Cysts on the Navicular bone?

[H-J]

Anyone had much experience of this, or no of any horses come right from it?

Friend at my yard her horse has it and they are going to try Tildren but I wonder how effective it will be and if it will make a full recovery for they want it for

Also posted in NL as well

 

[ihatework]

Only known 1 horse with this, it to was treated with tildren and never came sound I'm afraid. It's now on loan as a companion.

 

[Scarlett]

My friends horse has been diagnosed with this... she came sound but has been lame again recently, only to be sound again today. the info she has recieved hasn't been very good however, no one seems to know much about it.

 

[Shiraz]

I'm the friend Scarlett is talking about! Long story but basically we got our QH x-rayed and they found a cyst on the navicular bone the size of a pea. Our vet had never seen anything like it (they are normally golf ball sized?) so sent the plates to the Dick Vet they said that it was too small to operate on and basically that it was "fraying" the tendon. The vet couldn't tell me if it was a bone cyst or not (as I'd always thought of cysts to be fluidy); tbh the vets couldn't tell me much at all.

I don't think that the cyst is causing her lameness but can't see to get to the bottom of what it, I think it's arthritis rather than navicular.

Tildrin was never offered as an option to us.

If you look on american websites you will find a lot of information (I did) as QH are prone to them and it seems to appear in "performance" QHs doing barrel racing, reining &cutting etc. Also in TBs because they are worked hard so young. Tildrin is mentioned a lot on the american sites, as is nerve blocking...

Good Luck, I hope your friend's horse comes sound

 

[ecrozier]

My mare was diagnosed with Navicular syndrome 8 years ago, and treated with navilox/rest/bar shoes etc. 7 years later, having never had any problems after the first year we had her re-xrayed to look at an unrelated problem, and whatever was there navicular-wise, no longer is, so the vet (not original one) said it must have been a cyst that has dispappeared so I guess they can go? Might have been a mis-diagnosis in the first plae of course, but thought story might be worth hearing!
Best of luck

 

[jaimep]

interesting... strickly speaking I'm not sure bone can develope cysts... (but I could be wrong) is what you are describing simply unusual ossification? (similar to ring or side bone but affecting the navicular bone?)

what is Tildren please?

'Navicular syndrome' is a 'catch all' diagnosis meaning that there is pain in the rear of the foot the cause being unknown...

Navicular itself is the degeneration of the navicular bone and is irreversable (it is also extremely rare, so rare that if diagnosed I would reccomend anyone to keep looking for the real cause as I have known several horse diagnosed with 'Navicular' with the reccomendation that they are PTS subsequently come good).

Emma C with all due respect I would suggest that bothyour vets were guessing... you will probably neverknow what the real problem was... or what 'cured' it... time?...rest?...probably... could it have been 'cured' sooner... maybe...