Please help
 

Sunday I lost my beautiful Bella. Little miss attitude would have been one yesterday. We miss her so much. One minute she was playing and the next she was gone. I was outside watering my plants with her beside me trying to bite the water as usual. She got wet so i told my daughter to get a towel and dry her off. About 30-45 minutes later i went inside. Bella was laying on the floor. She still had her head up but other than that she wasn't moving around. She had something sticky around her mouth so at first i thought she got into something. i looked around but no there wasn't anything. i realized later that it must has been phlegm? I called for my husband and we rushed her to the hospital. I kept talking to her and she would open her eyes. At the hospital they said they had to put her on a respirator and then she became unresponsive. She died within an hour of getting there. I asked if maybe she had swallowed some water and they said "highly unlikely". they think maybe a defect like possibly congestive heart failure because it was so quick. i talked to her vet yesterday after she got the report and she said that bella's heart has always sounded good and her bloodwork when she was spayed was perfect. What happened to my baby? what could i have done? i keep going over it and over it.
The only other thing that happened recently was that she hurt her leg and since the vet was closed we took her to the same hospital. this was about 3 weeks ago. they gave her a shot of rimadyl and a rx. now i'm reading on here that rimadyl isn't good. but this wasn't liver and she hasn't had any for 2 weeks. i didn't even give her the whole rx. just for about 4 days. but if she did already have an undiagnosed heart problem?? I should have checked to see what they were giving her. Oh i miss my baby so much.
Does anyone have any ideas? Any similar experience?
I love you, Bella. forever.

I am so very sorry. RIP sweet girl.

First let me say that I am so sorry for your loss....Could it have been an allergic reaction to something, maybe from an insect?

I am so sorry...
When your daughter was drying her off and put her down, was she ok then?

I am so sorry for your loss. RIP Sweet Bella.

I am so sorry :( I think this was probably bee sting or bug bite not Rimadyl. Sounds like she went into anaphylactic shock and stopped breathing as throat swells shut. This is why when a first bee sting I tell people to rush to hospital bc you do not know if they are allergic to it or not and if allergic it can happen so fast. It happened to my mom's co-workers dachsund and it happened to my dh friend a grown man on golf course as he forgot his EPI pen when golfing with buddies and it cost him his life.

I really do not think there was anything you could have done if she was somewhere in house and you did not see her as sometimes dogs hide when they are sick too :(

If it was rimadyl your dog would have had signs 2 weeks prior as they vomit and have diarrhea not an immediate reaction usually with that.

Again I am so sorry but this may help you understand better what may have happened to ease the pain in regards to the medication.

Without a necropsy it is hard to tell exactly but that is just my gut from what you described below.

thank you
 

for your kind responses.

my daughter told me later that when she took bella inside bella just let her dry her off which is unusual. she usually puts up a little bit of resistance. then she went and lay down in her bed. she thought she was just tired.

i guess i have to resign myself to never knowing what happened to her and try to live with that. I love her so much even tho she's only one. last year i lost my little roxie. she was almost 12 years old. a neighbor's dog came into our yard and bit her while she was right by my porch. we put up a fence around our yard for bella to protect her when she played outside so she would be safe. It just doesn't seem fair. I didn't hesitate to take her to the vet or hospital. Why did this happen? I just want my feisty little sweetheart back.

throat swell
 

the only thing about that is that i think they would have noticed if her throat was swollen when they put the tube down to help her breathe?

yeah you are right - wow this is so sad :( I guess the medication is possible but I think she would have showed some GI upset signs over that two weeks as usually it affects kidneys and livers and dogs will show signs of those diseases.

This is just so tragic and so upsetting as you try to do the right things and sometimes things just happen and it is so unfair and leaves us with so many unanswered questions.

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Oh no! I am so sorry for your loss!

I am truly sorry for your loss. My little girl passed away 11 days ago, and I understand the pain you are feeling. This is so tragic for you and your family.

I am so very sorry :(! You sound just heartbroken and Bella sounds like she was so special.

To me, this sounds like she either was stung by something, or ate a poisonous leaf/plant -- especially w/ the foaming at the mouth. The immediacy of her "quietness" with your daughter though, makes me lean more toward a sting of some kind. Sadly, she would not necessarily have to be "allergic" and have an allergic response to die from a sting. In certain bug venoms, there are neurotoxins and all sorts of nasty things, and she could have been more sensitive due to her size, due to something unknown -- and/or she could have progressed to shock simply due to some of the effects of the venom and pain.

