dog died, I have a question any vets members here?

I'm sorry to hear that, I know how hard it is to loose a pet. They're the best friends you can have.

 

very sorry to hear...time will help...
pb

 

Very sorry for your loss....we have been there before as well.

Brian

 

Sorry to hear

 

I read this to my significant other, she's been studying vet for quite awhile (but recently went into medical school instead).

She says that if it's any disease, it could be an acute form of (cardiac) parvovirus, in which the lungs become infected and inflamed, the symptoms and what follows usually happens pretty quickly. She says that this is probably not it though, as your vet should have been able to recognize this relatively easily (Although cardiac-parvo is rare, and the parvovirus usually affects digestion).

She suggests that your dog may have simply gotten into something it shouldn't have, and had a horrible reaction to it.

I hope this helps in some way. Pets, dogs especially, don't ask for anything but food- and they're happy to be your absolute best friend for their entire lifetime.

God bless,
Colin

 

What the hell????????????????? That is STRANGE. Having 2 dogs, I wouldn't have a clue! So sad. Sorry to hear your loss

 

So sorry for your loss do you have a garden with slugs and snails in them? if so this sounds like a case of lung worm to me.

And also a fox's faeces will transmit it.

The lung worm that we see in this country infects mostly domestic dogs and foxes. Worm larvae are excreted in the faeces of these animals and mature inside what we call an 'intermediate host'. These intermediate hosts are mainly slugs and snails. Dogs become infected with lungworm by eating slugs and snails that contain these lung worm larvae. And the cycle continues as the dog passes infected faeces.

Any dog can become infected with lung worm, but young dogs are most commonly affected. The symptoms are varied which can make diagnosis tricky, the main symptom being a sudden excessive bleed from the mouth,Symptoms associated with lung disease are not always present.

 

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss

 

My Daughter is a trainee vet and i showed her this thread.

There are two main signs to be aware of, although an infected dog may appear totally healthy, excessive bleeding from the mouth and weight loss, Dogs under the age of two appear to be more susceptible than older dogs, though dogs of all ages and breeds can be affected.

 

I'm sorry for your loss... I'm not a vet, but here is a possible explanation...

The lungs are where oxygen/CO2 are exchanged from the air to the blood and vice-versa. This exchange requires an incredibly vascularized organ, where there is very little membrane separating the blood vessels from the air. Because of this, any tears or ruptures in that membrane can result is and incredible amount of bleeding. The resultant coughing/wheezing that may occur because of that tear can easily make the problem worse, especially if there is a systemic issue with the lungs.

Being a runt, it is certainly plausible that the mucus membrane that protects the blood vessels in the lungs had not fully developed. If there was some form of infection, as has been suggested, that could easily have exacerbated the problem further. Once a single tear formed and she started to bleed into her lungs, it could possibly snowball very quickly and without warning.

 

Sorry to hear--did your vet give you any indication what they thought may have happened? I know Parvo is a big concern for puppies and can be fatal (my sister's puppy died from Parvo), but I don't know how it presents itself. Any chance of a congenital issue?

 

Wow..........so sorry to hear about your loss.

I wonder if perhaps the dog ate some wood, or glass chips, or something hard and sharp like that.

 

Sorry to hear.

My friends lost their puppy to cancer just a few months ago as well. It's hard.

 

sorry to hear about your dog,

God bless

 

Very sorry to hear of your loss.

 

So sorry to hear about your puppy. I hate to bring this up, but do you have any rat/mouse problems in the area? Many rat poisons use chemicals that are anticoagulents. If your puppy got a few pelltes of this or ate a mouse that had eaten the poison it could present like this. I am not a vet or a vettech so take this as just another possibility.

 

While there are many obscure causes of this I suggest you should just get another pup. Insure your home is safe best you can & find another pup to love. The cause of death may never be found.
Hook worms cause bleeding & death quickly. Roaches carry lots of things w/ a small pup being sensitive. My big boy cat suddenly started vomiting & WBC showed levels in the red indicating mass infection. Broad spectrum antibiotics for a week cured him despite no concrete diagnosis.
Get another & give love.

 

Sorry about Bella. She was a real cutie pie. I hate it when a dog goes.

May she rest in peace.

RMX