I'm sorry about Bella. I have a Bella too. Like your Bella mine out of the blue had become unresponsive. She is almost seven now and thankfully pulled through, but about five years ago we took her outside to potty (have a big bag yard fenced in) she was only out there maybe five minutes and with my other Yorkies. Bella is a bigger Yorkie 10 lbs and I think this made the difference in her pulling through. Anyway, I don't know why but something in my gut pulled at me and I screamed for her and could see a body just laying listless in the sandbox we had for our two boys who were young then I ran to her and grabbed her and she stood for a minute, pooped and then fell over. I'll make it short. We took her to the emergency ER who took blood and found her liver enzymes elevated. They thought Liver Shunt. She spent the next day at our regular vet for tests. No liver shunt. The vet determined a bug bite and the only thing in our area powerful enough to do that to her was a brown recluse spider. Perhaps, your Bella was bitten by a spider? I know you'll never know for sure and I know nothing will take the pain away of losing her, but perhaps that will give you some closure of at least knowing it was nothing you could have done that caused it. Elaine |