what had happened to her?

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QUESTION: hi charlotte!my dalmatian dog is dead now and i am very upset.but i want to know what had happened suddenly to her that she died.she was alittle overweight dog.the day when she die,she was shivering ,like getting an electric shock.after the affect was over,she was having no energy to move her body.she was in a abnormal position.when she died she was of 3 yrs.at the beginning of 3 yrs she was sprinkling urine over the house here and there after toilete.so can you say,using these informations,what had happened to her?

ANSWER: Ankita -

Would you mind answering these questions first -

How recently had your dog been seen by a doctor before she passed away?

Was she current on her vaccines?

Has she been spayed and at what age?

Thanks -

Dr. Sherrell

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QUESTION: yes a doctor was appointed for my dog.but the doctor was not able to identify what had happened to my dog.she wasn't on her vaccines.she hadn't been spayed and her age was 3yrs.          Ankita

Answer
Ankita -

It is difficult to say what caused your dog's death. Without actually having her body to do a necropsy, I can only hypothesize about what led to her death.  Two possible causes may be fracture of the bladder  and pyometra.   You mentioned that she was dribbling urine around the house before she died.  Dalmatians tend to develop blocked urethra due to urinary stones. Because she was not spayed there is the possibility that she passed away from an infected uterus. Both scenarios are plausible and could have easily occurred if she was not recently seen by a veterinarian.  


Best Regards,

Charlotte Sherrell, DVM