What caused my dog's sudden death after swollen gums and fever?

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On Sunday my dogs lower gums became swollen and he began to drool, appetite low but still ate and urination/BM normal. To vet on Monday, examined and prescribed an antibiotic twice a day for 7 days and Deramaxx for pain/swelling. No blood drawn- said was probably mouth infection Tuesday much better with no swelling, vomiting, diarrhea was almost 100% again. Thursday Temp 106, vomitX1- vet gave ABX IM coudnt find source of infection. died 3 hours later . WBC ZERO. What could have happened. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 1 year and 2 months old | 75 lbs

Emily, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'm so sorry for your loss! It it's so hard when you lose a pet that young. It's hard to know for sure what happened with Duck but with very low white cell counts I would be concerned about infection in his bone marrow such as a tickborne disease or even potentially cancer. The only way to truly know what caused his passing would be a post more exam similar to an autopsy of people. However from my experience many times we still don't get an exact answer. Please know from what I can tell this is not anything you did or did not do or any indication of anything lacking on your part.

What caused my dog's sudden death after swollen gums and fever?

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