On Thurs night my husband arrived home after work at about 10.30pm.to find our 12 year puggle dead. She had eaten the treats I left out for in 3 places as I left for work about 5.15pm, but not her dinner which comes out of an automatic feeder at 6. 30pm.
He found her deceased in our bed on his pillow with her tongue out. She had poohed on the rug before getting into bed. Where she urinated on the bed. He is so traumatised by finding her like that, he keeps revisiting the image of her dead with her tongue out. Trying to shake her awake. I arrived home not long after and we took her to the 24 hour vets. The vet said she died of a blood clot and offered an autopsy, but didn't recommend it. So we decided against it. We are both obviously devastated. I was hoping a kind mumsnetter could explain how she likely died and if she would have suffered.
We did not see any warning signs, she was running around the local playing field on her regular walk just before I left for work. DH does not have so many questions, I guess as I work in healthcare I wanted an explanation. We are both glad it was a quick death and she did not suffer too long. Thank you for reading such a long post.