any experience with adequan?

[DressageDiva1983]

hi, feeling a little delicate at the mo, my main dressage horse has been lame for 4 weeks and was diagnosed with degenarative joint disease last night. i am gutted but trying to remain positive. the plan is 7 adequan injections, get her back to fitness so muscle/ cartiledge supports joint and hope she goes sound. Anyone had any experience with Adequan?
Vet said the DJD had been there a while (sinc about 2 yr old, she is now 7) Vet also said if i didn't have her so fit she would have been lame long ago, as she lost fitness with time off due to abcess the DJD made her remain lame apparently.

 

[ChunkyMonkey25]

Yes use it on my boy every 6-12 months depending on how bad he is. He was diagnosed with DJD 2 years ago. Its a polysulphated glycoseaminoglycan!! It helps cartildge - won't repair it but encourages it to keep being made. My boy was lame with his stifle and after 7 i/m injections and 1 month off came back sound and we haven't looked back. Now I use this instead of feeding oral joint supplements and he's never been better!

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

should do the job! has your vet given any other options? cartraphen im is good as well! oil in diet etc. good luck

 

[DressageDiva1983]

early days yet, no other options been discussed. what sort of oil is best?

 

[Izzwizz]

Quite a few horses on my yard have had a course of this and have done well. They have also been put on Synequin and a marked improvement has been seen on one particular horse.

 

[Gleeful Imp]

My mare has cartlidge damage and cartophren really helps. Adequan was good but I found cartophen better.

 

[chestnut cob]

Mine has had 2 courses of Adequan now. He has spavins in both hocks and ringbone in one front pastern. It has really helped.

 

[scally]

My Grade A was diagnosed at 10 with not producing any synovial fluid in any of his joints, causing DJD, it was like water when they stuck in a needle into his joints and also bone spavins in both hocks.

After a course of adequan he was 100% sound, and went on to compete until he was 19 still doing Grade A tracks when I felt he was just getting a little deeper and landing a little steeper to save himself so retired him.

Have just had an eventer on the yard given a course as has developed a stifle problem and high ringbone, and he is now 100% sound and back in fitness work.

I do think that general management of the condition also helps, keeping them fit and active, correct warming up, no trotting on roads, working on hard ground etc etc which I followed strictly.

I really hope it works for you.

 

[treena]

i was advised to have adequan injected into my mares ddft. i decided against it as it was a lot of money with no guarantees. i decoded to use micro current therapy and to great effect..within 4 months my mare was back in work. look up the website called microvet.

 

[The_snoopster]

My mate as used it on her mare unforunately it never really made that much difference to hers, hope it works for yours the vet did say it was a hit or miss treatment.

 

[lily1]

My warmblood did a check ligament and had a course of Adequan it did help repair the damage.