Arthramid /Adequan

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CereliaBennett

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Hello everyone,

I have a Malamute/Husky that has damaged two of her tendons and been diagnosed with medial shoulder instability. This has caused a secondary issue of OA in 3 vertebra. My vet mentioned arthramid and adequan as recommendations and we are going to discuss them at our next appt. this week.

I live in Colorado and can find very little in the way of feedback for arthramid (much nore for adequan) as it is less common in the states and more common in Europe. My vet is an equine/small animal vet and said both are commonly used for horses. I'd really appreciate any thoughts from anybody on this forum who has experience using arthramid. Some questions:

- What condition was it used for?
- How expensive is it per injection?
- Did it help?
- Any side effects?
- Adequan vs. arthramid?

I noticed on the arthramid website that sedation is mentioned and that it is administered by a vet as opposed to adequan that can be self administered with veterinary guidance. Is that the case?

Any feedback and thoughts you can offer would be greatly appreciated

Thank you SO much!
 
My mare had an arthramid injection into her fetlock joint, for suspected arthritis. It was performed under sedation, and she was back in the field the following day. There were no side effects.
As it’s licensed for human use the hardest part for the vet was attaching a large enough needle to the tube. It took about a minute to medicate the joint; waiting for the sedation to work took a lot longer. Not sure on cost as it went through insurance, but won’t have been more than a couple of hundred pounds.
Did it work? On my horse no, but that’s because a subsequent mri showed substantial ddft tendon tears and scarring. She didn’t actually have arthritis...
 
I think there may be some threads on here, if you search for Arthramid.
My young horse had 5 syringes injected into his stifle for arthritis (he has had two operations as well) but this was to maintain the joint and prolong his life, I havent ridden him since but he looks sound on lunge and trotting/ cantering in the field. I may consider getting back on him for hacking if im sure he is up to it. This was done about 9 months ago. It cost about £200 a syringe i think. The bigger the joint, the larger the amount required. It was done under standing sedation. Vets tend to use it as a last resort as not so much is known about its success compared to say steroids. I have heard good things from others who have used it in hock joints and fetlock joints. Horses now able to engage and work properly. I hope this helps.
 
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