Synovetin OA
Dogs Can Get Arthritis in Their Joints Just Like People
We’re excited to offer a new treatment providing long-term relief of canine elbow arthritis pain. Paws In Motion can help address your dog’s pain and mobility issues through this new breakthrough treatment. Synovetin OA® can: reduce inflammation and pain, provide long-lasting relief, and improve your dog’s mobility.
Synovetin OA® (sin-OH-vuh-tin OA) is a new approach to treating OA. This treatment requires just one minimally-invasive injection that lasts for up to one full year and has been proven effective in the treatment of dogs with elbow osteoarthritis (OA).
Synovetin OA is a radiotherapeutic that is an injection of a radioactive form of tin. This is engulfed by inflammatory cells and inflamed joint lining causing cell death and a reduction to cessation of inflammation in the joint. Dogs who respond well to this treatment can see improvement for up to 12 months. There is a 92% success rate in mild to moderate elbow arthritis and 72% success rate in severe arthritis.
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How is Synovetin OA® administered?
Synovetin OA® is given as an in-office injection.
All that is required is a sedative, and then we use a needle and syringe to inject Synovetin OA® directly into the affected joint(s).
Patients can go home the same day and return to whenever level of activity they are comfortable with while Synovetin OA ® goes to work to reduce the pain and inflammation of OA over time.
This procedure can only be performed by licensed veterinarians at veterinary hospitals permitted to use internal radiation therapy. On rare occasions, discomfort in the treated elbow has been seen in dogs that can last up to 72 hours after treatment. Short-term home-care instructions must be followed after treatment to minimize extended close contact such as co-sleeping.