Hi all.

This is Chloe. (I left the house for an hour, this is how I found her stuck and unable to get up when I returned just now. It would be cute if it wasn't so sad.) She's totally alert and herself still, which makes this all the tougher.

She's 16 next month (I hope), had her since she was 2 months. Over the past few years, her hind legs have been getting weaker, but have been managed by Galliprant in the past, which worked amazingly, until we had to stop it due to her liver levels continuing to increase. Now, with where her liver levels are (ALT, I believe?), we can't really give her any traditional pain meds. She started Amanatine/Gabapentin a bit ago.

She's been pooping in the house for the better part of 8 months now, but hasn't seemed to be in any pain, or too noticeable of discomfort. I didn't mind, just clean it up and move on. Fast forward to last Wednesday - she fell and hit her bottom teeth which shifted them in her mouth, so I brought her to the vet.

Vet was touching them and Chloe didn't seem to be in any pain of any sort, so we said, alright, we'll leave it. I left her there for monitoring, and she developed diarrhea around 2 hours into her being at the vet. I'm really thinking that's from her nerves/being away from me, not from anything she picked up at the vet or anything. The vet moved her focus to the fact that Chloe lost 2.5lbs in the past month instead of focusing on her teeth at that point. I said she's been eating slightly less since starting the Gaba, so Vet wanted me to stop the Gaba for a few days to see if her appetite returns to normal.

Instead, her diarrhea/vomiting got worse, and she couldn't really eat, outside of boiled chicken, because she'd just poop/vomit it out. Went back to vet, grabbed strong anti-diarrheal and a few other meds to stabilize, and she seems to finally be past the diarrhea/vomiting now. Eating and drinking normally, except when the pain or frustration makes her need to go lie down.

Yesterday, at the vet for the follow-up,. we were there for quite a while they rehydrated her and did blood/discussed options going forward/etc. Chloe was standing for about an hour and a half, since she's a bit stubborn and neurotic, finally lying down only when her legs started to give out at around that 90 minute point of being in the exam room.

Now, she's pretty much entirely unable to go more than a few feet at home, and is just falling. Her back legs are absolutely toast right now, and are just giving out. She doesn't even want to be on her feet, as she's panting when standing, and clearly in pain. I'm carrying her around, but this isn't sustainable. I put her back on the Gabapentin/Amantine yesterday, when she was finally able to hold down food again. She's pretty much staying in her bed in my office with me. She looks sad, but herself.

We don't have an official DX of Degen Myelopathy vs arthritis, and the vet warned that if we do go the Librela route, that if she does have this, it will...do what it does. She thinks Librela would be the best option at this point. I'm scared, as I do think DM is likely. I do also think that she can't live like this.

It just began at this intensity, so I can only hope that her legs are tired after everything, and that we are able to slightly improve her with something like Adequan, while treating with Gaba/Amantadine.

I...don't know what to do. I have her next appt with the Vet on Friday, where I will make a decision on which route to take, pain/treatment-wise. I have also contacted Lap of Love, just to get things in order for when the time comes. I don't really know what I'm asking here, but I would love some input, words, anything.

Thank you.

Her legs are getting worse SO fast...good chance of Degenerative Myelopathy (not diagnosed) so I'm more than hesitant with Librela...not sure what to do from here