Hi

I have been reading good reviews regarding the Adequan injections. I am thinking of letting my vet giving them to my dog.
So has it helped your dogs? Did you see a difference? What type of problem does your dog have?

Thank you

This is was answered by :
Annie :
Hip issues and ACL issues on giant breed dogs.

Done properly (not skimping on loading doses for the first month) I have had AMAZING results.

You can do this cheaper you know — have your vet show you how to administer the shots, give you an RX for it, buy in bulk over the internet and you have cut your bill down by 3/4!!

Not hard — truely not hard! And worth it!

Edited to add — Adequan has no known side effects

I am 5 days late on his monthly adequan shot and was wondering if it is ok to inject before a light ride. we have snow coming so today may be the last day to ride for a while. I understand injecting after excersize , when heart rate is up, is not good ….
thanks in advance!

This is was answered by :
zakiit :
I would not risk it if there might be a problem with a faster heart rate. Give it to him tomorrow when you cannot ride and make a note in your diary to do it again in exactly a months time and then carry on as before.

My 13 year TB gelding has just been diagnoised with some minor arthritis in his hocks, particularly his right hock. My Vet recommeded we start him on some Adequan. What I’m wondering, is this going to be something he stays on forever? I know it depends on the horse for the dosage, but once a horse is on it, are they pretty much stuck?

Obviously I’d rather keep him on it if that’s the case, since I want my horse sound.

Are there any long term effects of the drug? I haven’t found much else online… any one with any personal experience with it? I have never used it before.

The following reply is by : PaintHorseLover :
I keep my mare on Adequan. I don’t think there are any last effects associated with the drug. It is very safe and you can go off of it at any time. Your horse’s movement might not be as stellar as when he was on the injection, but he won’t go lame. It is more economical than an oral joint supplement and is better for total body joint health. I would make sure with your vet that your gelding won’t be predisposed to lameness after being taken off the drug. I personally like Adequan. It just makes sense. A liquid injection via the muscle is going to reach joints better than an oral supplement that has to be first broken down, absorbed, and then sent to the joints. I can tell the difference in my mare when she is on an oral supplement versus the Adequan. She is not as fluid in her movement and is a tad bit stiff.

My pit is 3 years old and at 1.5 she was dianoised with elbow displaysia and her arthridic change was already classified as severe. About a year ago she also got bilateral fragmented cornoid processes (broken elbows) when she was playing with the hose ( Almost had to put her to sleep). So she is currently taking glucosamine and rimadyl but I have heard that adequan works well and have been talking with her vet about it you has not used it much in his practice but is willing to try.

Has anyone used this drug?
Did it help?

The answer is provided by :
Cookie :
I would definitely get her off Rimadyl. Read the insert the vet was supposed to give you when you got the Rimadyl. After several deaths on the drug, the manufacturer now includes a package insert that the vets are supposed to give the patient when dispensing Rimadyl. Side effects can be absolutely horrible with a dog on Rimadyl for any length of time. Adequan appears to be better for long term use, as does the newer Metacam, however all of the NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs) can cause bad stomach problems over time, so pick the one with the fewest side-effects, and that is not Rimadyl.

I’m sick of the little ones, they drive me nuts. I was wondering if there’s somewhere you can by adequan in a 50mL vial (maybe smaller, but definitely bigger than the 5mL ones).

Thanks.

The best answer is by :
DelP :
http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=D04648EB-376C-43E8-8D06-5D4FBD41D64D

You can probably find it cheaper someplace else, but VV has always made it easy for me to get my prescriptions filled.

My dog, Pogo, just turned 10 and she’s starting to form arthritis in her hind left knee. We already have been giving her glucosamine tablets (Rejuvenate from Banfield) and they seem to work, albeit only slightly. The vet recommended that we consider the possibility of giving Pogo Adequan injections. Of course she told us that it works amazingly, but I wanted to find out from other pet owners exactly what sort of results we should TRULY expect. Any horrible side effects? Does Adequan only help with the pain or does it help the arthritis from worsening? I would really appreciate hearing from you guys. I can’t stand to see my dog get any worse and if this really is a miracle drug, then I want to get on it right away!

The best answer is by :
!There is no cure for Ignorance! :
I used Adequan on my horse ok not a dog but it helped for a few weeks then the problem was back it was a very expensive drug to use i could not believe for the viles it cost me £500 the horse was box rested for 6 weeks and and then was sound for 3 weeks my horse had arthritis in the fetlocks its supposed to coat the joints making the pain less it could be that it works for your dog as obviously a horse is a lot bigger but you have nothing to loose

I am thinking of getting injections for my QH. I’ve heard they are expensive. In the loading period, the vet gives a shot once every 5 or 6 days for seven doses. Do they charge the full amount per shot for the loading?

