I haven’t heard of many cases of dogs passing away while sleeping (and please no comments about putting a dog to sleep, this is a different question) and I was wondering if anyone had an average statistic. Thanks!
As far as I can tell,when animals instinctively realize that they are going to pass away soon in a natural way(it is unique to animals,and in some cases to humans)),they go somewhere to hide so that no other creatures will see them.That is why you never see them pass away while they are sleeping.
October 20, 2009
What percentage of dogs die naturally in their sleep?
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I don’t have the number, but I know our dog did just that. We woke up one morning to find her dead behind the chair.
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Comment by justweird_sodeal — October 21, 2009 @ 1:26 am
i think your right not many dogs die naturally
i have had 5 dogs in the past an none were natural,
one died cause he was a good jumper (Kelpie) an was hit by a car 3 times, last time he was killed
one got cancer
our rotty got skin mites
another rotty got bitten by a snake
and the cattle dog was bit by a tick (14 years old)
its sad………
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Comment by puddoms — October 21, 2009 @ 1:38 am
between 4 to 7 percentage
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Comment by Shemit — October 21, 2009 @ 2:08 am
An older dog will die naturally in its sleep, that was very common back before 1970. Nowadays, people bring their dogs to vets and vets tell them how "painful" dieing is and they put dogs down before they reach that point. Some illnesses are and some are not so bad and it is worth living until they can’t any longer and the body naturally gives out. That is a value judgment call that should only be made by the owner. Nowadays the statistics are skewed though because of the number of people that pay for euthanasia or bring dogs to shelters because they don’t want to pay for euthanasia.
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Comment by happycamper — October 21, 2009 @ 2:58 am
it depends on the dog, one may appear to die naturally when it’s really not they may become unconscious then die in that case it would appear that they are asleep when they’re really just shutting down. the problem in you can’t really ask a dog what it’s feeling so you wouldn’t know if it got into the shed or if someone poisoned it intentionally.
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Comment by tamara — October 21, 2009 @ 3:16 am
As far as I can tell,when animals instinctively realize that they are going to pass away soon in a natural way(it is unique to animals,and in some cases to humans)),they go somewhere to hide so that no other creatures will see them.That is why you never see them pass away while they are sleeping.
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Comment by edd — October 21, 2009 @ 3:45 am
This is some interesting question, my guess would be 25percent.
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Comment by Lilac — October 21, 2009 @ 4:21 am
dogs dont die in their sleep naturally something cuases death just like in people.
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breeder 15 yrs
Comment by ben w — October 21, 2009 @ 4:55 am
Do not know of any such occasion yet myselft altho may happen in old age stages.
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Comment by Marsha — October 21, 2009 @ 5:29 am
If you were not there when the dog died how would you know if it was asleep when it died?
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Comment by JeepJeep!!! — October 21, 2009 @ 6:19 am
I have never had a dog die of natural causes. I have only ever had dogs be put down due to really harsh things. (cancer mostly)
Right now I have a dog that I love very much, she is indeed my baby, and thoughts of ever having to have her put down or anything just breaks my heart.
I think though that maybe at this point about 10-15% of dogs die of natural causes in there sleep. I think dogs were probably heahtier before we got all the health food for pets.
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Comment by addybme — October 21, 2009 @ 6:47 am
My 11 year old Maremma Sheepdog has died in his sleep almost 2 months ago. 1 female apears to be over it but the other is having a phantom pregnancy & is very withdrawn.
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Comment by fitz3352 — October 21, 2009 @ 6:57 am