Oh I agree totally and I have used Traumeel quite a lot in the past but we are past that now... However, I don't want her to have an injection into the joint unless I am sure it is going to help her.
Librela - a new option for pain relief for dogs with osteo arthritis
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What about CBD oil? Has anyone tried it?
Jacqui-S
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Yes, I did, forgot about that, made no difference to Lilly unfortunately.
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I agree. I am sure there are other things to try before that.
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Yes, I did, but not sure so stopped.
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Oh that is difficult, at that stage it certainly helped Casper, and he was able to manage a hoolie or two I sure because of the medicaton.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
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Not quite sure whether Librela is "life changing " for Lilly, but do think she is getting some Benefit.
I have however noticed quite aggressive "sleep movements". Below an example, not perhaps the most vigorous example, and not that she hasn't had a habit of it before, but seem more frequent and more vigorous than before.
Any others have this experience or is it just coincidence?
I have however noticed quite aggressive "sleep movements". Below an example, not perhaps the most vigorous example, and not that she hasn't had a habit of it before, but seem more frequent and more vigorous than before.
Any others have this experience or is it just coincidence?
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Harley moves a lot in her sleep - she runs, gruffs and sometimes barks. We think she is dreaming.
I haven’t observed this with Kipper (who’s on Librela) - he’s has disrupted sleep, with low sleep latency and frequent waking - but we identified this as probably down to memantine, and it’s effectively stopped since he came off it.
I wonder if she’s more vigorous in her dreams as she’s feeling more mobile? It is interesting.
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Rourke has been on Librela for well over a year, possibly two years and I haven't noticed any difference to the movement in his dreams, not that he often has those. I think @HAH idea could be an answer, but are then any similar movements when Lily is awake? Might be worth a word with a vet.
Jacqui-S
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It would be nice to think this is the reason.
No, not at all thankfully. She was a bit twitchy when on tramadol which is part of why we stopped it.
Thanks for the input guys.
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Finn has librela but do not have twitches. I didn't notice any difference other then he was thinking he was puppy again. We now notice that librela is not working properly, and asks ourselves to increase the dose ( the vet wants to do) or let him have a pain killer besides the Librela. We are not sure yet
I was wondering, when did you stop the tramadol for lily? Could it be withdrawal symptoms?
I was wondering, when did you stop the tramadol for lily? Could it be withdrawal symptoms?
I'm using gabapentin and librella for Rory and it's working well.
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Same here with Rourke. I held off from Gabapentin for ages, but he is fine with it.
Jacqui-S
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Thanks for the thought but is was over a year ago.
Jacqui-S
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Can I ask what dose? Don't feel it really helped Lilly. She went up to 300mg x3 daily (she is 25-26kg).
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Rourke is 31kg and has one 300mg gabapentin twice a day. I was assuming it was helping
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I would reconcider the Librela.....talk to the vet, perhaps wait for the next gift and see if it will go away....When is she due for the next gift of Librela?
Jacqui-S
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Lilly had her second Injection just 5 days ago.
I'm not overly concerned, just an observation really.....
I'm not overly concerned, just an observation really.....
