I am not sure this is the right place to post this, I hope that I don't offend anyone. My precious dog passed away, she was 91/2 years old. Her and my two other bigger dogs live on my parents land. They have for over three years since we had to move and were no longer able to keep them with us. We go down there about three times a week to play, check on, and keep them feed. It had been a couple of days since we were last down there and I found her laying in the barn. My question is this..her eyes were closed and she was laying on her side like she would when she slept. I thought normally when a dog dies its eyes are opened? Is there a way to know if she suffered? She had no obvious health issues, she was active, she loved to fetch ,and swim in the creek. Any input would be helpful!! Again, sorry if this is in the wrong place!!
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thanks you all for being so kind. I just pray that she did fall asleep and went peacefully. She didn't have any obvious signs that she had been hurt. She was just laying on her side with her eyes closed. I just have seen animals in the past when they pass their eyes are open. I was thinking maybe her's were closed because she had been sleeping. It hurts like crazy thinking about it, but if I knew she wasn't in pain then I wouldn't be beating myself up with the "what ifs". I guess I will never know for sure..just wish I could of been there for her!
thanks to all of you. Its nice to know that there is a place I can go to when I am dealing with something as horrible as this. I just keep crying and wandering how her final moments were spent and I pray that she was peacefully sleeping and knows that I love her very much and if I would of had the slightest suspicion that she wasn't feeling good, I would of done everything I could..man this is hard!! Thank you again..
thank you all for all your kind words. She was and will always be very special to me..I hope to see her again one day..