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Dog death question

I didn't think about the possibility of a snake bite. She liked to go under the house and it's not that awful cold under there. We have a huge rat snake that stays around here and I thought maybe he/she would keep the poisonous snakes away, maybe I was wrong thinking that.

Geez and DinkyDau was just saying how they're sometimes under his house in the cold weather...
 
Odd timing, just had a coworker lose her German Shepherd a couple days ago. She said the dog wouldn't eat the night before and the next morning she called her mom from work to go check on the dog and her mom found him dead.
 
Have a question about the death of my German Sheppard dog. She went from healthy looking and walking around with no problems to foaming at the mouth and then death, all within 5-6 hour span. She ate a good supper about 4pm and then started showing signs at about 6-7pm. Anybody have any clue what could cause that? I'm suspecting poison but she is kept in a 1 1/2 acre fenced in yard and hasn't been out of the fence in years. Searched the yard and couldn't find any sign of food or anti-freeze anywhere. Thanks in advance for any info.


Sorry to hear this.

Something similar happened to my Ridgeback last year. Fine in the AM and then extremely lethargic and foamy and passed by 4pm same day.

It turns out it was an extremely aggressive cancer in his heart. It caused his heart and surrounding area to fill with fluid constricting blood flow and basically gave him a heart attack.

He was normal the day before and playing hard and then 24 hrs later...
 
No Chinese dog treats in the house, been that way for a few years now. I gave her two pieces of rawhide from Brazil yesterday but also gave my grandson's dog one and no sick signs from her.
Except for where her belly was swollen this morning, I didn't see any swelling that might indicate a snake bite. Our Jack Russell terrier used to get bit at least once a year and his face would swell up like he had a softball under his skin. Didn't see any thing like that on this dog??

I appreciate the kind words and possible causes. Thank all of you.:yo:
 
No Chinese dog treats in the house, been that way for a few years now. I gave her two pieces of rawhide from Brazil yesterday but also gave my grandson's dog one and no sick signs from her.
Except for where her belly was swollen this morning, I didn't see any swelling that might indicate a snake bite. Our Jack Russell terrier used to get bit at least once a year and his face would swell up like he had a softball under his skin. Didn't see any thing like that on this dog??

I appreciate the kind words and possible causes. Thank all of you.:yo:

that's all gonna matter on the type of venom. if its a neurotoxin you may only see a small bump and not much swelling at all which is what you see more with cytotoxins and with the labored breathing it would deff sound more like a neurotoxin.
 
Sorry to hear this.

Something similar happened to my Ridgeback last year. Fine in the AM and then extremely lethargic and foamy and passed by 4pm same day.

It turns out it was an extremely aggressive cancer in his heart. It caused his heart and surrounding area to fill with fluid constricting blood flow and basically gave him a heart attack.

He was normal the day before and playing hard and then 24 hrs later...

Sorry to hear about your pet, it sure sounds like the way my dog did. Was there any symptoms in the weeks before his passing?
 
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