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Practical resources to support your canine OA patients

Our library is designed to connect you with the latest insight, medical tools, educational opportunities and activities to support the veterinary profession in managing canine osteoarthritis (OA) and implementing the effective use of Adequan® Canine (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan). Take a look at the links below and choose what best fits your search for information.

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Journal Article: Validity of COAST Staging Tool

To support early intervention with OA diagnosis and management, a group of veterinary experts collaborated to create the Canine OsteoArthritis Staging Tool (COAST). Learn more about the science behind the COAST tool and its potential benefits in The Veterinary Journal article "Face validity of a proposed tool for staging canine osteoarthritis: Canine OsteoArthritis Staging Tool (COAST)."


COAST Article

Technical Bulletin: A Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug

Adequan® Canine is the only FDA-approved disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) that inhibits cartilage loss in a dog’s synovial joints.1 This technical bulletin will help you learn more about the unique characteristics of Adequan® Canine and the distinct advantages it may provide in slowing the progression of OA in dogs.


DMOAD Bulletin

1. Adequan® Canine Package Insert, Rev 9/2021.

Infographic: Playful pup or couch potato?

This infographic is a visually engaging way to introduce clients to the early signs of canine OA and what to look for. It can be displayed as a poster in your waiting area, exam room or printed and handed to clients.

Printable PDF

Canine OsteoArthritis Staging Tool

This tool helps you gather insights to better identify early signs of OA in canine patents, while creating an objective baseline from which to diagnose OA and initiate needed treatment. It’s most effective when used in conjunction with the Client Questionnaire: Assessing Discomfort in Your Dog also available on this page.

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Printable PDF

Interactive PDF

Digital Brochure: Adequan® Canine Pet Parent Brochure


This digital brochure can help you discuss with clients the early signs of canine osteoarthritis and why it is important to start the discussion early to help maintain joint mobility.

Brochure PDF

Could your dog have painful joints?



Help you clients recognize the signs of painful joints with this digital quiz graphic. It identifies everyday tasks their dog may be struggling with as well as other factors including age, weight and breed/size. Clients can bring their insight to their dog’s next appointment as a conversation starter about canine OA and its treatments.


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Client Questionnaire: Assessing Discomfort in Your Dog

Ask clients to complete this questionnaire and bring it to their dog’s next appointment. The questionnaire can help clients better identify the early signs of OA, plus it provides you an easy way to initiate the OA conversation. Use the questionnaire with the Canine OsteoArthritis Staging Tool also available on this page.

For the best interactive experience, save the PDF onto your device.

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Interactive PDF

Adequan® Canine Educational Treatment Tool

This tool can help guide your discussions with clients about your recommendation of Adequan® Canine. It includes an area to outline treatment dates and note multi-modal plans for their dog.

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Adequan® Canine Features-Benefits Educational Flyer

This digital flyer can help you discuss the primary features and benefits of using Adequan® Canine (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) for treating canine osteoarthritis in dogs with your team and your pet owners. The difference between feeling better and getting better.®

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Adequan® Canine brand of polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG)
INDICATIONS Adequan® Canine is recommended for intramuscular injection for the control of signs associated with non-infectious degenerative and/or traumatic arthritis of canine synovial joints.
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. It should be used with caution in dogs with renal or hepatic impairment. Adverse reactions in clinical studies (transient pain at injection site, transient diarrhea, and abnormal bleeding) were mild and self-limiting. In post approval experience, death has been reported in some cases; vomiting, anorexia, depression/lethargy and diarrhea have also been reported. The safe use of PSGAG in breeding, pregnant or lactating dogs has not been evaluated. Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. For additional safety information, please see Full Prescribing Information.

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