How long does it take for a dog to die from leptspirosis?

4110 · May 8th 2013, 11:41pm

My dog died very suddenly he was a working springer spaniel and I am absolutely heartbroken without him, my vet says its just one of those things but I cant help but feel he may have caught lepto from a ditch when he was out on Saturday, has anyone else had an experience like this, its just that it was so sudden he was only 8

9343 · May 8th 2013, 11:41pm

You do not say what (if any) symptoms your dog presented with. Lepto infection would have cause obvious illness.There are many things which can cause sudden death. A necropsy would be necessary to be certain.I am sorry for the loss of your dog.

300zx girl · May 8th 2013, 11:41pm

Was he jaundiced? Lepto almost always causes jaundice. If not, chances are it was not lepto.I'm sorry he died.

A Babyyy · May 8th 2013, 11:41pm

Why do you assume Lepto? There could be any variety of parasites, bacteria or even poisons in that ditch. Sorry for your loss.

Memphis Belle Black N Sassy · May 8th 2013, 11:41pm

it was probably not lepto. lepto has an incubation period of a couple of weeks and does not kill instantly.without a necropsy, there is no way to know what happened to your dog.

lil carl · May 8th 2013, 11:41pm

You dog cannot die suddenly from this, the incubation period is a couple of weeks. Did he not have his DHLP vaccination? How do you know it was this? Did you have a necropsy done?