Its funny you two bring this up. As I explained my situation with my dog that passed, I didnt get into all the details, but when she was about 16, I was convinced she was done and so was every vet that I talked with about her condition.
My buddy was dating this vet that was into holistic healing and western medicine. He linked me up with her because she basically saved his dogs life. She changed my dogs diet, gave me these specific vitamins that triggered certain organs to send them strength. She also did some acupuncture and my dog did a complete 180. She lived another very healthy 3 years when every vet was telling me her days were coming to an end.
This vet did this with many different animals. She became very wide known for preserving and restoring life to dogs/cats that seemed to have their days numbered.