Dyana
Member Since 2009
Yesterday's Condo
I thought I should finally open a condo today, although I'm not very excited with his numbers.
J.D. ate breffis #1 at AMPS, and #2 at +1.5. His vet apt. was at +3.5. I put him in the carrier and he didn't fight me or cry. I picked up the carrier and as I went to set it out on the cement porch, I noticed a fountain of pee coming out of the front of the hard plastic carrier and landing on the cement. When he was finally done peeing, then he started to cry. It is a 3 minute drive to the vet, and usually J.D. pees on the way, this time, he just had to go the very second I put him into the carrier. I told him what a silly boy he was.
I told my vet that I would like to get a prescription for Adequan and he said yes. He also said that he has only used Adequan on horses and dogs, and never cats. He brought his book out and it said that it (the canine version) should only be given intramuscular and by a veterinarian, unless the owner can be taught how to give the injection. He gave J.D. 12 ml? (the prescription says 0.12 ml 1/ M (I think)) of the canine Adequan. He spent a bit of time showing me how to hold the back leg and where to put the shot into the top of the muscle, just above the knee area.
I got home and quickly logged onto Foster and Smith and bought a vial of equine Adequan. They said it was illegal for me to fax in the prescription, being the customer, and I had to have my vet do that, or have him call in the prescription, or else I could mail it in. I figured mailing in the prescription would take too long, as he should have another shot in a week, right? So, I called my vet's office back, and they told me that they do not normally do that (call in prescriptions), and that I should go to Staple's and fax it in myself?, or mail it. I told them that I was told that faxing it myself was illegal and that mailing it would take too long to get the drug in time for next week's shot. So I asked for J.D.'s vet to call me back. He did, and was able to call in the prescription, so hopefully it will arrive now by end of next week or so.
Is the dosage for the equine Adequan the same as for the canine Adequan?
Also, I thought we would need bigger needles/syringes, but he tested the Adequan with an insulin syringe and it worked just fine, so that's the plan is to use an insulin syringe for the Adequan. Now, for me to learn to give the IM shots.. nailbite_smile
J.D. has been very hungry since we got home. He's always happy when he's on his way home from the vet's office.
I thought I should finally open a condo today, although I'm not very excited with his numbers.
J.D. ate breffis #1 at AMPS, and #2 at +1.5. His vet apt. was at +3.5. I put him in the carrier and he didn't fight me or cry. I picked up the carrier and as I went to set it out on the cement porch, I noticed a fountain of pee coming out of the front of the hard plastic carrier and landing on the cement. When he was finally done peeing, then he started to cry. It is a 3 minute drive to the vet, and usually J.D. pees on the way, this time, he just had to go the very second I put him into the carrier. I told him what a silly boy he was.
I told my vet that I would like to get a prescription for Adequan and he said yes. He also said that he has only used Adequan on horses and dogs, and never cats. He brought his book out and it said that it (the canine version) should only be given intramuscular and by a veterinarian, unless the owner can be taught how to give the injection. He gave J.D. 12 ml? (the prescription says 0.12 ml 1/ M (I think)) of the canine Adequan. He spent a bit of time showing me how to hold the back leg and where to put the shot into the top of the muscle, just above the knee area.
I got home and quickly logged onto Foster and Smith and bought a vial of equine Adequan. They said it was illegal for me to fax in the prescription, being the customer, and I had to have my vet do that, or have him call in the prescription, or else I could mail it in. I figured mailing in the prescription would take too long, as he should have another shot in a week, right? So, I called my vet's office back, and they told me that they do not normally do that (call in prescriptions), and that I should go to Staple's and fax it in myself?, or mail it. I told them that I was told that faxing it myself was illegal and that mailing it would take too long to get the drug in time for next week's shot. So I asked for J.D.'s vet to call me back. He did, and was able to call in the prescription, so hopefully it will arrive now by end of next week or so.
Is the dosage for the equine Adequan the same as for the canine Adequan?
Also, I thought we would need bigger needles/syringes, but he tested the Adequan with an insulin syringe and it worked just fine, so that's the plan is to use an insulin syringe for the Adequan. Now, for me to learn to give the IM shots.. nailbite_smile
J.D. has been very hungry since we got home. He's always happy when he's on his way home from the vet's office.
