Do not exceed the recommended dose or therapeutic regimen.
Adequan loading dose for dogs.
30 jan 2006 steve schwarz.
Your veterinarian will determine the appropriate dose for your pet.
At the approved dose 500 mg to achieve improvement shown in studies.
Adequan canine is the only fda approved injectable disease modifying osteoarthritis drug dmoad for dogs.
Administer twice weekly for up to 4 weeks maximum of 8 injections at approved dosage of 2 mg lb body weight 0 02 ml lb or 1 ml 50 lb by intramuscular im injection only.
1 2 after the initial series veterinarians and owners alike should keep monitoring the horse s joint health and mobility.
Adequan canine contains polysulfated glycosaminoglycan psgag.
Veterinarians may repeat the 1 4 7 series as needed upon recurrence of the clinical signs of djd.
Use adequan canine early at the first clinical signs of oa before it progresses and cartilage is irreversibly damaged.
At early signs of degenerative joint disease veterinarians can administer adequan i m.
2 do not exceed the recommended dose or therapeutic regimen.
Important safety information adequan canine should not be used in dogs who are hypersensitive to psgag or who have a known or suspected bleeding disorder.
Adequan canine long term protocol for milo.
The recommended dose of adequan canine is 2 mg lb body weight 02 ml lb by intramuscular injection only twice.
Adequan canine is a medication for the treatment of arthritis in dogs.
This dose of adequan canine should be injected intramuscularly twice a week for 4 weeks.
It is recommended for the control of signs associated with non infectious degenerative and or traumatic arthritis of canine synovial joints.
It has to be administered in a series of 8 injections.
We put milo on adequan last year and now it is time to determine when we should give him his next adequan injection.
It should be used with caution in dogs with renal or hepatic impairment.
It is a useful medication post surgery and is fast acting.
Read on to learn about adequan for dogs the correct dosage safety precautions side effects and uses of the medicine.
The recommended dose of adequan canine is 2 mg lb body weight 02 ml lb or 1 ml per 50 lb by intramuscular injection only twice weekly for up to 4 weeks maximum of 8 injections.
Adverse reactions in clinical studies transient pain at injection site transient diarrhea and abnormal bleeding were mild and self limiting.
Although improvement is generally observed after the second injection cartilage erosion ceases after the.
The recommended dosage is 2mg per pound of the dog s weight.
So i posted the following request to the agilitydogs email list.
Polysulfated glycosaminoglycan is characterized as a disease modifying osteoarthritis drug adequan canine contains 100 mg ml of polysulfated glycosaminoglycan.