Again, I am so sorry for your loss :(!

I am so sorry about your baby. May your memories help to heal your heart.

I am so sorry for your loss, I can't imagine how you must be feeling, but know that one day you will see her again in heaven. My heart goes out to you at this time during your loss.
I truly believe that it wouldn't be heaven if we couldn't be see our beloved pets. I am sure she is running and playing with other dogs in heaven, and I hope she is visiting my beloved Goldie.

I'm sorry for your loss, I wish I could remove your pain.

I am so very sorry for your loss! You did all you could, and she knew how much she was loved! You may never know, but I would lean towards a bite or sting as well.
Hugs!!

When my Bella was bitten by the brown recluse there was no swelling, no mark they could find etc. She just went limp and through blood work they found her liver enzymes very high which indicated poisoning of some sort or liver shunt. I'm pretty certain that your Bella was probably bitten by a spider. They are really deadly. E.

:( this is so scary

I bet the ALT was high as that usually goes up with toxins :(

thank you
 

for all your kindness. i will never know and that is scary. to think that something as simple as a bite could kill my baby. and i know that if it was crawling across the porch, she would be on it! Wanting to play with it. Maybe that\'s what it was. The vet at the hospital said he didn\'t think it was a plant. He asked of i had a sago. i don\'t. And i check the aspca website before i plant anything in the fenced area. aside from a few azaleas which they don\'t fool with, everything is pretty much on the non-toxic list.
I know it will just take time. lots of time. her little shirts are still on the hearth, her toys scattered around. the water hose is still out in the yard. i can\'t bring myself to move anything. right now i\'m just depressed and heartbroken.
again, thank you all for your thoughts, ideas, and kindness.

WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME

When tomorrow starts without me,
And I\'m not there to see;
The sun will rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me.
I wish so much you wouldn\'t cry
The way you did today,
Remembering how I\'d lay my head
In your lap that special way.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you\'ll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me.
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name
And petted me with her hand.
She said my place was ready,
In Heaven far above,
And that I\'d have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.
But, as I turned to heel away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life I never thought
That I would have to die.
I had so much to live for,
So many sits and downs to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.
I thought about our lives together,
I know you must be sad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.
Remember how I\'d nudge your hand,
And poke you with my nose?
The frisbee I would gladly chase,
The bad guy, I\'d "bark and hold".
If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for awhile,
I\'d wag my tail and kiss you,
Just so I could see you smile.
But, then I fully realized,
That this could never be;
For emptiness and memories
Will take the place of me.
And when I thought of treats and toys,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you and when I did,
My dog-heart filled with sorrow.
But then I walked through Heaven\'s gate,
And felt so much at home;
As God looked down and smiled at me,
From His beautiful golden throne.
He said, "This is eternity,
And now we welcome you,
Today your life on earth is past,
But here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last;
For you see, each day\'s the same day,
There\'s no longing for the past.
Now you have been so faithful,
So trusting, loyal and true;
Though there were times you did things,
You knew you shouldn\'t do.
But good dogs are forgiven,
And now at last you\'re free;
So won\'t you sit here by my side,
And wait right here with me?"
So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don\'t think we\'re far apart.
For every time you think of me,
I\'m right there, in your heart.

~author unknown~

My heart aches for you in the sudden loss of your sweet baby. I can\'t imagine...she was just a baby. My guess is some kind of bug bite also. Gosh, I feel so terribly bad for you and yours. I send heartfelt sympathy and I will pray for God\'s comfort to you.

I\'m so sorry for the loss of your little one. It is so hard to lose them when they are that young.

Sometimes, there just are no good answers. I learned when my Mom died - not to question \'Why" because I was never going to get an answer.

I hope in time, you can find peace. You were a good Mom; you did nothing wrong.

Peace be with you.

so very sorry for our loss. sounds as though you did everything right. Hugs to you. RIP Bella.

I am so very sorry for your loss and completely understand the gaping hole it leaves in your heart. My deepest condolences. RIP Bella.

I \'m so sorry for your loss.

Remeber her in your heart....I think of all the sweet things they do...then smile at the joy that came with that. Sorry for your loss