Please help. I am devastated. I returned home last night to find my wonderful Clint dead in the garden next door. We took him to the vet who didn't seem to give him to much of an examination, he just looked at him very briefly and said that there are no bruises, cuts, scratches or any other wounds. From his he deduced that he did not die as a result of any disease or ailment or from a fight with another animal. He said that in his opinion he was involved in an road traffic accident.
I asked about a post-mortem, but he said that there was little point. It could tell us what he didn't die of but if, as he suspects, it was a result of a bash on the head from a car it would be very difficult to tell.
Although I respect his knowledge, something inside me is not convinced.
Is it possible that he could have been killed by a car without leaving any marks, even a bump? Could he have been killed by something else more natural without leaving any external trace visible even without proper examination? My mother suggested poison, but would this have left signs which the vet would have picked up on immediately?
I really don't know what to think. On the vet's advice we agreed not to have a post-mortem, but the more I think about it, the more I wish we had insisted. Now, however it is too late.
Clint was only 18 months old, and in pretty good shape. It is killing me, the thought of him out there in the rain and cold, trying to come home to us for help but ultimately not quite making it. I really need some answers and would appreciate anything that anyone can provide.
Could the vet really have known all that he said just by looking at our baby or am I right to be concerned that it may have been something more?
Thanks all in advance.
I asked about a post-mortem, but he said that there was little point. It could tell us what he didn't die of but if, as he suspects, it was a result of a bash on the head from a car it would be very difficult to tell.
Although I respect his knowledge, something inside me is not convinced.
Is it possible that he could have been killed by a car without leaving any marks, even a bump? Could he have been killed by something else more natural without leaving any external trace visible even without proper examination? My mother suggested poison, but would this have left signs which the vet would have picked up on immediately?
I really don't know what to think. On the vet's advice we agreed not to have a post-mortem, but the more I think about it, the more I wish we had insisted. Now, however it is too late.
Clint was only 18 months old, and in pretty good shape. It is killing me, the thought of him out there in the rain and cold, trying to come home to us for help but ultimately not quite making it. I really need some answers and would appreciate anything that anyone can provide.
Could the vet really have known all that he said just by looking at our baby or am I right to be concerned that it may have been something more?
Thanks all in advance.