thavoice;720643 wrote:Does this tell you anything.....when I first saw her she was always falling to one side. She was whopperjawed on one side..I would stand her up and she would always fall to one side...like she was way off balance.
OneBuckeye;720740 wrote:Sounds like a stroke.
LJ;720672 wrote:lol, the 4th answer down is the only correct one. Dogs do not get plaque in their arteries therefore do not have mycardial infarctions, but most people will wrongly call CHF a heart attack
charliehustle14;720756 wrote:What differs from canine anatomy and human anatomy that causes dog's to not accumulate plaque in the arteries? I'm in health care and I don't know shit about dogs, so I was just curious.
thavoice;720762 wrote:How about heartworm? We are trying to figure this out to see if it is something the other dog could get
thavoice;720765 wrote:Doubt it.
LJ;720757 wrote:Diets mainly. I am not sure on everything, but it just plain doesn't happen in dogs. It's crazy.
charliehustle14;720770 wrote:Yeah I was thinking diets too. But then I started thinking about all the dogs out there who basically just eat their owner's table scraps and leftovers instead of actual dog food.
Perhaps dogs just metabolize and distribute lipids differently or something. Or maybe just because dog's don't live as long as us. Just a couple of blind guesses though.
LJ;720767 wrote:well i would take the other dog and get it tested.
I mean I don't want to lecture you on not having your dogs on heartworm pills, but seriously....
Absolutely, I've seen dogs act much different after the owners pass as well.thavoice;720831 wrote:In a related note.....our other dog has been acting very weird last night and today. Almost like he is sad. Could he know his partner is dead and is sad? He was acting very weird last n ight when she was laying there barely breathing and such.
thavoice;720831 wrote:In a related note.....our other dog has been acting very weird last night and today. Almost like he is sad. Could he know his partner is dead and is sad? He was acting very weird last n ight when she was laying there barely breathing and such.
thavoice;720831 wrote:In a related note.....our other dog has been acting very weird last night and today. Almost like he is sad. Could he know his partner is dead and is sad? He was acting very weird last n ight when she was laying there barely breathing and such.
friendfromlowry;721188 wrote:Unlike LJ, I don't know anything about the cardiovascular system in dogs. But if a human presented with these types of symptoms, it'd scream neurological (the rapid onset, lack of coordination, death)
Regardless, I think you can rule out the dog getting into anything that the other dog(s) could also fall victim to. Just a crazy tragic situation. Sorry for your loss. What's worse is the effect it'll have on your other dog(s) (I can't remember if you said you had one or two others) But I imagine they will be devastated.
LJ;721216 wrote:The full history makes me think Cardiomyopathy.... but hey the Dr. will be home in about an hour and she can give us a professional ruling, lol.
