Cody died of what was suspected to be Hemangiosarcoma. Even though she spent 3 of the last 4 days of her life at both my vets and at the specialty vets offices, we never received a definate diagnosis. She was 12 and it was summertime, so her panting after a walk at night seemed normal. Six months before she died, like Bo she began eating dirt. When I took her in for her senior wellness exam and told my vet about it, his reply was that she could have a brain tumor. It just sounded so weird because there was no other behavior out of the ordinary that I didn't think any more about it.
Four days before she died, she was fine in the morning, ate breakfast and went in the yard for a bit. Three hours later she was unresponsive. We rushed her to the vet, he knew she was bad and gave us the option of putting her down or running more tests. We opted for the tests, he stabalized her and the next day we transfered her to the specialty vet. They also ran tests, but didn't feel her heart would handle being put under for an MRI. They tried other meds, and wanted to take out her spleen, but her chances of surviving the operation weren't good, and if she did survive it, it would only buy us a month or so, so I refused the operation and we brought her home. She lasted one day at home until she was so stressed that we brought her to the emergency vet in the middle of the night to have her put down.
Four days before she died, she was fine in the morning, ate breakfast and went in the yard for a bit. Three hours later she was unresponsive. We rushed her to the vet, he knew she was bad and gave us the option of putting her down or running more tests. We opted for the tests, he stabalized her and the next day we transfered her to the specialty vet. They also ran tests, but didn't feel her heart would handle being put under for an MRI. They tried other meds, and wanted to take out her spleen, but her chances of surviving the operation weren't good, and if she did survive it, it would only buy us a month or so, so I refused the operation and we brought her home. She lasted one day at home until she was so stressed that we brought her to the emergency vet in the middle of the night to have her put down.