My sweet Sasha woke me up at Midnight between Christmas Day and Boxing Day (Dec 25-26). She was hobbling around on 3 legs. Her left front leg was very sore. I carried her out to pee and back in to bed. We slept for a few more hours and finally at 7:30 am I called the emergency clinic and we went in. She had xrays and they say she has arthritis in her shoulders. We have her on Metacam and she seems to be feeling better now, it's 8 pm. I'm going to get her in to her regular vet tomorrow hopefully. I am very afraid that this is the beginning of the end. My other dog, Sami, who has been gone almost 2 years was on the Metacam for 4 months before her legs gave out completely and we had to send her to the Bridge. I'm crying as I do this and she just came to see if her mommy is ok. Oh how I love this girl!!!