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Homer is 11. He developed megaoesophagus last year so has lost a lot of weight and strength. They have put him on librelia as there is concern about weakness in his back legs which could be arthritis or could be something else.
Librela - a new option for pain relief for dogs with osteo arthritis
- Thread starter Natalie
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I'm so sorry Naya. Poor Harley
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- Malvern Worcestershire
Does she have an anti-inflammatory medication, that would help. Rourke also has ketamine injection added into his monthly Librela, you could ask your vet about that.
Naya
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- Bristol, UK
She used to have metacam, but they didn’t think it helped as she was on it for so long so May have become immune to it. I will definitely ask the vet about that too. Thanks @Jelinga
Jacqui-S
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- Fife, Scotland
Lilly has joined the Librela club.
Heavy limp on her very stiff sore right elbow and more struggles with her hips, longstanding known hip dysplasia. Really struggling to sit down recently. Bit of a crunchy spine too.
More incontinent than she was, stool wise, which I think related to spinal arthritis.
The increase of gabapentin to 300mg tds has made no difference. That is along with 500mg paracetamol bd, her yumove plus and Golden paste.
Fingers crossed
Heavy limp on her very stiff sore right elbow and more struggles with her hips, longstanding known hip dysplasia. Really struggling to sit down recently. Bit of a crunchy spine too.
More incontinent than she was, stool wise, which I think related to spinal arthritis.
The increase of gabapentin to 300mg tds has made no difference. That is along with 500mg paracetamol bd, her yumove plus and Golden paste.
Fingers crossed
I really hope it helps darling Lilly, keep us posted xLilly has joined the Librela club.
Heavy limp on her very stiff sore right elbow and more struggles with her hips, longstanding known hip dysplasia. Really struggling to sit down recently. Bit of a crunchy spine too.
More incontinent than she was, stool wise, which I think related to spinal arthritis.
The increase of gabapentin to 300mg tds has made no difference. That is along with 500mg paracetamol bd, her yumove plus and Golden paste.
Fingers crossed
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- Cornwall , UK
Oh bless her heart , fingers crossed it helps xxxx
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- Welsh borders, near Chepstow
Oh dear! I do hope you can see some improvement soon.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
Rourke found Librela helped and now he has a ketamine injection once a month at the same time. He is still very lame, only has one good leg and is getting weaker on hind legs, but seems happy which is the main thing.Lilly has joined the Librela club.
Heavy limp on her very stiff sore right elbow and more struggles with her hips, longstanding known hip dysplasia. Really struggling to sit down recently. Bit of a crunchy spine too.
More incontinent than she was, stool wise, which I think related to spinal arthritis.
The increase of gabapentin to 300mg tds has made no difference. That is along with 500mg paracetamol bd, her yumove plus and Golden paste.
Fingers crossed
Poppy has also joined the Librela club, had her first injection two weeks ago. She seems happier in herself, but it has not helped with her limp, which actually seems to have got worse (probably because we took her off the double dose of Rimadyl and now she just takes one a day). We are going to do the second injection as well, but so far the jury is out.
My vet said no to the paracetamol... If the Librela does not help her, I am honestly considering giving her paracetamol anyway.The increase of gabapentin to 300mg tds has made no difference. That is along with 500mg paracetamol bd, her yumove plus and Golden paste.
Fingers crossed
Jacqui-S
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- Fife, Scotland
Our vets have always been more than happy to promote paracetamol.
We started with 250mg twice daily then increased to 500mg twice daily. This was after trying the Pardale V which is paracetamol + codeine.
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I hope the Librela helps Lily and Poppy. GGJ is showing clear signs of improvement on it, but it seems to wear off a bit in the run up to her next injection. The vet has said there is room to increase the dose from 15mg to 20mg with no reported increase in side effects, so I've asked for a further discussion of this at her next appointment, which is on Thursday. We have some exciting adventures coming up in the not too distant future and I want her to be able to enjoy them to the full!
I suspect that paracetamol brings her no revenue... She wanted me to try some homeopathic injection into the joint. No thank you.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
Rourke has been on half a paracetamol tablet twice a day.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
The lameness may be due to the damaged mechanics of the joint and the Librela will help with any pain.
That’s so distressing questioning the motivation of the vet. We had similar with a holistic vet. Paid a small fortune for all the homeopathic injections (for itchy skin and back ache) with iffy results. But now our regular vet has said to explore all the non-drug options, and only use the “hard stuff” when absolutely necessary. So we’ve been giving Snowie Traumeel (arnica and other stuff). It’s not cheap either, but our vet doesn’t get any benefit—we buy it from the pharmacy. Not sure it has had any effect. My mother is 86 and amazing. Teaches yoga. And swears by arnica. I take arnica by the handful and I can’t say it does anything for me. I’m undecided on the efficacy of homeopathic meds.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
I have no faith in homeopathic medication, but worth a try to see.
That's what we think, that she is not feeling so much pain but that the actual damage of course is not affected by the Librela. We are going to go ahead with the second injection in a couple of weeks, and then take stock.