Paws over Profits
the truth about arthritis medications for dogs and cats
Pet arthritis affects approximately 40% of all cats and dogs
What is Osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis (also called arthritis or OA) is a painful joint disease that happens when the cartilage between bones wears down over time. Without this cushion, the bones rub against each other, causing pain, stiffness, and trouble moving.
What is Librela/Solensia?
Librela and Solensia are synthetic monoclonal antibodies artificially created in a lab and designed to block a protein called NGF (nerve grwoth factor) which is a messenger molecule that tells the brain, among many other things, to feel pain. Neither Librela nor Solensia repair or heal the damaged joints, they only hide the pain.
What are the risks?
Severe side effects
Real Stories
While blocking NGF can reduce pain, it also creates serious risks because NGF does much more than carry pain signals. NGF is involved in immune function, nerve health (growth and regeneration), organ protection, and even how the body responds to injury or disease. When a drug like Librela or Solensia shuts down NGF, it can disrupt many normal body processes all at once. That’s why pet owners have reported a wide range of severe side effects—
Loss of coordination · paralysis · tremors · seizures · skin lesions & severe itching · rapid cognitive decline · loss of personality · confusion · fear · anxiety · aggression · incontinence (both urinary and fecal) · excessive urination · UTIs · excessive thirst · extreme lethargy · strange cough (laryngeal paralysis) · labored breathing · anorexia · extreme vocalization OR loss of vocalization · loss of sense of smell · sudden deafness · sudden blindness · sudden onset cancer/tumor growth · organ failure (kidney, liver, spleen, pancreas, heart) · restlessness · panting · pacing · whining/crying · sleeplessness · extreme weight loss · severe and unstoppable muscle wasting · cessation of blood platelet production · drastic acceleration of aging and age related maladies · rapid disintegration of bones and joints
Here are the real stories from real people about the side effects of Librela and Solensia.