What killed Old Yeller in the movie?

Answer 1

In the movie Old Yeller (1957), the dog Old Yeller is bitten by a rabid wolf. Young Travis, the dog's master, shoots shoots Old Yeller, making the scene one of the sadest and most memorable scenes in children's movie history.

Answer 2

Old Yeller contracted hydrophobia (rabies) from a rabid wolf that bit him when he was trying to defend Mama and Lisbeth. Travis had the difficult choice to either tie Yeller up and let him die a slow and painful death, or shoot him. The latter was the most humane choice that Travis could choose for the betterment of Yeller, but not so much for Travis who had grown very attached to the dog.

Answer 3

Travis, the dogs owner(the boy...the father figure is not around in that time period), is forced to kill him because ol' yeller develops rabies after fighting off a rabid wolf saving the family.

Answer 4

Old Yeller contracted hydrophobia (rabies) from a mad wolf trying to save Mama and Lisbeth Searcy. As hydrophobia (rabies) is a nasty and always fatal disease, Travis had to shoot him.

Answer 5

Old Yeller was fighting a rabid wolf that bit him. The wolf had hydrophobia (rabies) and passed it on to Old Yeller. Sadly, Travis ended up having to shoot him.

Answer 6

The only difference in the way Old Yeller died between the movie and the book is that Travis shot him the night of the bonfire and didn't wait to see if he contracted rabies.

Answer 7

It happened when old yeller was fighting a mad wolf and the wolf bit old yeller and gave him rabies. They couldnt cure rabies so travis had to shoot old yeller and put him down.

Answer 8

He had rabies.

Answer 9

a bullet