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My 7 week old husky puppy died! Can't figure out cause!

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#1 · (Edited)
I'm writing this and i am in tears. My 7 weeks old husky puppy (male) died
today. I woke up this morning to give him his meal. He wasn't hungry...and i
know he would be because his last meal was 13 hours ago! so i knew there
was something wrong. And also, he wasnt really playful, kinda lazy etc... and
then, it happened: he pissed blood. that's when i grabbed him and took
him to the vet (one hour ride in the car). We got there, the doctor finds out he
has high temperature(39 Celsius) and he gave him a shot of antibiotic to lower the temperature and
gave me another antibiotic for the blood issue to give him for the rest of the week and told me to keep a close eye on him during the upcoming period. So we left the vet, i put him in the car, turned on the AC. and into 2 minutes of time, he started making sounds like coughing(it's like he couldnt breath correctly or something. so i opened the windows, turned around and decided to go back to the vet.
10 minutes into time, the dog died( he had blood coming out of his penis)....... My brother is arguing that maybe he had choked on something that was on the car mats, but i AM POSITIVE that there were nothing on the floor inside the car that he could choke on. The car is clean as snow! He was laying on some newspapers, and i doubt he can choke and die from taking a bite from eating the newspaper ( he has 5 teeth...he can chew).......
This is devastating cuz "Wolf" was just the most beautiful husky puppy i have ever seen(i have pics of him). His blue eyes and eyebrows were the most unique and gorgeous sight i have seen...and believe me , i've seen a lot of husky pics online.....
I can't stand the thought that he may have died of choking because i was there and i didn't save him....I could never forgive myself....!
AND TO MAKE THIS WORSE, I JUST HAPPEN TO BE A FIRST TIME DOG OWNER! i spent more than 2 weeks doing research online to prepare and educate myself about huskies before i bought him....and look what happens.... what should i do???i cant seem to get over this tragedy.....
AND WHAT'S REALLY STRANGE IS: I WOKE UP TODAY WITH A COLD...AND I NEVER GET COLDS DURING THE SUMMER! IT WAS LIKE SOMETHING WAS SENDING ME A MESSAGE .....
A very horrible, yet somewhat sacred experience, that made me realize how fragile life can be....and all the crap that happens in the world is really not worth fighting for.....a little space in everyone's heart is all that's needed....
 
#2 ·
Oh my god, I am so sorry to hear about your boy :(

Unfortunately nothing can bring the poor soul back, but I'm pretty sure that it wasn't choking that made him die so please don't blame yourself.

Was the vet not able to shed any light onto the cause?

I know you feel like locking yourself away and crying but I would highly reccommend that you call your breeders and talk to them about it. Maybe they have had something similare happen before and especially if god forbid any of Wolf's litter brothers & sisters have the same they can hopefully get to the vets with more information.

My thoughts are with you at this sad time. Wolf was obviously only meant to be with you for a very short time, but hopefully his passing won't stop you from offering another dog in the future a loving home.

Take care xxxx
 
#3 · (Edited)
sorry to here such a sad story, can i ask how long you had him for as if he is just 8 weeks he may of been to young to leave mum and if you only just got him then you might be able to get a ortopsy done to determine death and maybe go back to the breeder
 
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#4 ·
How awful for you and for poor Wolf. :( Please don't blame yourself - it sounds as if you did everything you could for the poor little sausage from the minute you knew there was a problem. I should definitely let the breeder know - if I were the breeder I would be taking responsibility for something being wrong with the pup before I sold it, and would be offering you another pup.
 
#5 ·
How awful for you and for poor Wolf. :( Please don't blame yourself - it sounds as if you did everything you could for the poor little sausage from the minute you knew there was a problem. I should definitely let the breeder know - if I were the breeder I would be taking responsibility for something being wrong with the pup before I sold it, and would be offering you another pup.
same here, would def go back to the breeder
 
#6 ·
omg that is so sad are you sure he was as old as 8 weeks only he should have had more than 5 teeth, how long had you had him for? cos i would be on the phone to the breeder maybe he was incubating some disease when you got him.
 
#7 · (Edited)
hi and thanks for the message. i had him for only 10 days....i didnt do an autopsy, cuz i was so in shock and sad and my adrenaline levels were very high during the incident . so i wanted to bury him as quick as i can cuz i couldnt stand watching him laying like that in front of me....
But the vet argued that he could have been poisened by sniffing or eating rat poison or cleaning detergents like DETTOL (which i was using to clean after him).
And he said that EVEN if it was poisoning, it could take more than 48 hours to show, and the dog could show obvious signs(vomiting etc...). But what's driving me crazy is that "wolf" was completely fine yesterday evening(playing, running, acting crazy like he usually does, biting, loving etc...). and just like that, he died in the car!
I don't know what am gonna do with myself! i can't imagine getting another husky puppy now.....Wolf was born to be with me. His personality matches me 100 percent...and now he's gone....
 
#8 ·
im so sorry,,,,,, i have used dettol befor with pups and not had anything happen, but i would say he was still to young to leave mum and that i would still go back to the breeder even if you dont want another pup but to let them know incase it is something else
 
#9 ·
we called the breeder and had a fight with him on the phone( he's a good friend of my bro) and he insisted that all the rest of his litter mates are completely fine...2 have been sold to the pet store and the other 2 are still at the farm completely in good health....
 
