My baby boy Jedi!
Just wanted to post an update about Jedi.
I just wanted to tell everyone how awesome it was to get all the support from you people.
Yes we were approached by NBC 5 and Fox 4 news, but we've decided to just let the situation go.
I'm trying to look at this through a different perspective in that the people at the city felt Jedi had a shot. Can I really blame them for that? No way. But what I am upset about is that they didn't inform us that they wanted to give him that chance. Actually they blatantly lied, explained to my husband something TOTALLY different and then put him on the website for adoption. If I would not have by chance gotten on that website for a totally different reason, I would not be sitting next to my dog right now on the couch.
My vet told me that he was in pain 24/7 and that he was beyond surgery, glucose shots, etc.
So back to getting Jedi. We left the end of the day on Thursday with them telling me there was no way I could get him back. Who knows what happened, but they called before the clinic even opening on Friday and said we could come pick him up!
When I picked him up they said they wanted me to take him to a vet in the next 24 hours and that I no matter what had to follow the vet's orders. Blah, blah. It's my dog people. I guess that is what has bothered me about the people at the city the ENTIRE time. It was like they were questioning my love for my dog. Like I wasn't putting his best interest at heart and like I wouldn't want to do what was best for him. Why would I have a dog for the past 9 years that I didn't love and care for?
Anyways, I took him to a new vet that had never seen him before. It's this cute old man who is really sweet with MUCH better bedside manners than my previous vet. I told him I by NO means wanted to put Jedi to sleep. I told him about the traumatic experience I had gone through and said I could not go through that again. Releasing him to put him down, going through that entire grieving process, just to find out he is still alive... I know it's just a dog people, but that was really hard on me. I've cried more this week than I ever can remember.
So, he examined him and though he agreed that his back hind leg was probably beyond surgery, he did not agree with the vet that Jedi was in constant pain. He felt that at one point Jedi was, but now the ligaments and muscles and such have formed that Jedi is probably only in major pain when he tries to jump up on stuff or when he goes up stairs. Basically that is because his knee socket is just always out of place and his body has adapted to that.
The other good thing is that Jedi's other hind leg is probably at a stage 2, not a stage 3 close to 4. From what our other vet said, Jedi would be basically not being able to move very good in the next 6 months. Which is why we had decided to put him to sleep now instead of when it got to that point. This information would have totally changed our minds and we would have never had him put to sleep if we would have been told this.
He did say that vets opinions on luxating patella's vary greatly, which is probably why they both gave me such different recommendations.
This new vet prescribed some anti-inflammatory medicine, and also this new food that has all these anti-oxidants and vitamins and stuff. I'm really excited to see how this all works.
In the end, nothing really can be done about one of his legs, but this new stuff may make his other hind leg healthy enough to last him the rest of his life. We're supposed to take him back in again in 6 months for another re-evaluation.
Obviously I am overjoyed at all of this news. When Jedi was gone those two days, my life seemed so vacant. He left a HUGE hole!
I just wanted to tell everyone how awesome it was to get all the support from you people.
Yes we were approached by NBC 5 and Fox 4 news, but we've decided to just let the situation go.
I'm trying to look at this through a different perspective in that the people at the city felt Jedi had a shot. Can I really blame them for that? No way. But what I am upset about is that they didn't inform us that they wanted to give him that chance. Actually they blatantly lied, explained to my husband something TOTALLY different and then put him on the website for adoption. If I would not have by chance gotten on that website for a totally different reason, I would not be sitting next to my dog right now on the couch.
My vet told me that he was in pain 24/7 and that he was beyond surgery, glucose shots, etc.
So back to getting Jedi. We left the end of the day on Thursday with them telling me there was no way I could get him back. Who knows what happened, but they called before the clinic even opening on Friday and said we could come pick him up!
When I picked him up they said they wanted me to take him to a vet in the next 24 hours and that I no matter what had to follow the vet's orders. Blah, blah. It's my dog people. I guess that is what has bothered me about the people at the city the ENTIRE time. It was like they were questioning my love for my dog. Like I wasn't putting his best interest at heart and like I wouldn't want to do what was best for him. Why would I have a dog for the past 9 years that I didn't love and care for?
Anyways, I took him to a new vet that had never seen him before. It's this cute old man who is really sweet with MUCH better bedside manners than my previous vet. I told him I by NO means wanted to put Jedi to sleep. I told him about the traumatic experience I had gone through and said I could not go through that again. Releasing him to put him down, going through that entire grieving process, just to find out he is still alive... I know it's just a dog people, but that was really hard on me. I've cried more this week than I ever can remember.
So, he examined him and though he agreed that his back hind leg was probably beyond surgery, he did not agree with the vet that Jedi was in constant pain. He felt that at one point Jedi was, but now the ligaments and muscles and such have formed that Jedi is probably only in major pain when he tries to jump up on stuff or when he goes up stairs. Basically that is because his knee socket is just always out of place and his body has adapted to that.
The other good thing is that Jedi's other hind leg is probably at a stage 2, not a stage 3 close to 4. From what our other vet said, Jedi would be basically not being able to move very good in the next 6 months. Which is why we had decided to put him to sleep now instead of when it got to that point. This information would have totally changed our minds and we would have never had him put to sleep if we would have been told this.
He did say that vets opinions on luxating patella's vary greatly, which is probably why they both gave me such different recommendations.
This new vet prescribed some anti-inflammatory medicine, and also this new food that has all these anti-oxidants and vitamins and stuff. I'm really excited to see how this all works.
In the end, nothing really can be done about one of his legs, but this new stuff may make his other hind leg healthy enough to last him the rest of his life. We're supposed to take him back in again in 6 months for another re-evaluation.
Obviously I am overjoyed at all of this news. When Jedi was gone those two days, my life seemed so vacant. He left a HUGE hole!
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posted by Des at
Saturday, April 05, 2008
3 Comments:
God is so Good!
Love ya,
Jodie
I am so happy for you, and what a good report from the vet. God is so good, He cares about EVERYTHING in our lives!
love ya,
sylvia
That is awesome!!! I have never grown more attached to an animal like I have to Romeo so I can fully relate to your week from hell! I'm so glad you got him back.
Allan & Romeo
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