navicular and tildren?

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Hi everyone, I have an 8yr old thoroughbred whos just been diagnosed with navicular syndrome in both front feet along with bone spavins on his hocks and the vet has suggested treating him with tildren. I would like to know peoples opinions on this treatment and has anyone used it successfully please??
 
My vet suggested this to treat my boy who has athritis in his pastern joints. She did warn me though that it can trigger colic. It would mean him standing in the stalls and then slowly it would drip in. Any sign of colic and they would stop. I decided the risk of Colic was too great and not to go ahead with it.
Is there other treatment your vet is offering?
 
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My 10yr arabx has just been diagnoised with Bone spavin in both his hocks and is being treated with Tildren - he had his first IV last friday - my vet hasn't used it for spavin before but has used it fro navicular with success - however it is VERY expensive so worth checking with your insurance company before commiting to it.

Good luck - I hope all goes well - PM if you want any more information.

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My mare has has it successfully but in her spine, she didn't have the slow I/V infusion but directly through spinal needles. She had some horrendus side effects BUT this was due to have to be sedated 3days later after slicing her nostril open. (Tildren and NSAID DO NOT mix).

I've seen it used in other horse (with navicular) to great effect (through work - VN) and it has pro-longed the working life for quite some time. However it is not a long term drug and generally requires more dose as frequently as every 6months. I'm not sure if it has a liscence now but as far as I was aware (and definatly at the end of last year) but it was used off liscence (it does have one in Europe though).

Hope that helps a bit - PM me if you want to know anymore
 
I used it for pedalostitis, twice for my gelding about 5 years ago, imported iy myself with my vet's approval and administered it by drip. It didn't make him sound but it certainly made him more comfortable.
Absolutely no side affects at all.
 
I had an 11yo diagnosed with nav syndrome. We treated with tildren, shockwave and also changed shoeing.

He came sound really quickly. Whether this was due to the tildren, the shockwave the shoeing or all I couldn't tell you I'm afraid.
 
My then 14yo gelding was diagnosed in May 2004 with bilateral navicular. He was treated for 3 months with Navilox, which had no effect, and was then given an intravenous dose of Tildren, then available only as a trial in the UK but quite highly regarded in France, where they claimed a 60% success rate. Sadly, we were one of the 40%. The vets didn’t recommend further Tildren as he had not responded at all to the first course and because of the risk of colic.
 
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