+1 on the Librela. "Fine, I'll blow $99 on your snake oil injection. Who knows, maybe it might actually work!"
36 hours later, the limping stops and the dog wants to walk further than he has in years. We take him to doggy daycare once a week since his housemate passed, and daycare staff commented on how he was like a new dog. Not every day is a great day, but most of them are.
This was the same experience for me too, except that it really took after the 2nd shot to be really apparent.
My girl has had shoulder arthritis for years and walked with a limp. We had her on daily pain medication and we tried multiple kinds because they weren't very effective. It always was a chore because she hated the pills and would literally eat around them in placed inside a treat (she wouldn't even take the flavored ones). She was in pain and would basically just lay down all day.
Now? No limping anymore. No pills. She isn't scared to go up and down the stairs. Jumping on and off the couch without missing going up or being scared to hop down. Running around with my other dog.
I'm so happy to learn this exists, and I'm also feeling deep heartbreak that I didn't learn about it a year ago before we lost our dog. He had an almost inoperable tumor, so I don't know that we would've gotten a whole lot more time, but watching his decline and increasing pain was horrible. If we could've had even one more month of walks with him I would have paid a lot more than $99.
Pain medication, specifically for arthritis. I hesitate to post a marketing page, but it does specify what the product is for and how it works, and better than I could do:
36 hours later, the limping stops and the dog wants to walk further than he has in years. We take him to doggy daycare once a week since his housemate passed, and daycare staff commented on how he was like a new dog. Not every day is a great day, but most of them are.