Life Stages

Extend a horse’s mobility span1

Through every life stage of horses, different management strategies may be needed to maintain their soundness. As horses are living longer, veterinarians and owners are focusing their attention on helping maintain quality of life.2 Since mobility is a vital component to quality of life for every horse, detecting problems early and administering prompt treatment when disease or injury occurs is key to maximizing and maintaining healthy joints over the horse’s life span or career. Put another way, a proactive approach to diagnosis and treatment can help extend a horse’s mobility span.

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Degenerative joint disease can affect all horses

Whether the horse is a two-year old in training, a mature weekend warrior or a geriatric companion, proactive collaboration at all life stages between veterinarians, owners, and trainers in identifying and managing degenerative joint disease (DJD) is pivotal to healthy longevity. When you start with and stay with Adequan® i.m., horses may enjoy greater mobility over a lifetime. 3,4,5

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Discover if Adequan® i.m. is the right choice for your horse

INDICATIONS

Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) is recommended for the intramuscular treatment of non-infectious degenerative and/or traumatic joint dysfunction and associated lameness of the carpal and hock joints in horses.

How Adequan® i.m. can help extend a horse’s mobility span

Adequan Equine lifestages mobility considerations

Discover if Adequan® i.m. is the right choice for your horse

INDICATIONS Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) is recommended for the intramuscular treatment of non-infectious degenerative and/or traumatic joint dysfunction and associated lameness of the carpal and hock joints in horses.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION There are no known contraindications to the use of intramuscular Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan. Studies have not been conducted to establish safety in breeding horses. WARNING: Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Not for use in humans. Keep this and all medications out of the reach of children. CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. For full prescribing information, click here .
1. McFarlane D. "How to Establish a HealthCare Program for the Aging Horse in Equine Practice," AAEP Proceedings, 62: 2016.
2. USDA. Equine 2015: “Changes in the U.S. Equine Industry, 1998–2015” USDA–APHIS–VS–CEAH–NAHMS. Fort Collins, CO #723.0517.
3. Kim DY, Taylor HW, Moore RM, Paulsen DB, Cho DY. Articular chondrocyte apoptosis in equine osteoarthritis. The Veterinary Journal 2003; 166: 52-57.
4. McIlwraith CW, Frisbie DD, Kawcak CE, van Weeren PR. Joint Disease in the Horse. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2016; 33-48.
5. Adequan® i.m. Package Insert, Rev 1/19.

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