Beth, the same thing happened to my Zoe (shep/husky mix) in '09! We never knew it but she apparently had a tumor on/near the heart and it ruptured one morning. She went from perfectly fine that morning to being really sick by late morning. We rushed her to the vet's who did some Xrays and then sent us over to MedVet for further scans and evaluations....they sad it was a tumor that had ruptured and she had blood filling the sac around her heart...there was no treatment to be had. She was 8 and had - up to that point - been the healthiest in our pack. Like you, we were absolutely devastated.
We lost Huey (our last in the pack) Christmas weekend '15 and after having lost several dogs in what felt like too short of a time period...we opted to wait awhile before bringing in another dog. We now feel ready and are in the process finding our next fur-baby...working w/the group Mastiffs to Mutts. Our hopes are for an English Mastiff but we fall in love w/just about any giant so we are probably going to be open to any big lug that needs a new home and who can live peacefully w/our crazy kitties.
All your babies are super cute and your new girl...she has a very ornery glimmer in those eyes. Like our Huey (Newf) had...great dog, sweet as sweet could be...but full of ornery. Congrats to both you and Ysabelle on finding each other!
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