#11 ·
we called the breeder and had a fight with him on the phone( he's a good friend of my bro) and he insisted that all the rest of his litter mates are completely fine...2 have been sold to the pet store and the other 2 are still at the farm completely in good health....
OMG was he from a puppy farm?:(
 
#13 ·
im so sorry,,,,,, i have used dettol befor with pups and not had anything happen, but i would say he was still to young to leave mum and that i would still go back to the breeder even if you dont want another pup but to let them know incase it is something else
we called the breeder and had a fight with him on the phone( he's a good friend of my bro) and he insisted that all the rest of his litter mates are completely fine...2 have been sold to the pet store and the other 2 are still at the farm completely in good health....
 
#15 ·
i know its not my place to judge but if they are being sold to pet shops and are only 6 weeks of age then the breeder is not a very good one, sorry but just my oppinion, and you prob wont get anywhere with him anyway.
again sorry for your loss and just remeber it was not your fault
 
#18 ·
i know its not my place to judge but if they are being sold to pet shops and are only 6 weeks of age then the breeder is not a very good one, sorry but just my oppinion, and you prob wont get anywhere with him anyway.
again sorry for your loss and just remeber it was not your fault
yeah i know, i didnt trust him a lot when i met him. and yeah, he sold them when they were around 6 or 7 weeks old. 2 white puppies are still there in the farm....
 
#19 ·
That so awful im so sorry for you lose - you probably did nothing wrong, and by the sounds of it you got him to the vet as soon as you noticed something was wrong. you definatly can't blame yourself. Definatly get on to his breeder, it may be something underlying that you wouldn't of known.

sounds a bit like a puppy farmer??
 
#20 ·
hi..he was born may 28, 2008.
i think he has 4 teeth or maybe 5...maybe am wrong.....
a puppy of 8 weeks should have 28 teeth i think, do you think he could have been a lot younger than your friend is saying?
 
#21 ·
im so sorry to hear about your loss but its NOT your fault, and could have had the illness before you got him and the breeder not know as sometimes things take time to show themselves,
or he coudl have been born with a thin stomach lineing or something , shame you didint get a autopsy done to see what has happened.
 
#22 · (Edited)
a puppy of 8 weeks should have 28 teeth i think, do you think he could have been a lot younger than your friend is saying?
hi....Well i know when i give him puppy food, he can not chew... so for 10 days, i had to give him every meal soaked in water. But from what i "WAS" seeing is that he only had like 5 ...i dont know maybe more.....am sorry am still over this....so i cant give u a correct answer....but i'm not surprised if the dog breeder was lying...cuz i didnt trust him, even though he has sold my bro more than 5 healthy dogs over the years....
 
#23 ·
hi....Well i know when i give him puppy food, he can not chew... so for 10 days, i had to give him every meal soaked in water. But from what i "WAS" seeing is that he only had like 5 ...i dont know maybe more.....am sorry am still over this....so i cant give u a correct answer....but i'm not surprised if the dog breeder was lying...cuz i didnt trust him, even though he has sold my bro more than 5 healthy dogs over the years....
i'm so sorry for you & your puppy its sound as though the puppy was very young, i think the breeder is to blame for your heartbreak:(
 
#25 · (Edited)
I feel really sorry for you and your loss but would like to make a few points.....

Firstly, if he was bleeding from his rear end it is very unlikely that he was choking on anything he found in the car and much more likely that there was some kind of serious internal problem so don't blame yourself. He should also have had a full set of puppy teeth at that age and should have been quite capable of chewing. Our pups start on solid food from the time they start stealing it from their mum's bowl - usually about 4 weeks!

Secondly, if you got him ten days ago he was much too young to be separated from his litter mates and his mum. No reputable breeder would let their pups go until they were at least 8 weeks old. The period between 6 and 8 weeks are crucial for the pup's development and they should spend them with their mum and littermates.

Thirdly, no reputable breeder of any breed would ever in a million years sell pups to a pet shop.

The bottom line is that tragically you got stiffed by a puppy farmer whose only interest is making money.

Mick
 
#26 ·
I feel really sorry for you and your loss but would like to make a few points.....

Firstly, if he was bleeding from his rear end it is very unlikely that he was choking on anything he found in the car and much more likely that there was some kind of serious internal problem so don't blame yourself. He should also have had a full set of puppy teeth at that age and should have been quite capable of chewing. Our pups start on solid food from the time they start stealing it from their mum's bowl - usually about 4 weeks!

Secondly, if you got him ten days ago he was much too young to be separated from his litter mates and his mum. No reputable breeder would let their pups go until they were at least 8 weeks old. The period between 6 and 8 weeks are crucial for the pup's development and they should spend them with their mum and littermates.

Thirdly, no reputable breeder of any breed would ever in a million years sell pups to a pet shop.

The bottom line is that tragically you got stiffed by a puppy farmer whose only interest is making money.

Mick
hi...and tx for the concern... i will not go back to this breeder NEVER AGAIN. But i like to mention that "wolf" was not bleeding for his rear. He was only peing blood(happened once). And the time-frame when the coughing began, in the car, till he died was about 10 minutes(before i reached the vet)....so maybe he was choking????