We lost our sweet boy

Our lovely boy Willy sadly died last evening. He was a chi/dash/corgi rescue. His last two months were so difficult as he tried to make it through pancreatitis triggered by his monthly Librela injection which then progressed into a global rebound pain syndrome which ultimately killed him. His last injection was on 12/26/25 - he quickly deteriorated, losing weight from 17 lbs down to 11.9 lbs. Lost a majority of his muscle mass in hind legs, needed abdominal strap to help walk, ataxia with head movements, total/complete unrelenting body pain. Stopped eating and seemed to be hanging in there with syringe feeding and water; however, he suddenly experienced significant anemia and 3 days later died at home. Our vet and subsequent specialists had no idea Librela could trigger pancreatitis or cause rebound pain syndrome. It took days of research to figure out what was going on and get him medical support. I’m a nurse so was able to provide 24/7 care in hope we could get him through the 133-days needed to clear Librela from his system and for rebound syndrome to stop. We learned his joints were ravaged from running and playing on his OA joints for last two years with Librela on-board but we bought him a wheelchair and were ready for rehabilitation as needed. Found a home-visiting acupuncturist to help too. Every supplement & vitamin imaginable was sourced. We’ve since learned that Librela has a class action lawsuit pending and the stories coming out are heart breaking. Was the drug a miracle worker? Absolutely. Did it shorten his life by 4-5 years? Sadly, yes. He fought the good and brave fight. We will forever love and miss our lil’ man. Kiss your fur babies tonight and if you can light a candle in memory of Willy. ❤️🌟💛⭐️