PSA: Adequan for dogs

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PSA: Adequan for dogs
Tweet Topic Started: Apr 9 2013, 09:24 AM (476 Views)
Lion1024	Apr 9 2013, 09:24 AM Post #1
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,049 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: January 8, 2007	Just wanted to share this in case it helps anyone else out. We have a 10 year old golden in our family and tried out Adequan to see if it helped his hips/energy level any. Oh my god. Night and day difference. He's like a puppy again - bounding up and down the hall after his toys. Jumping in and out of the pool. He is just so much more comfortable - you can really see such a dramatic change in him. I tried it on a whim thinking - well, everyone raves about it for horses, let me ask the small animal vet about using it in dogs. I couldn't be happier with the results!



jillincolorado	Apr 9 2013, 09:37 AM Post #2
You're BANNED! Posts: 10,301 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: January 6, 2007	Lion that's good to know! Is it given as an injectable? Oh yes, it's awesome that your pup is feeling so good Edited by jillincolorado, Apr 9 2013, 09:38 AM.



Lion1024	Apr 9 2013, 09:56 AM Post #3
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,049 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: January 8, 2007	It is. And they taught me how to inject so we didn't have to bring him to the vet for each injection, which would have been a pain. I love my vet beyond reason as they are 40 minutes away and yet I haven't switched!



gunnar	Apr 9 2013, 11:47 AM Post #4
You're BANNED! Posts: 6,490 Group: Members Member #236 Joined: January 8, 2007	Great to hear!



jillincolorado	Apr 9 2013, 12:15 PM Post #5
You're BANNED! Posts: 10,301 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: January 6, 2007	Monkey Mother Muckers is getting a little stiff in his back and hips so it might be a good option for him. He is also ten turning eleven later this year. I will ask my vet about it!! We used Rimadyl on one of my greyhounds years ago, and the side effects outweighed its benefits.



Barn Girl	Apr 9 2013, 01:30 PM Post #6
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,347 Group: Members Member #1,230 Joined: July 5, 2007	That's great! I recently put our 5 year old dobe on chrondroitin/glucosamine pills as he would be stiff and have a slight limp sometimes when he got up from napping. It's made a huge difference, well worth the $20 or so a month. Like you, I figured if I did it for the horse, why not the dog? I guess next I'll be sharing my old horse's Previcoxx with the dog, lol.



Jersey Fresh	Apr 10 2013, 05:03 AM Post #7
Off visiting Candy Cave, be right back. Posts: 1,253 Group: Members Member #514 Joined: January 21, 2007	Whats the dose in mg/kg for dogs?



Lion1024	Apr 10 2013, 05:50 AM Post #8
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,049 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: January 8, 2007	He's about 80/85 pounds and got 1.8 mgs per injection.



stephjm	Apr 10 2013, 06:10 AM Post #9
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,362 Group: Members Member #955 Joined: April 12, 2007	I had Duffy on Dasuquin (which is Cosequin for dogs) for a while and definitely noticed a difference. He doesn't have arthritis per se, but it was helping him get over a sprained hip. Our vet said she has seen it do a great job for dogs with arthritis.



Starlight	Apr 10 2013, 07:42 AM Post #10
Shunnnnn the unbeliever. Shunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Posts: 417 Group: Members Member #515 Joined: January 21, 2007	My little mutt Beethoven, (a DalUahPeekPoo), was paralyzed a few years ago, vet said get her a wheelchair or euthanize. I could not do either one, so I crate rested her, started Deramaxx (now on Rimadyl) and Adequan. She now goes jogging every day with me and is like a new dog. I've slowly cut back on the daily Rimadyl since the Adequan works so well!! She is around 20 pounds and gets .42cc. Of note, for those looking to start it, you have to load it every week and then cut down from there. Wonderful stuff! E Edited by Starlight, Apr 10 2013, 07:42 AM.



Kikki	Apr 10 2013, 11:25 AM Post #11
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,165 Group: Moderator Member #403 Joined: January 17, 2007	I love it. I steal a vial out of the horses' box for the old corgi. Leo got it for a few years too. I had him up to 1cc a week before he died. Brie has been on a half a cc every other week for a while too. I recently added Metacam for her too since she has been having increasing issues. She is like a new dog. I tried to take her off the Adequan since she is on the Metacam but they seem to work together well for her.



Big Day	Apr 14 2013, 07:12 AM Post #12
Magical Leopluridon Posts: 821 Group: Members Member #220 Joined: January 8, 2007	Great timing on this thread. Obie, the corgi rescue I got from these boards (thank you incentive ) came to me at age 8 with terrible hip dysplasia. Periodically, he has needed Rimadyl for it, but recently it has become much worse (he's 10.5 now) and his vet and I discussed starting Adequan injections. He is also on Cosequin DS. I am fervently hoping that the Adequan will help him out. We are so in love with the little man (and his criminal antics) and seeing him in pain absolutely kills me. It should arrive tomorrow and Starlight said she would help us with the first injection...so we shall see. Fingers crossed



CDE Driver	Apr 14 2013, 08:34 AM Post #13
It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure! Posts: 2,360 Group: Members Member #1,486 Joined: August 19, 2007	Since I switched my horses over to Pentosan I had quite a bit of Adequan left over. Archie Moore the Boxer has a bum elbow. Diagnostics with a specialist revealed no real cause for his intermittent lameness. He suggested Glucosamine, Chondroitin and MSM. I told him I had the Adequan and he said that it would be great for him. He told me for dogs to use a 2x week loading dose for four weeks and then once every 3-4 weeks. Since the stupid lameness is so off and on I'm not sure if it's helping or not, but I have it so he's getting it! As an aside, both the specialist and our regular dog vet don't really suggest Adequan because most of their clients don't/won't/can't give an IM injection. Once the Adequan is used up I may try the Pentosan on him.



EricaDVM	Apr 18 2013, 12:24 PM Post #14
Weanling Posts: 6 Group: Members Member #5,210 Joined: February 20, 2011	You can give Adequan subq to a dog or cat. That's a little easier at home. The usual dose is 5mg/kg.



vxf111	Apr 20 2013, 04:42 AM Post #15
You're BANNED! Posts: 6,368 Group: Members Member #325 Joined: January 10, 2007	I think they sell Adequan labeled for dogs (Canine) and in the dog dosage, if anyone is worried about dosing out. I have never researched it but I assume there's literature out there on the dog version. I had heard of it years ago but hadn't thought of it much until recently. It's been used for years, vets should be familiar with it.



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