Quote Originally Posted by Kater
Maybe you could consider Chinese herbal pain medicine (is there a local alternative vet?) in light of her kidney function? At the clinic where I work we use a formulation called Body Sore (Chinese Name: Shen Tong Zhu Yu). We get it from Shen Xie, DVM PhD of the Chi Institute in Florida. Here is how he describes the Body Sore: Half of the ingredients are to resolve Qi-blood stagnation and relieve pain, and another half ingredients are to tonify Kidney and strengthen the bones and ligament/tendons.

Just another pain management idea. I have tried using it for my dog's pain, but he has a very sensitive stomach and the herbs depress his appetite too much. However, it works wonders for some dogs.
I am researching alternative methods now. Body Sore sounds like a wonderful product, thanks for mentioning it. I will keep it in mind that's for sure. At this point I don't want to chance using it right now though as her appetite is already close to nothing. If I can get that back up I'll be prepared!