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Post by mymercedes on Mar 2, 2008 21:25:52 GMT -5
I have a wonderful gelding who I rescued a year ago, who is navicular on both fronts. I have invested tons of money into diagnosis, and therapeutic shoeing etc, in an attempt to try to alleviate his pain and make his able to withstand even light riding. This has worked with very limited results and at the moment he is pasture sound only.  He's 8 years old, super temperment, bred to the nines and GORGEOUS. We have done the barefoot method, and also the natural balance double nail pad system, which works the best, although he keeps throwing the shoe. I know there is a very guarded prognosis for him, but wonder if anyone has anything they have tried that seemed to work wonders for them?  If you have had any luck with a navicular horse, please respond. I would be very interested to know what you have tried. Thanks! |
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Post by Buena on Mar 2, 2008 22:13:28 GMT -5
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Post by mymercedes on Mar 2, 2008 23:08:02 GMT -5
I actually spoke with the veterinarian from the WSU project, however, you have to take the horse back and forth from Spokane 4 different times, and I am without a trailer. The other obstacle is that any X-rays used for the original diagnosis needed to be as recent as 4 -5 months. Mine were taken about 7-8 months ago and were 1200.00. I cannot afford to have them retaken. Thanks for getting back to me on that though. I was really excited when I first learned about the study.
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Post by linda on Mar 3, 2008 23:16:25 GMT -5
We have had some really great results with navicular and foundered horses using a variety of energy based products - mostly magnetic and far-infrared. The really great thing about these technologies is that they just help the body heal itself. Also use nutritional supplements like MSM and glucosamine... if you want more information please let me know.
I wish you the best with your boy.
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Mar 3, 2008 23:26:45 GMT -5
My Mercedes you have a PM
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Post by mymercedes on Mar 4, 2008 0:23:49 GMT -5
Hi Linda,
I sent you a PM. Thanks! Winterlake, I also sent one to you!
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Post by linda on Mar 5, 2008 16:34:04 GMT -5
How is your boy doing?
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Post by mymercedes on Mar 5, 2008 20:21:32 GMT -5
He is doing about the same. Has some good days and some awful days. I think putting him back in the double nail pad shoeing system will help. He did fairly well with that before, just had a hard time keeping them on. I will look into your suggestions as well. Thanks for caring. He is such a sweet sweet boy and it is so hard to see such a nice horse, who WANTS to work, be so disabled!
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Post by linda on Mar 6, 2008 19:01:19 GMT -5
it is so hard to see such a nice horse, who WANTS to work, be so disabled!
It is heartbreaking to have any animal in pain but it is especially difficult when you have a real sweetheart that is so willing...
Cyrano was like that. We knew nothing of his past and in about a week he would be off a little 1 day, maybe fine a day or 2 and then very lame. When we did xrays he had holes the size of a pencil in his coffin bone and clumps of calcium on tendon. Well-respected vet clinic said to bute him and dump him - he would never be sound.
Well, within a month he showed very little symptoms and we rode him throughout the summer with no more issues. The last I knew - several years later - he was still sound and doing low level eventing with a little girl. (owner knows his history and has an old navicular horse that does well also under her care)....
So the point to all of this rambling - just know healing can happen and "hopeless cases" is not a term we should recognize.... JMO
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Post by mymercedes on Mar 6, 2008 20:08:12 GMT -5
Hi Linda,
I sent you a PM for more info!
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Post by cutiepiepmu on Mar 20, 2008 2:12:56 GMT -5
I am sorry to hear about your kid. My mare malibu ended up with trauma induced navicular changes in her left rear foot after she somehow picked up an antique spike. I have been through EVERTYHING it seems like.
I have tried all the shoeing you mentioned and actually had more benefits using a wedge pad with a miracle cushion padding underneith. We have slowly been lowering the heal for her as the tendon has healed.
But- I have done just about everything, even electric wave stimulation and swim therepy(which helped alot! but since we are doing it at the lake it is too cold right now!). I have tried all the drugs, all the exercises, you name it - but she is still not 100%.
BUT - I actually tried her on Gallium Nitrate as a shot in the dark - and she improved. She is not 100% - but she is galloping and playing in the pasture and is only on 1 gram of bute every other day now - which is amazing since when this started she was on 5 grams a day (big girl - Shirex)
so - if you have tried everything else, and nerving is out - you might try the gallium. It is kind of spendy - but if you want a shot in the dark - it is something to consider.
Take care,
Sara
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