My heart goes out to you, its never easy loosing a family member.I'm sure your vet did everything he could, 17 is a good long life for a dog and you should be so proud of yourself for taking such good care of him.
Christine

Very sorry for your loss. As Christine says, I'm sure the vet did all he could.

Thank you both for your messages.
Still, I believe the vet didn't do his part well. When I rushed down to the clinic, my dog was dead and stiff. This means he passed on at least 3 hrs ago. He texted to say he just passed on which can't be true. If the vet it his assistants made a grave mistake, at least have the guts to admit it. My dog was eating well and I don't see why he could suddenly have a heart attack and died. The vet even discussed sending my dog for weekly IV to flush out the toxin. How could my dog have suddenly died? His death sent me on a guilt trip coz I brought him to the clinic and the vet's negligence killed him!

This post was edited by Wintry on Mon, Feb 17, 14 at 11:02

The vet killed my dog!

This post was edited by Wintry on Mon, Feb 17, 14 at 11:05

I'm sorry for your loss.

Older dogs can pass very quickly. Sometimes one failure can lead to cascading organ failures. Usually there's nothing the vet can do once the animal starts failing.

We lost an older Bernese mountain dog a couple months ago. He was fine at noon, barking out the window at the deer, and being his normal self. Eating, bright eyed, etc. By 2 pm, he was gone. About a half hour of lethargy followed by multiple organ failure. Vet thinks it might have been a clot, or burst blood vessel, but no real way to tell.

Kidney failure typically increases blood pressure, and often leads to seizures, strokes and heart attacks.

Aww! I am feeling very sad..!

It has been four months since my dog died while being put on IV and diagnosed with kidney failure on the very day he was at the vet's clinic. By the time I rushed down to see my dog he has passed on and his body was all stiff, indicating he passed on for a few hours already.

The evil vet did not inform me to rush down to be with my dog during his final moments and he passed on like that. Having kidney failure does not mean my dog would pass on immediately. The irresponsible vet and nurses who killed my dog due to their negligence, you will get your due punishment.

This post was edited by Wintry on Thu, May 29, 14 at 4:13

I found this post.

RE: Renal Failure In Dogs

Posted byÃÂ petra ÃÂ (My Page ) onÃÂ Tue, Feb 20, 07 at 16:57 Our Beagle was diagnosed with CRF when he was 13, and he lived to almost 17. He never required subq fluids, or at least the vet didn't suggest them, and he had a good quality of life until about a week before he passed on. We had him on KD diet, but he hated that, so we mixed it up with hamburger and rice, or liver or chicken. Also gave him more fiber (he loved shredded carrots) and a little bit of full-fat cottage cheese several times a week. Your dog might rally as well, this is not an immediate (or even fast) death sentence in all cases.

And another post.

(My Page ) onÃÂ Fri, Jan 12, 07 at 22:58

Sometimes vets misdiagnose renal failure. Three years ago, my terrier mix was diagnosed with renal failure. She spent several days in the hospital getting fluids and she was put on a special diet. Three years later, she's off the diet and she's fine, she's just slowed down a bit. So while misdiagnosis of renal failure probably isn't common it is possible. I would encourage you to take it a day at a time. I think while vets can help guide us, you are the person who knows your dog best, and you will know when her quality of life is compromised to the point where perhaps the kinder thing is to let her go. _________________________________________