Did eating spoiled eggs cause my dog's death from heart fluid?

I am so sorry to hear about your loss of sweet Hotdog. It sounds like he likely suffered from heart disease. There are a few different types of heart diseases that dogs commonly get like mitral valve insufficiency, dilated cardiomyopathy, and right sided heart failure (common with heartworm disease). Unfortunately since I don't have the full history and I didn't do an exam on him I cannot say for sure which of these he had or if it was a different type of heart disease. Most heart disease eventually causes congestive heart failure which is where the heart is not strong enough to pump the blood forward through the body properly and therefore it begins to back up into the heart and eventually into the lungs causing fluid in the lungs. If it was right sided heart failure the fluid could back up to be around the lungs and into the abdomen. Most dogs can compensate for this for awhile without the owners ever knowing there is a problem, but eventually they can no longer properly compensate, begin showing symptoms and pass away. A lot of times by the time you see symptoms, the heart disease is so advanced and there is no amount of medicine that can help them. Heart disease is such a hard thing to deal with and I am so sorry that poor Hotdog had this. There is nothing you could have done differently to prevent this from progressing. Hotdog knows you loved him and was lucky to have such a wonderful family. Please know you are in our thoughts during this difficult time.

I am so deeply sorry for your loss, my thoughts are with you in this difficult time. It is of course difficult to know precisely what happened to Daisy without examining her, however, I would be concerned about two possible conditions. Bloat which is when the stomach becomes englarged and may rotate. This causes the blood vessels to constrict and affects blood flow to and from the heart. It is common in large barrel chested dogs. Another possibility is A foreign body obstruction, which occurs when something becomes lodged and Blocks the gastrointestinal tract, the bloackage can be complete and cause a rupture. Again it is difficult for me to know what could have caused Daisy to pass. If you need to know definitively, a local veterinarian may be able to perform an autopsy. Sending my deepest sympathies to you.

I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. It's possible that he may have had a stroke or blood clot secondary to his heart disease that traveled to his brain. Or, if he was regularly having collapsing episodes due to his heart (syncope), what you saw may have been one of these that was especially severe, as this is a common cause of sudden death in dogs with severe heart problems. If you want to try to get a more definite answer on what the cause of death may have been, you would need to have an autopsy done, called a necropsy in animals. Your veterinarian should be able to let you know where you can have this done, if it's something you want to pursue. Again, I'm very sorry for your loss.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I am so sorry to hear about your pup. These are very general signs that could have happened due to many different conditions such as ones affecting the heart or it could have possibly been due to internal bleeding. It is hard to know with just a brief description provided but those are some things that can affect a dog suddenly. So sorry to hear this again.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I’m so sorry for your loss! How old was your dog? A few things are possible: toxin, bloat, perforation from a blockage or an ulcer, severe pancreatitis, brain tumor. Again I’m very sorry!

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! As a breed, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels tend to be very prone to heart problems. Sadie was most likely to have passed because of a heart condition known as mitral valve endocarditis. There are other possibilities, but this is the most likely. It leads to congestion of the lungs and basically causes them to drown in their own serum. Without an exam before and after Sadie's death, it is hard to know for sure. I hope this brings you some peace. May you find comfort in your time of grief.

I'm sorry to hear of the passing of your beautiful girl. Without a necropsy (an autopsy) it's impossible to know exactly what happened or why she passed. Dogs can have heart attacks and strokes just like humans and it's possible this is what happened to her. It's strictly a guess but it sounds as if her passing was peaceful. Try to focus on the memories you created in those 6.5 years. She will always be with you in your heart. My condolences.