Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for arthritis in dogs called Librela (bedinvetmab). Given by injection, the medicine reduces arthritis pain by binding to a protein called canine nerve growth factor (NGF). That prevents pain signals from reaching the brain.
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