Queenie, after spaying

Early this morning, Joanne texted me while I was in Penang to attend a relative's funeral.  Queenie had passed away at 5am this morning.  I was quite shocked, and since I was not in the Klang Valley, I texted Mandy and Wani to help Joanne. 

By the time Wani managed to contact the vet to arrange for a post-mortem, Joanne's friends had already buried Queenie, so this was not possible anymore. 

As such, all we now have is speculation for the cause of death. 

The vet said Queenie was fine and there was no sign of fever at all when she was discharged, otherwise he would not have discharged her at all.  In fact, she was not even bleeding during the surgery and the surgery went very well.  The vet himself was also shocked to hear the news.  

As to the blood stains on the wound when Queenie was found dead this morning, the vet explained that it could have been a case of pulmonary embolism which causes a blood clot and stops the heart.  

The vet further explained that in some rare cases, even the healthiest dogs could die suddenly from a routine operation.  I have personally heard of this as well.

We are deeply saddened by Queenie's passing and we express our deepest condolences to Joanne and all her friends.  We understand the Queenie was very special and well-loved by the factory staff.

It was extremely unfortunate that this had to happen to Queenie, but as with humans, these kinds of things do happen sometimes.  

We hope Joanne is able to come to terms with the reality of the situation.

May Queenie be in a better place now.