Lost of our girls last night

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inkjunkie said:
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Mita was only 7 years old. Showed zero signs of anything wrong. She gobbled her breakfast, got her coconut oil and treats and hauled *** out the doggy door. She spent the morning running with the boys. I was at Walla Walla to shoot the Wally race...Ernie texted me to call ASAP. I popped into Chris Whites motor home for some quiet...Ernie was frantic. She came home to find Mita with a very swollen belly and unable to stand or walk. I gathered up all of my camera crap and took off. It was the longest 200 miles I have ever driven. Met Ernie at the Emergency vet. We were told that based on what she saw, Mitas gums were no longer pink, her bloodwork showed she was anemic and several other things that she thinks that Mita had a tumor of some sort that had ruptured. She went on to say that she has been seeing an alarming increase in this in larger breed pups. Outlook for Mita was very grim sounding. Imaging...that was needed at another clinic...depending on what it showed surgery. The vet informed us that these cases never end well, even with surgery she may have 6 months of existing before she succumbs to whatever the cause of the tumor was. When they let us in to see her she did not even lift her head off the floor. She was very cold. We decided it was in Mitas best interest to not suffer anymore and had her put to sleep. I am heart broken....and very confused.
When you take a pup to the vet they always ask if the vet is eating-drinking-pooping normally, if their activity level has been normal. In Mitas case everything was completely normal. She had never even had a visit to a vet other then routine check ups and a broken dew claw. So if everything is normal how are we supposed to see this coming??
Rest in Peace Baby Girl....you family misses you with all their heart....
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Had the same thing happen to my old brown Lab "Sally Dog"
10 years old went from great to being done in 3 hours - twisted stomach - nothing they could do.
Sorry fore your loose.
Been there
 
So sorry to hear of your loss, Doug and Ernie.
I'm tending to agree with 512Stroker about the Torsion ('twisted stomach'). I lost an Irish Setter years ago from this. Came home from work and found him gone.
Vet said there's nothing you can do unless you catch it immediately. It happens to deep chested dogs that gobble their food and then go out and run. Their stomach starts swaying as they run and eventually flips, twisting both ends and shutting off the blood supply.
 
That sucks.

Good lookin' dog.
 
Very sorry for your loss. A sudden emergency like that is hard to wrap your head around when you’ve not seen anything abnormal going on with your little buddies. We lost our male Shitzoo to stomach cancer a few years ago. He was like your baby, Mita……fine one minute, eating like a pig, and then BAM. Having to make that decision is tough, but loving them as much as they love you/us leaves you with only one clear choice…..don’t let them suffer. Again, I am very sorry for your loss. :(
 
It’s an exceptionally hard thing to do but she’s for sure not going to suffer. She’s a beautiful dog and running like the wind again. God bless.
 
inkjunkie said:
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Mita was only 7 years old. Showed zero signs of anything wrong. She gobbled her breakfast, got her coconut oil and treats and hauled *** out the doggy door. She spent the morning running with the boys. I was at Walla Walla to shoot the Wally race...Ernie texted me to call ASAP. I popped into Chris Whites motor home for some quiet...Ernie was frantic. She came home to find Mita with a very swollen belly and unable to stand or walk. I gathered up all of my camera crap and took off. It was the longest 200 miles I have ever driven. Met Ernie at the Emergency vet. We were told that based on what she saw, Mitas gums were no longer pink, her bloodwork showed she was anemic and several other things that she thinks that Mita had a tumor of some sort that had ruptured. She went on to say that she has been seeing an alarming increase in this in larger breed pups. Outlook for Mita was very grim sounding. Imaging...that was needed at another clinic...depending on what it showed surgery. The vet informed us that these cases never end well, even with surgery she may have 6 months of existing before she succumbs to whatever the cause of the tumor was. When they let us in to see her she did not even lift her head off the floor. She was very cold. We decided it was in Mitas best interest to not suffer anymore and had her put to sleep. I am heart broken....and very confused.
When you take a pup to the vet they always ask if the vet is eating-drinking-pooping normally, if their activity level has been normal. In Mitas case everything was completely normal. She had never even had a visit to a vet other then routine check ups and a broken dew claw. So if everything is normal how are we supposed to see this coming??
Rest in Peace Baby Girl....you family misses you with all their heart....
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Sorry for your loss. Definitely a tough decision to make.Wife and I went through this 5 years ago when our Rottweiler mix who was only 5 years old got bloat(twisted stomach). Same symptoms as you described. We were told she had a good chance with surgery so we paid the $3000 to have it done. She survived the surgery but lasted only 5 days due to the stomach blood supply being cut off. Still don’t regret that decision to try and save her but it sure hurt when she left us. I still think of her often . Just know that it will take some time and things will get better.❤️Rj
 
It's hard brother. I been through this as well. They are truly family. Better than most people actually. Sorry for your loss. Another member gave me this after my loss of Sadie Girl. I hope and pray that reading it gives you some comfort.

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I'm so sorry for this. I've been there before as well. Confusion is a good word. My boy was 11 and I noticed he was slowing down, but he still ate, still played in the yard, seemed normal. Late one night I noticed he wouldn't lay down. I made him do it, and he couldn't breathe. He'd stand right back up. A trip to the all night vet showed his lungs were almost full of cancerous tumors.

As it was explained to me, dogs will go to great lengths to hide the fact that they are not feeling well; they don't want their people to think they are sick. I felt guilty for a long time that I didn't know my boy had cancer. He just didn't let it show until it overcame him.

It's possible your girl was not feeling her best, but put on her best face for you. That's the love dogs have for us.
 
slantflat said:
I'm so sorry for this. I've been there before as well. Confusion is a good word. My boy was 11 and I noticed he was slowing down, but he still ate, still played in the yard, seemed normal. Late one night I noticed he wouldn't lay down. I made him do it, and he couldn't breathe. He'd stand right back up. A trip to the all night vet showed his lungs were almost full of cancerous tumors.

As it was explained to me, dogs will go to great lengths to hide the fact that they are not feeling well; they don't want their people to think they are sick. I felt guilty for a long time that I didn't know my boy had cancer. He just didn't let it show until it overcame him.

It's possible your girl was not feeling her best, but put on her best face for you. That's the love dogs have for us.
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One of my boys was bitten by something recently, and it became infected. You can see from the pictures that it probably hurt pretty bad, but he still put on his best face for me, as you mentioned. Dogs are fantastic companions, and we really get the better end of the deal.

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Not much for poetry, but I've always liked Lord Byron's epitaph to his dog:

Here lie the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence and Courage without Ferocity. In short, all the virtues of Man without his Vices.
 
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