It is also possible that a dog may have a sudden heart attack with convulsions, which can lead to rapid death and requires prompt medical attention and heart massage on the way to the doctor. Some female dogs that have lost too much blood calcium after giving birth can cause postpartum seizures, which can lead to death in severe cases. This can be treated by taking the dog to the hospital when the seizures first appear, and nursing needs to be stopped. At the end of a distemper virus infection, the virus can damage the nerves and cause convulsions, eventually leading to death, but this disease still has a chance of being cured if treated aggressively before convulsions occur.
