So Mocha recently turned 10 years old. We've been noticing some issues with her hips and she's started having some trouble on the stairs the last 6 months or so. I've been taking her on regular walks around the neighborhood. It would get to 6:30 or 7 in the evening and if I hadn't taken her out yet, she'd start whining and bugging me until we went. She loves going out on those walks. We'll also give her a rawhide bone and she loves to show it off to everyone. She'll play keep away with it and we'll throw it down the hall and she'll chase after it. So last Sunday all is normal expect that she didn't come upstairs with that night. Normally when we get up in the morning, she's ready to eat and is bouncing around wagging her tail and ready to eat. Monday morning, I get up and she didn't get up right away, she hardly wanted to move. We knew something was wrong. Took her to the vet, they looked her over and thought there was fluid in belly. But her gums where still pink, eyes ok etc. They recommended an xray, they were concerned because the internal organs were not clear as they should be. They recommended taking her to MSU Vet school since they have ultrasound and can get a better idea what was going on. Or they could do exploratory surgery or if money was an issue but her to sleep (not a chance). So the concerns at this points are internal bleeding and/or cancer. At MSU, they did an ultrasound and the lungs looked good, no nodules. They were concerned though because she having some irregular heart beats and some of her blood counts weren't real good. Again pointing to internal bleeding. So the plan was surgery to first see if there was an evidence of cancer, if it there was and it had spread then close her and not wake her. Thankfully there was only a mass on the spleen and no evidence of cancer. Good prognosis so far but the heart was still a bit of an issue. She stayed there until Thursday afternoon. Her heart stabilized and we took her home. She started perking up very quickly once back home. Getting her up and moving around, starting to eat a little more. Good Friday. Saturday was going well. My wife was a little concerned as her belly seemed to be a little redder. Iced it as recommended by the vet. My wife really felt something was wrong, Mocha was laboring a bit. Tried to get her up and she collapsed. My daughters boyfriend and I got her on a blanket and carried her to my truck and we rushed back out to MSU, but unfortunately her heart had stopped and they were unable to revive her. We lost our beloved Mocha last night. She was an amazing dog and family member. She lived a great life with us and brought us a lot of joy. The kids were 10 and 13 when we got Mocha and the family is heartbroken right now.