Comments on: Causes Of Collapse In Dogs

By: Joy2you

Joy2you — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:22:21 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Chloe’s mom. My 17 year old dog does the same and originally when I took him to the vet they said it was pancreatitis. So I really limit his meals one small meal in the morning, one at night with his meds and a carrot fo me a treat during the day. The only time this happens now is if he gets into a bag or a plate of food someone has left around the house but he’s a beagle

By: Veronica Jarrin

Veronica Jarrin — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:02:05 +0000

In reply to Carol A Tallman. Hello How is your baby Maltesse doing?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:55:21 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Chloe’s mom. Hi Jennifer. The most likely explanation will be a heart problem, since this is exactly what it looks like, and it often occurs around the time of excitement or exercise. Only a checkup with a vet can answer the question properly, but there is good treatment if you get the diagnosis.

By: Jennifer Chloe’s mom

Jennifer Chloe’s mom — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 05:16:58 +0000

My sweet girl Chloe just fell slowly collapsed and defected & peed herself tonight when we were done with our walk about to go inside and just lay there on her belly with her legs sprawled out to her sides. Her eyes were open but she seemed out of it and I was terrified she was dying. I picked her up and she was like dead weight very limp and brought her inside to clean her up and her gums were pale and she had slobber also on her mouth. I don’t know why this happened but I gave her water with a syringe and let her rest and within an hour she was standing and drinking on her own. She is on medication for arthritis cuz she’s 14.5 years old but I don’t know what’s causing this to happen to her because this is her second time this happened. I woke up one night a few weeks ago to my other dog grunting and found Chloe on her belly same situation defected and peed and couldn’t stand up. I don’t know what is happening because she just bounces back to pretty normal.

By: Carol A Tallman

Carol A Tallman — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 05:06:59 +0000

I hav A 12-year-old Maltese that has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure started out as a murmur he’s fainted now on me like eight or nine times and it’s usually when he chases a cat or a duck he collapses in a pile With his eyes open. he’s still breathing but can not move . Finally his tail will start to move because I sitting there talking to him. Hoping he comes out of this state. There was one time where his front leg was stiff And it always takes awhile for him to recover enough to get up.
He’s on medicine and I have him on supplements .
I really wish these things could be fixed. I can not prepare myself for what’s coming. I just hope he doesn’t struggle ar suffer in any way . I don’t want to have to make that call to put him down. That will tear me apart.
Whenever he drinks water he will cough and then gag big. When he wakes up and stretches he does the same thing and when I have been gone and come home he’ll get excited and cough , shake his head and gag. It’s getting worse daily I feel like . He has a vet appt Friday. I hope we make it til Friday . ER s are so expensive Along with his meds.
I must say ; reading all these posts o diffrent subjects really hit home . So many people are having these episodes and don’t understand or know what to do next . I’m glad I found this page . Maybe I can understand and do something to help my next pet. Because I v learned a lot about medicine , the food we feed, the vaccines they wa nt to give so much of . That’s wrong.
If only they could live forever.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 02:49:27 +0000

In reply to Diana Adams. Hi Diana. This one will require a check up and even then it will be hard to work out. Take in a video of the episode and try to work out whether it happened after exercise or at rest.

By: Diana Adams

Diana Adams — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 02:43:51 +0000

I have a 4 year old frenchie that has lost function by in both rear legs for about 90 seconds. The legs are super stiff and will relax once the episode passes. Would love any insight!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:36:52 +0000

Hi Lisa. I perfectly understand your desperation, but there’s very little I can do to help remotely. Your Cardiologist is the best placed person to help, and if he or she can’t, then it just speaks to the difficulty of the problem, not their skills. Equally, I can’t comment on dose rates remotely. Good luck.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:44:20 +0000

Hi Lisa. I certainly can’t comment on her cardiac disease, which is boxer specific and requires in-depth testing and monitoring. I would take your cardiologist’s advice. As for reducing the effort from defecations, psyllium husk fibre at around 1 tablespoon per meal often works very well. However, you should check with your cardiologist that it will not interfere with absorption of her life saving drugs.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:26:56 +0000

In reply to starr. Hi star. You should find answers within the article, but if collapse occurs during excitement, you need to think of problems with oxygen delivery, such as involving the circulation, lungs or heart.