Good Saturday morning ping!
We went to the vet and I was amazed. The answer was of course pain pills, and the vet went back to the owner's office at least 4 times. Each time it was a different story as to why they can't give pain pills (”we're a corporation, now”). I suspect there are people who scam vets for pain meds.
Anyway, the last trip out of the office was a “quality of life” consult. In other words, why not kill the dog. We managed to get a three day supply of oxycodone pain pills and not kill the dog (although the strength was 4X what mine was). Anyway, we're ditching that vet and trying another today.
But, what is the deal with pain meds? Another dog I had years ago had back pain and I went to the pharmacy and filled a script !! The pharmacist said it happens all the time (horses, cows, etc)