Addiction is a chronic brain disease that induces compulsive activity, despite health, social and legal consequences. A person may seem to make a voluntary choice to try a drug or begin a type of behavior, but a variety of genetic and environmental factors influence those decisions.
Expert: Theresa replied 8 years ago. Symptoms of a dying dog include, lack of appetite, pale, blue, or gray gums, dry gums, inability to stand, dilated pupils, difficulty breathing, unresponsiveness, and neurologic symptoms. A dog can live for a couple weeks without enough food and water.
1 When your dog tries to stand or walk, you will notice in-coordination and staggered walking -- possibly not able to walk at all. 2  Coma or loss of consciousness will be observed immediately before death. 3  Dogs that are nearing dying and have suffered a chronic or prolonged illness will have a very emaciated look. Nearing death, the dog will pass liquid diarrhea that is sometimes foul smelling, and sometimes blood tinged. 2  After dying, your dog will urinate and defecate for the last time because of total loss of muscle control.