Had a relatively good day that had a bad ending. Around 7pm I heard a high-pitched barking outside. I went to check the living room to make sure I didn't just hear my mother's little dog in there. She said it must be my brother's dog, Shiro. But I said something sounded wrong. It was not his usual bark and sounded like a yelping. I went outside and saw him out in the yard rolling around and yelping like he was fighting something. I thought maybe a snake was biting him. As I got closer I realized there was nothing fighting him and it was just a massive seizure. He was really flailing, kicking, snapping his jaws, grabbing at the grass, and having some of the most violent seizures I've ever seen-- nonstop. I couldn't even pet him or get too close because he was like a shark out of water, shifting around and snapping. I went and told my mother that the dog was dying and then messaged a friend who had borrowed my shovel to tell him I was going to need it to bury the dog. I tried talking to the poor dog in a soothing tone. My mother called my brother at work to tell him what was happening. The friend I messaged came out to try to help. He thought maybe it was a snake bite, but there were no signs of it. He was trying to get his brother to bring his gun so he could put the poor dog out of his misery, but the brother wasn't responding. Progressively the seizures got less violent and he was mostly shuddering. Around 9:45 he did one last heave and passed away. Poor thing. Let my brother know and my friend dug a hole (right where the dog had burrowed his last deep tunnel) and buried him for me. He dug it deep enough that we were able to bury my cat that had been in the freezer for the past few months as well.
My poor brother is really upset, although he has the kittens to console him. My friend told me he saw the mosquito poison truck coming out the day before. I wonder if its the mosquito poison or if someone nearby has been putting down poison. We've never had a problem in the past, but this year we've had 5 pets die (although one was from a snake bite). I'm not letting my other dog outside.. During the yelping seizures, she was terrified and ran in to the house and sat by the kitchen door whimpering and whining.
My poor brother is really upset, although he has the kittens to console him. My friend told me he saw the mosquito poison truck coming out the day before. I wonder if its the mosquito poison or if someone nearby has been putting down poison. We've never had a problem in the past, but this year we've had 5 pets die (although one was from a snake bite). I'm not letting my other dog outside.. During the yelping seizures, she was terrified and ran in to the house and sat by the kitchen door whimpering and whining.
