tashyisaudrey
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Does anyone know what it is and what causes it? I'm doing an assignment on it.
Navicular
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RachelB
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There are some good articles in the H&H archive.
brightmount
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This one:
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/1370/38353.html
... the difficulty is being succinct as it can affect different structures in the foot, and navicular disease is not always the same as navicular syndrome.
PM me if you want some MRI scans for your project.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/1370/38353.html
... the difficulty is being succinct as it can affect different structures in the foot, and navicular disease is not always the same as navicular syndrome.
PM me if you want some MRI scans for your project.
charlie76
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My horse was PTS with navicular last year. It was caused by poor foot conformation, he was a big horse on small boxy feet. The navicular bone degenarated causing it to become rough and rubber on the suspensory ligmement making him lame.
It was diagnoised by nerve blocks and xrays.
He had navilox- a blood dilater, bute, show wave therapy and eggbar shoes. We also tried Cytek, Natural balance shoes, cortaflex and barefoot but he got progressivly lamer and I couldn't keep him sound on 3 bute a day.
Symptoms are usually pointing a foreleg, intermittent lameness, uneven feet and a tendancy to start a little 'short' when first starting work.
Hope that helps!
It was diagnoised by nerve blocks and xrays.
He had navilox- a blood dilater, bute, show wave therapy and eggbar shoes. We also tried Cytek, Natural balance shoes, cortaflex and barefoot but he got progressivly lamer and I couldn't keep him sound on 3 bute a day.
Symptoms are usually pointing a foreleg, intermittent lameness, uneven feet and a tendancy to start a little 'short' when first starting work.
Hope that helps!