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Dog Died - no clue why

My wife told me any human dying over 60 "shouldn't really be a surprise." Things just happen and go wrong much faster when you're older. Same rule for pets, only around ~10 years old.

Sorry for your loss. I have six of the furry little babies. I'm dreading the day I'll lose any of them.

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Couldn't reply right away. Had to go nuzzle and scratch my beloved 12-year old Dachshund.

So sorry for your loss.
 
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Sorry that was insensitive. I stand by the joke but in all seriousness my sympathies to you and your family. My dog just turned 7 and the signs of aging show more and more by the day. It’ll be a sad day when she’s gone.
 
This thread reminds me of George Carlins bit on pets. While it's supposed to be funny it's also 100% true:

"It's inevitable when you buy the pet. You're supposed to know it in the pet shop. It's going to end badly. You are purchasing a small tragedy,”
 
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cytor said:
I know this may sound strange to say, but I think losing a beloved pet is almost more difficult than losing a friend or relative.
When you lose a friend/relative you generally know it's coming.. and you can talk and say things to each other and make peace of things before they go.
When you lose a pet, they are 100% reliant on you, they can't talk, and they wrap themselves around your heart.... and when they go it's incredibly hard to take. There never seems to be a good time to lose them even though we know they can't live forever.
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I would agree with this. I have lost 3 grandparents, an aunt (from cancer), and a sister (sister was born with severe cerebral palsy and passed away at 26). My sisters death was probably the tougher in the moment, but it took me years to get over my dogs death.
 
Sorry to hear that. We had to put our 12 year old lab down last year as she had cancer and started to have seizures. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Better days are ahead for you and your family, but its really hard losing a pet and I still miss my dog to this day.
 
cytor said:
I know this may sound strange to say, but I think losing a beloved pet is almost more difficult than losing a friend or relative.
When you lose a friend/relative you generally know it's coming.. and you can talk and say things to each other and make peace of things before they go.
When you lose a pet, they are 100% reliant on you, they can't talk, and they wrap themselves around your heart.... and when they go it's incredibly hard to take. There never seems to be a good time to lose them even though we know they can't live forever.
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And one of the toughest things about that is you don't really know how much pain they're experiencing. Had a pup whose kidneys were failing, and to this day I'm not sure whether I made the right decision to put her down when I did.

We're going through something similar with our rescue right now. She was diagnosed with Lymphoma about a year and a half ago, and she's been perfectly fine until the last few weeks, when her skin basically started becoming inflamed all over the place. Steroids have stabilized it, but she's wearing a donut because she chewed her back legs until they were raw.
 
We lost our 10 year old spaniel the same way. We had just found out that she was having fluid on the heart and we were giving her medication. Symptoms started with little energy and occasional labored breathing. The night she died was tough. She couldn't get comfortable and was panting occasionally. She finally laid down and was gone.
 
cmjh10 said:
Maybe this?

https://www.vmccny.com/gastric-dilatationvolvulus-bloat#:~:text=Gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) is a serious condition and,It is always an emergency.
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Thank you, reading up on this. Our Goldendoodle is just over 10. Going to share with family. I already see she fits two risk things we need to resolve.

- Not a big eater but will let food in her bowl sit forever and then just eventually decide she's hungry and scarf it down.
- Same with water. Drinks a bunch in one hit and then doesn't touch it for hours.
 
I'm sorry for your loss. I feel your pain.

We had to put our cockapoo down on Christmas Eve. After 16 1/2 years, she started having small seizures. Would be lost and walking in circles for a while after that. On the night of the 23rd, her "small" seizure lasted over 90 minutes in the middle of the night. The good side of this story, if there is one, is our oldest was in town visiting from Atlanta. Coming in, he knew this would be the last time. We feel the dog waited for him. It's put a damper on the holiday week.
 
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We had to put our doggo down 2.5 years ago (holy crap…didn’t realize it had been that long). He had been with us 14 years and prior to having kids, meaning the kids did not know life without him. My wife is still not ready to go through it again (“our” boy was all hers). I think I am, but this thread makes me second guess my readiness.

Just one of the hardest things to go through.

Sorry for your loss.
 
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Shaggin' Wagon said:
This morning around 5:30 our 12 year old Goldendoodle died. My wife heard her fall and got up to check on her. She had fallen beside the bed and breathed lightly for a couple minutes, but was out of it. Died shortly after. Any ideas? Dog seemed perfectly healthy. Her belly seemed swollen and hard right when this happened. Not sure if that's because of death or that was cause of death. I took her to local vet to get cremated as ground is frozen.

Kids aren't taking it well as she has been with them their entire lives. She traveled with us throughout my military career from Hawaii to Nebraska to Virginia and then back to Iowa.
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This breaks my heart. I'm so sorry this happened.
 
Sitting here over lunch making sure no one is watching me dab at my face. I get emotional just thinking about having to say goodbye to our St. Bernard. Though I don't have kids, I am that "dad" that was not a fan of getting her at all. Now my wife is jealous of me because Billie is kind of "my dog" now.

We really don't deserve dogs. They move into our homes and hearts, take us at our best and worst, and truly love us unconditionally. I absolutely dread the day that I have relearn my morning routine because she isn't here to be a part of it anymore.

I hope that you and your family are able to find peace and comfort in the coming days and weeks. Thinking of you.
 
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I lost a dog to cancer in August. It spread in her stomach, making it feel very hard. It was causing problem with digestion and other things. If she didn't eat frequently enough it would cause her blood sugar to drop and it seems like she completely lost control of her mind and body.

It was really scary to see it happen. When we first learned of it the vet said she would get 3-6 months. She lasted 4 months before the decision was made to put her down. We made her last day as good as possible for her, but it was still really difficult to move on.
 
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we just took our 8 year old boxer to the vet this morning for x-rays because he'd been limping around and they found a swollen lymph node and thought it was for sure cancer but the x-ray showed nothing concerning so that was good news
 
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