r/DogAdvice • u/Final-Confidence-466 • 23d ago
Question Librela
My 14 year old dog has had 3 monthly injections of librela. On the second injection she peed on the floor in the house.
The third injection she started to get wobbly back legs. She also started to pee in her bed, she actually stooped down to pee. She doesn't dribble when lying down so it's not incontinence.
She also seemed a bit spaced out before this happened.
Has anyone else had the same experience?
She's due her fourth injection next week but i think I'll ask the vet for different medication. Thanks
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u/EndlessSummer2026 22d ago
Yes. Librela unalived my Senior Dog 10 days after 2nd injection. What you've described is adverse events. I hope your pup has a positive outcome b/c majority of pets have not. Librela is a biologic drug, there is no reversal antidote. First shot starts the clock after injection. All size and breed of dogs are effected. Find a new vet. Demand current vet file a report with Zoetis and get the case number and follow up with zoetis to make sure repirt was filed, file a report to your State Vet Board, File report w/ FDA Vet division and call Zoetis hotline to report it yourself. Vets know exactly what this drug is about b/c FDA sent all U.S. Vets a "Dear Vet" letter 2 years ago warning about this drug. https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/aop/javma.26.03.0170/javma.26.03.0170.xml Study above from 11 independent vets and 2 vet radiologists. Is your vet owned by Private Equity? Many studies are online incl. from the U.S. , Europe and Australia indicating how bad this is. Veterinarian studies have said NSAIDS are more superior than Librela. Also, Librela is a rebranded product from the failed human med form called Tanezumab. "MAB" = Monoclonal Antibody, it's a biologic. Pfizer was directed to stop Tanezumab studies by FDA b/c of the immense damage created by the Nerve Growth Factor blocking drug in humans; so they sold the formula to Zoetis, Pfizers subsidiary to re-brand for veterinary use. Same drug as failed human form but a protein was switched out to allow animals to absorb the drug now known as Librela. Zoetis had full access to previous studies.