Originally posted by jackiesdaisy1935:
Welcome Cheryl, if you love animals you have come to the right place. We put photos of our dogs on the forum every chance we get.
We had three Schnauzers, but Kona went to the rainbow bridge in October. Kona was 14 years old with severe arthritis. She could hardly get up and walk and spent just about all of her time laying down. We didn't know what to do for her so took her to the Vet, we knew she was getting old and wanted quality in the time she had left. The Vet
did prescribe Rimadyl and we couldn't believe the difference in her, she would actually run with the other two and she was more alert and seemed very happy, ate like a little pig. However it lasted for approx a year and then she went downhill very quickly.
The blood tests all came back fine, however she lost all control of her bodily functions., and she was in a lot of pain.
The Vet said there was nothing else he could do.
I don't know if the rimadyl had anything to do with her condition, but it did give her some time to enjoy her life and give us a little more precious time with her.
Jackie
Thanks so much for writing with your sweet story about Kona. You did a great thing for her- and that last time to regain dignity and activity was so wonderful. Cheryl