2D Limit Question: Calculation Disagrees W/ WolframAlpha

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I'm trying to calculate the following limit:

$$\lim_{(x,y)\to (0,0)} \frac{x(1+2x/y)}{(1+x/y+(x/y)^{2})^{2}}.$$

When I use WolframAlpha, it tells me the limit doesn't exist. However, if I change to polar coordinates I get

$$ \begin{equation*} \lim_{(x,y)\to(0,0)}\frac{x(1+2x/y)}{(1+x/y+(x/y)^{2})^{2}} = \lim_{r\to 0^{+}}\frac{r\cos(\theta)(1+2\cot(\theta))}{(1+\cot(\theta) + \cot^{2}(\theta))^{2}} = 0 \end{equation*} $$

Can someone tell me what's going on here?