Kimmie was our RottenLab, she passed 2 days ago, she was 10 years old. I'm just interested in what you all think.
She never barked, only smiled.
She hadn't eaten for about 2 days, she did drink though. This wasn't unusual for Kimmie though.
For a couple of weeks it appeared that she would have a hard time getting up and walking around for a short period after a nap. She had a slight limp that would alternate from front to back or left to right. We associated that with her age and size, as it would go away once she was mobile for a few minutes.
On Sunday she was playful as usual, as she was Monday afternoon. Monday evening I let her out to roam the back yard (it is fenced) and use the bathroom. It appeared that she had some diarrhea, I was on the deck grilling ribs at the time, so I was out with her. But... she didn't want to come inside as she usually does. So we left her out with the other dogs. When it was bedtime my hubby had to carry her in.
Fast forward to Monday morning. She was herself again, still not eating but mobile without difficulty. The family left to run some errands and I took a nap for an hour around 4 pm. I woke at 5 to get ready for work and noticed that she had heavy labored breathing. She tried to get up, but her front legs weren't working. She could only get up on her front "elbows." She appeared dizzy and just flopped to the ground. I noticed then that she had urinated all over the dog bed that she was sleeping on. Well, I had no choice but to go to work. The hubby and the kids were going to take her to the emergency vet, which is over an hour away from us. We all left at the same time around 6pm. I got the call at 7pm that she passed in the car on the way to the vet.
There were no symptoms before Monday evening. I am totally and completely perplexed. I can't afford an necropsy, so I'm just grasping for ideas here.
She's always had good vet care, all her shots, heartworm meds, etc. She had parvo as a pup and was cured to the tune of $1,500. So while money is tight, I will find it to take care of my fur babies.
Anyone have any ideas? I know it's a stretch of the imagination for me to think that you could even begin to diagnose her, and I'm not asking that. Maybe I'm just venting.