When we brought our beloved Jedi to VCA Burbank, we knew something was wrong but didn't know what. Jedi had always been active and vibrant and suddenly started taking a turn for the worst physically. My previous vet, who meant no harm, simply said, he's getting older, it's probably arthritis- keep him on the Rimadyl. Dr. Marcus recommended, after spending a few quality moments with us, that blood work should be done as well as xrays. I had heard rave reviews about adequan, the shot given to horses to rebuild joint fluid. We found that kidney levels were high so took him off the Rimadyl , changed his diet , and began the adequan treatments. Xrays showed no dysplasia.\r
After 5 wks his health and weight declined, despite temporary response to the Adequan. Rechecking his blood work proved that indeed it was his kidneys that were failing. My husband and I were devastated in coming to the realization that it was time to end his suffering. After researching what we could with the help of the
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