Is Legend or the combo one any cheaper? Do you have a preference? Does it work well?

The question was answered by :
partly cloudy :
adequan is the only scientifically proven compound know to repair synovial production in the joints.
i have tried legend on some of my other ottbs in days gone by, and found far greater success with adequan. it is bought in a 7 pack.at $300.
the barn manager injects it for me as he has given thousands of shots and is really good at it….i am a big sissy.
the loading dose for this horse was one shot every 7 days for a month. by the second shot there was a 75% improvement in soundness and comfort.
by the 4th dose the horse was completely sound.
after that it is once a month fo him..
my other ottb was not this bad off. i was able to do a loading dose every 10 days for the first month and then once every 6 weeks.
they comein premeasured vials so there is no measuring.just need a clean sterile needle and syringe which u can get from your vet or the local famrers coop.
when i started the adequan i had used up all my other resources and had nothing to loose other than a few more bucks. lo and behold it worked:)))))))
he will probably have to be on it for ever, casue it wears off almost exactly 4 weeks to the day, of the last injection.

I did. Amigo and I had a dressage lesson in english tack. He did AMAZING. I was so proud of him! We nailed both our dressage tests and my trainer says once we get him more supple we can do our training level test. So excited. We show on the 17th, so we’ll be practicing non stop.

The vet came out today because Luna has been lame on her left hind for the last two weeks. When we buted her for two days, she was fine. So we knew it was inflammatory. The vet agreed that it was her left stifle.

Anyways…the fun part. Luna’s been lame for two weeks right? So she’s had time off, no work, kickin back. She was off, but not completly lame yesterday for the farrier. Then today, she’s 100% sound, trotting gorgeously and passed her flexion (barely! her hocks still were limited, but she didn’t trot up lame after). I was going crazy. The one day I had the vet out, she’s sound.

Anyways, the vet gave us two options. We could do adequan injections (7 loading doses, with monthly as needed after that) or spend $400 on each stifle. I was leaning towards the stifle injections, but the Adequan seemed like the most logical thing to do. This way it will help her overall, versus one isolated problem. So we started the Adequan injections, and she gets them every four days for a month. Then monthly/as needed.

The vet also said keep up with the supplement program I’m doing. And she gave us a work out plan. For the next two weeks I can walk her for 30 minutes, 5-10 trotting. Then after those two weeks I can double that. Then after those two weeks I can start canter work. I am so happy.

I haven’t met this vet from the practice, but she was AWESOME. I am definitely using her from now on.

Legit Q: What was the largest vet bill you’ve had, and what was it for? Mine today was $520. That was lameness, farm call and adequan.

My second expensive one was $340 something, for Luna’s teeth and spring stuff.

Then the $150 hock injections.

Gosh, I’ve only owned her for 4 months and I’ve already blown through all my vet funds..for like two years. Good thing I’m taking on a few other clients.

The best answer is by :
PaintHorseLover :
Congrats on your dressage lesson! I always wanted to try dressage with my old gelding but I never had the chance.

You will be pleased with the Adequan. It has worked for my horses like a miracle! It is really cheaper in the long run when you add up all the crazy supplements you would have tried. I have had my mare on it for about 2 months and it has already worked better than every supplement I had tried for a year.

I did not ride today because I just brought my mare back home from Paint World. We were 6th overall in Novice Youth Showmanship and 7th overall in Novice Youth Western Pleasure. We were 3rd overall in our prelims for both events. We had very nice patterns but we are not a pattern horse yet. We also had a nice hunter under saddle class but we are so totally not a hunt seat horse! I had also gone to Pinto World for 10 days about a week before, so my mare is totally pooped! I’m not going to ride her for about 2 weeks.

