Miloch Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 hi everyone, i just lost my 8 months yo rottie puppy last week. she just drop dead suddenly one morning. the night before she was perfectly fine, no sign of sickness or anything. we brought the body to the vet for an autopsy but even the vet didn't know what cause it . had this ever happenned to anyone before? i was so devastated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsmum Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 No, it's never happened to us, but hugs to you. So sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 What a heartbreaking shock that must have been for you. My first thought would be the heart but I suppose the vet checked all that. I am sorry for your loss. Not knowing makes it even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 How horrible. I'm so sorry for your loss. Did the vet check her heart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesluvscavs Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I'm so sorry for you loss Miloch, that is so heartbreaking *hugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 She may have had a fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Sorry for your loss . is a Pity the Vet could not find out why what caused pups death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Sorry you lost your girl... and sorry the autopsy didn't help find out why. What did her breeder say- did they have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Miloch how devastating. :) I was talking to a breeder at a show on Sunday and she was talking about liver shunt. She stated that it is in a lot of breeds and the common thing is a fit amd well dog up and dies. It always put down to heart. Did the vet do an autopsy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottnBullies Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I'm so sorry to hear this Not knowing Why wouldn't be an easy thing to handle either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kody's_Mum Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hi Miloch I have no advice, I just wanted to pass on my condolences. This must have been a horrible shock for you, and not having an answer as to the cause, must make it all the harder to deal with. to you and may your pup RIP. Maybe your breeder can offer some advice. I would let them know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx'sBuddy Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 sorry aboput your loss. it is very surprising the vet did an autopsy and found nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haylz27 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I am so sorry for your loss. What a horrible shock. Unfortunately this did happen to one of my childhood dogs. The vet did an autopsy on her and couldn't find the cause either. It was devastating. My thoughts are with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnil444 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 hi everyone, i just lost my 8 months yo rottie puppy last week. she just drop dead suddenly one morning. the night before she was perfectly fine, no sign of sickness or anything. we brought the body to the vet for an autopsy but even the vet didn't know what cause it . had this ever happenned to anyone before? i was so devastated. Hi Miloch, I'm very sorry for your loss. I had the same thing with a 8 month great dane once - he dropped dead in the back of the car - just like that. We did have an autopsy done and the result was a congenital heart defect (massive heart attack in other words). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Could it have been snake bite? I know it is winter but there have been some recent reported snake sightings in different areas. The other horrible thought is a bait. Could someone have thrown something in your yard? If it had been a heart or liver problem the vet would have found it on autopsy. Another possiblility is a brain aneurism or tumour, that is just as possible in dogs as it is in people. If the brain was not sent for pathology, it may have been found in a normal autopsy. So sad to lose a young dog so suddenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkehre Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Miloch, this is devastating news. I am so so sorry to hear this has happened to your young girl. No, I have not had this happen to any of my dogs before. Did the vet actually conduct the autopsy before concluding that they could not find a cause? This does not happen for no reason. It would be helpful for you to find out what caused this. Have you spoken with her breeder to let them know what has happened? I am sure they would like to know. I hope this has not put you off owning Rottweilers. Hugs to you, it must have been such an awful shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 My guess would be sudden heart failure due to a defect, or a brain aneurism... both not totally unknown in Rotties and other large breeds. Good breeding practices usually lessen the risks of either of those though. The exact same thing happened to my friend's Rottie when we were at school, he was walking across the lounge room and suddenly just dropped dead on the floor - it was an aneurism. Did you vet check the dog's brain? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieGirl Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 (edited) Oh this is terrible, I'm so sorry for you. Never happened to any of my dogs, but my cousin had a young (2-3yo) fit GSD collapse and die at the beach years ago. They were going for a run and the dog just went down. Turned out to be cardiomyopathy (spell?). Edited June 7, 2010 by SmoothieGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I'm so sorry for your loss. Did the vet suggest SAS could have been the cause. Rotts can suffer with Sub Aortic Stenosis but we don't hear of it very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanabanana Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I am sorry for your lose OP This happened to my friends large breed mutt, Toby. They went out and when the returned hom he had died. Brain anuerysm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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