffle with a diseased animal, got into something poisonous, a serious blow, heart failure, it could be anymore, 100+ pound retriever doesn't exactly sound healthy either.
2007-10-07 13:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Chibi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs are much like humans in that they can have a seizure or an aneurysm. The only real way to know is to have the autopsy that costs a lot of money. From what you said it sounds like there was a possibility that he could have been bitten by some kind of critter or poisonous insect. Sorry for your loss.
2007-10-07 13:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by Joe C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my heart is breaking for you. It sounds like he was either poisoned or that he had a seizure of some kind.
I he was healthy and if he showed not signs of any illness than I would lean to towards poison. It sounds like he seizured while he was dieing. Biting his tongue.
Or he could have been bitten by a snake or other venomous thing, causing him to sezure too.
Unless you have a necropsy done you may never know what killed your golden boy.
I am so very, very sorry for your sudden loss. No Golden should leave us before their time.
2007-10-07 13:03:06 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like every one is right. There are alot of different things that can cause seizures, the main ones being:
snailbait toxicity
heatstroke
epilepsi
brunsfelsia poinoning (yesterday, today, tomorrow bush)
ogranophosphate poisoning (some fertilizers)
hormonal imbalances such as diabetes
brain tumors
low blood glucose
snake bite
overheating due to infection or bloat
2007-10-07 13:19:19 · answer #6 · answered by megsiebee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may have been shot with an air rifle. The entry point would be near impossible to find without shaving. The lasagna had nothing to do with it. There are many other possibilities, though (which is probably why your vet didn't want to venture a guess).
2007-10-07 13:52:12 · answer #7 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a seizure, you'll never know for sure unless you get an autopsy. Sorry for your loss. I'm going to take this opportunity to ask you to consider keeping your other dog and any future dogs as inside pets. Dogs belong inside with their "pack"(you!). It is a truely miserable life for a dog to have to live outside. If you need help with bringing your other dog inside, please contact Dogs Deserve Better(see web site below).
2007-10-07 13:07:59 · answer #8 · answered by Sandy B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry for the loss of your dog.
Sounds like he may have had some kind of seizure. Had he ever been stung by a bee or a wasp? Is there a chance he may have been allergic to bee or wasp stings and gotten stung? Is it possible that someone may have poisoned him?
It's so hard when you have no idea of what may have happened to them.
2007-10-07 13:00:12 · answer #9 · answered by sinnyloo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he got bit by a spider. I guess it would have to be big and venomous for your dogs to bark at it and for one of them to die. Look for any bumps on him. Maybe the spider was in your dog's food or water bowl; got into mouth and bit him. That might explain why his tooth was in his tongue. He was trying to rub and bite the spider off his tongue! I don't know. Don't go by my crazy explanations!!!
2007-10-07 13:33:11 · answer #10 · answered by **Bella** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