My most expensive vet bill was over the last year to save Bella’s eye. We had 3 different vets out. The first one decided it was conjunctivitis, and gave us a steroid to pour in. That made it worse, so we got our favorite vet out (we wanted her originally but she was booked so we settled for the crappy vet–bad mistake). She determined that my mare had viral keratitis–little tiny ulcerations all over her cornea. After pouring in viral ointments and putting an eye tube in it was deemed "healed." We took the eye tube out and the issues came back in an hour! We called a specialist out that had a hefty trip charge and a very opinionated diagnosis of auto immune mediated keratitis. After pouring in steroids in again for months everything went downhill when I let my half blind trainer giver her the eye meds. This ended up giving her a pseudomonis bacteria infection that almost melted her cornea off. She also got a fungal infection that needed medicine 8 times a day. We put another eye tube in, but this time it gave her a hematoma. She got 90 pills a day of antibiotics for this, which ended up giving her colitis. She didn’t eat for four days and we almost took her to MU. We finally cleared everything up with some probiotics and a closer eye on everything. Now Bella’s eye is the picture of health besides a 1mm scar on her right cornea. We keep a fly mask on 24/7 to protect her eye and we put a tiny bit of a NSAID liquid in her eye once a day. It took us 9 months and $8,000 to save her eye, but it was so totally worth it. Luckily we had insurance but we still had to pay about $2,000 out of pocket because insurance doesn’t cover trip charges.

She is almost 2 years old. She was a rescue. I have had her since 3 months. She also has a genetic joint disease which she has received Adequan shots for. Her last shot was 6 months ago and she has not had any signs of limping since.

She does not have the *strength* in her back hips and legs like she should because of this.

So, the question is: When do most APBTs who are sound in body usually show interest in the spring pole?

I feel good it is happening now but I am just curious when this normally starts. Thanks!!!
Erica: Your answer makes sense. Yes, my vet said it is okay but not to have it up so high she has to come completely off the ground. I have to have another 6 months with no signs of limping before I can raise it.

I know about the ‘prey drive’ thing. Thank you.

The following reply is by : Erica -}X{-Butterfly Kisses-}X{- :
That mostly depends on the dog itself, and the genetics behind the dog. If you have a straight game bred dog, with a high prey drive, chances are, it’ll catch on and take interest rather quickly. However, if you have a dog that isn’t as game as some APBT’s, it can take longer for the dog to take interest. If you play with her around the spring pole, encourage her when she does take interest in it, etc… she’ll catch on rather quickly. Keep in mind that these dogs have an almost NEED to please their owners, therefore letting her know you approve of this, etc… will help encourage her to use it.

In reference to her and the spring pole, as an example to show what I mean, I know many APBT owners that HAVE to separate their dogs, because of their drive, I also know many APBT owners that only separate their dogs (via crates usually) when they’re not home to supervise, as a cautionary note to avoid the chance of anything happening.

Another good example would be my pit bull. She’ll charge an adult squirrel (has literally pulled my stairs away from my house with me on them because she saw the squirrel before I did, and before I could give the "leave it" command, which she follows quite nicely by the way!), but wants to do nothing more then lick the baby squirrel we’re fostering/keeping. A lot of it, as is the case with Pixie, depends on the situation, too. Keep in mind that the APBT is a dog that was bred to have a high prey drive, as are most terriers. If the object doesn’t look like prey (such as with Pixie seeing a squirrel running across the yard, as opposed to her seeing me holding a baby squirrel), or if it doesn’t look like a challenge, or something that they think YOU would want them to go for, chances are, they wont give it much thought. (There is an exception here with APBT’s who are strongly dog aggressive, etc…). However, if it looks like prey, or like something you want them to do, they have a much better chance at paying attention to it, etc… If that makes any sense, lol, I know what I’m trying to say, I’m just not sure if it’s coming out right!

On a side note, have you talked to your vet about allowing her to be on the spring pole? With her not having the strength in her hind legs like she should, allowing her on the spring pole may be dangerous to her joints, etc… and it might not be a bad idea to check this with her vet just in case. Unless you already have and he’s cleared it, in which case I’ll shut up, lol

I was recently given a 15 year old Palomino from a friend. He’s a $30,000 team roping horse that performed at the highest level of competition. He has developed arthritis in one of his knees. So he was given to me as a trail horse. I’ve heard good things about adequan. I was told it could cost up to $1,000 for the treatment, but that it pretty much cures the arthritis. Is this true? And advice or help on the matter would be great. Thanks!

The answer is provided by :
gallop :
Nothing will cure the arthritis. But Adequan is about the best thing going in the way of treatment. It actually does improve the quality of joint cartilage which limits progression of arthritic changes, even though it can’t undo the changes in the underlying bone that are already permanent. What it can do is keep your horse capable of functioning and slow the progress of cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis. You will have to continue treatment in order to reap the benefits, but new treatments are being explored and who knows what might be available a year from now?