Boxer are very prone to cardiomyopathy, so that could very well be a possible cause. He's been in the ground for a week, and will stay that way, so I guess I'll never know for sure.My thoughts go either to rat poison or an undiagnosed cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart). We had a persian cat have a similar sounding death, though he fell over and was dead in less than a minute, but bloody, frothy foam like you described. Cause of death was cardiomyopathy. So sorry for your loss.
I cannot imagine how hard that was for you to watch, that helpless feeling. And not knowing what happened. With all the dogs in shelters that need homes, adopting one is a great way to honor your baby. It doesn't sound like anything you did. Some things are out of our control. We just lost one of our dogs a few days ago, and my heart is breaking. Thankful we have 4 more to focus on though. Good luck to you, and I am so sorry.Boxer are very prone to cardiomyopathy, so that could very well be a possible cause. He's been in the ground for a week, and will stay that way, so I guess I'll never know for sure.
Maybe he could have been saved had I rushed him to an emergency clinic right away, but the symptoms initially didn't seem all that concerning to me, and by the time things did get bad, it already seemed too late. Once he fell to the ground, for the rest of the time he was alive, his heart rate and breathing was very erratic. Sometimes his heart felt like it was beating out of his chest, and other times it was so slow and faint I couldn't feel a pulse. His breathing went from fast and labored to slow and shallow. There were 4 or 5 times throughout the night and morning that I thought he was about to go, but he kept fighting it. I was surprised he lasted that long, after seeing the amount of blood he lost initially, I thought he was going to die in my arms within minutes.
Tuxi, not really a rush I guess. It's hard going from a 2 dog household to none in a 6 month time frame. I'm not used to having a home without dogs, and the silence and loneliness is killing me inside. I've done my crying and said my goodbyes, and while I still hurt, I think adopting a shelter pup would do my heart good, and I would be giving life to another dog in return.
Thank you, and I'm also sorry for your loss. It was the most intense feeling of helplessness I've ever experience. All I could do was to drop to my knees and reach my hand towards him to let him know I was with him while he was bleeding.I cannot imagine how hard that was for you to watch, that helpless feeling. And not knowing what happened. With all the dogs in shelters that need homes, adopting one is a great way to honor your baby. It doesn't sound like anything you did. Some things are out of our control. We just lost one of our dogs a few days ago, and my heart is breaking. Thankful we have 4 more to focus on though. Good luck to you, and I am so sorry.
My 1 year old Boxer mix went from perfectly normal to foaming at the mouth and coughing up blood within a 2 or 3 hour period. Once he started coughing up blood, within a minute he was wobbling on his feet and finally fell down and never got up again. He kept fighting for another 10-12 hours before finally taking his last breath.
Im sorry I just cant get past the fact that the dog fought for 10-12 hours and you didn't rush him to a vet. Not to mention coughing up blood for 2-3 hours prior to 'wobbling on his feet and not getting back up'..Maybe he could have been saved had I rushed him to an emergency clinic right away, but the symptoms initially didn't seem all that concerning to me, and by the time things did get bad, it already seemed too late.
