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Janelle Brownand her family are mourning the loss of theirbeloved dog, Jack.
After chronicling her vet visits and Jack’s health complications last week, theSisterWivesstar shared an update on Instagram, telling her followers “my sweet Jack passed away this morning.”
She went on to thank the vets at Canyon Pet Hospital “who worked so hard to save him these past few days but sadly his body just couldn’t overcome the disease that struck him suddenly late last week.”
In the caption, Brown explained that Jack was originally her mother’s dog, and she started to look after him when her mom died “a couple of years ago.”
“But he wasn’t a stranger to us. I was with mom when she adopted him and he spent many months each year staying with us when mom visited,” she wrote. “We had a special bond before he came to us full time.”
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When Jack’s health took a turn last week, thefamily rushed him to veterinary urgent care. In an Instagram post on Friday, Brown said Jack “developed an auto-immune type disorder. The vet said they don’t know what causes them but it’s manageable with medication.”
Brown’s dogs frequently appear on theSister Wivesstar’s Instagram feed,and she often speaks fondly of how the pets brighten up her day.
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However, Janelle and Kody announced they were separating at the end of 2022. Janelle entered into a polygamous marriage with Kody in 1993, becoming his second sister wife, after his first wifeMeri Brown.
Janelle is the second Brown family matriarch to leave after Christine, whopublicized her split from Kodyin Nov. 2021 after 25 years of marriage.
Just a few days after the news of Janelle and Kody’s split broke, PEOPLE confirmed thatKody’s 32-year marriage with his first wife Meriwas also over in a sneak peek at their “Sister Wives: One on One” special.
Sister Wivesairs on TLC.
source: people.com
