silvershadow81
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Has anyone used this?
How did you find it?
What was the cost?
Thanks Peps!
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How did you find it?
What was the cost?
Thanks Peps!
Navilox
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Shipley
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No Idea I am afraid, but how did you get on at the vets.
silvershadow81
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Walk and trot and lunge on hard she was totally sound (which i knew)
When cantered (which is what i knew the issue was with) he could see what i was banging on about and how she was a bit footy.
blocked and xrayd and her shoes were unbalanced so natural balance shoes should help.
There is a very small spur from navicular, though this wont cause a problem (touch wood) after her shoes are sorted as the heel with have more support.
Just trying to pin the farrier down atm to come and do natural balance shoes asap (shes not too good without toes on and i dont like leaving them off for too long)
Im glad its over and glad it is nothing like aurthritus (sp), ringbone, sidebone, fractures, tendons... and everything else i had been frantically researching!!
Just wondered what people thought of this supplement as it was a recomendation for the future should she actually develop any navicular.
Hope your good? xx
When cantered (which is what i knew the issue was with) he could see what i was banging on about and how she was a bit footy.
blocked and xrayd and her shoes were unbalanced so natural balance shoes should help.
There is a very small spur from navicular, though this wont cause a problem (touch wood) after her shoes are sorted as the heel with have more support.
Just trying to pin the farrier down atm to come and do natural balance shoes asap (shes not too good without toes on and i dont like leaving them off for too long)
Im glad its over and glad it is nothing like aurthritus (sp), ringbone, sidebone, fractures, tendons... and everything else i had been frantically researching!!
Just wondered what people thought of this supplement as it was a recomendation for the future should she actually develop any navicular.
Hope your good? xx
Marchtime
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Only ever used it for a ligament injury that was misdiagnosed as navicular so it was pointless BUT it I know it does come highly recommended from vets in the treatment and prevention of navicular. I've known a couple of horses who have been on it and it does seem to work. Definitely worth a try.
silvershadow81
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Thanks Marchtime. Ive been given some, but told not to try it yet and see if the shoeing will help instead. I will then use it as a back up. Im glad you have heard positive points on it, i would hate to have her on bute as this is my last resort. xx
cazzypolox
New User
Hi i had a horse with Severe Navicular in both his front feet, Navilox was prescribed, didn't do a thing to help with his lameness, the only thing that helped was corrective shoeing, by using natural balance shoes, a plastic cushion with putty stuff to support the frog, and then wedges / rails on the side of his shoes,
he looked like he was walking in high heels and couldn't be ridden, but after 6 months we could ride him again and he stopped standing like a laminitic pony and we stopped the pain killers.
we maintained him like that for 3 years before we had to put him to sleep.
but the navilox was pointless and expensive, it may be that his navicular was so severe (his pedal bones had rotated) but thats my opinion.
good luck
he looked like he was walking in high heels and couldn't be ridden, but after 6 months we could ride him again and he stopped standing like a laminitic pony and we stopped the pain killers.
we maintained him like that for 3 years before we had to put him to sleep.
but the navilox was pointless and expensive, it may be that his navicular was so severe (his pedal bones had rotated) but thats my opinion.
good luck
wjgfred
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Hi,
I have to say that I agree with the above. I had a horse some years ago that was diagnosed with navicular and put on navilox. Again this didnt help but corrective shoeing did help for sometime, although my horse was also on low levels of bute during this time.
The thing with years ago though is that when I had this horse MRI was not about for horses. So I believe that alot of horses were diagnosed with navicular when in fact the injuries could have been soft tissue damage. So I will never actually know if my horse did actually have true navicular.
There are various different trains of thought as to why navicular occurs. One of these is a lack of blood to the area. They used to use Warfarin but this thins the blood so had serious side effects if the horse cut itself etc. Navilox works by opening the blood vessels to allow better blood flow to the area.
I cant actually remember how much it cost, but this was about 5 years ago anyway so would be useless now.
If you think I can help at all in anyway please PM me. I did alot of research into this subject at one time. The one thing that is most important is to get the shoeing right. Make sure you get yourself a really good farrier to do the work as well.
Good luck
X
I have to say that I agree with the above. I had a horse some years ago that was diagnosed with navicular and put on navilox. Again this didnt help but corrective shoeing did help for sometime, although my horse was also on low levels of bute during this time.
The thing with years ago though is that when I had this horse MRI was not about for horses. So I believe that alot of horses were diagnosed with navicular when in fact the injuries could have been soft tissue damage. So I will never actually know if my horse did actually have true navicular.
There are various different trains of thought as to why navicular occurs. One of these is a lack of blood to the area. They used to use Warfarin but this thins the blood so had serious side effects if the horse cut itself etc. Navilox works by opening the blood vessels to allow better blood flow to the area.
I cant actually remember how much it cost, but this was about 5 years ago anyway so would be useless now.
If you think I can help at all in anyway please PM me. I did alot of research into this subject at one time. The one thing that is most important is to get the shoeing right. Make sure you get yourself a really good farrier to do the work as well.
Good luck
X
shirley123
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hi silvershadow81
i would have to totally agree with wigfred. i too had a horse a few years ago with changes on the navicular bone in both front hooves and she was put on a few courses of navilox. cant say it did any good though. i think the best thing we did for her was the eggbar shoes, and a little bute. we kept her going for five years and in that time she was pain free and led an active life, but it got the better of her eventually and we then had her p.t.s.. if i had one wish it would be that m.r.i. had been in use for horses then, because as most of us know 'true navicular' is quite rare - there are so many other issues down there!! as i am finding out for a second time with collateral ligaments of the coffin joint.
i.m.o. - if my horse had an issue in any joint i would put it on a joint supplement of some desription
i would have to totally agree with wigfred. i too had a horse a few years ago with changes on the navicular bone in both front hooves and she was put on a few courses of navilox. cant say it did any good though. i think the best thing we did for her was the eggbar shoes, and a little bute. we kept her going for five years and in that time she was pain free and led an active life, but it got the better of her eventually and we then had her p.t.s.. if i had one wish it would be that m.r.i. had been in use for horses then, because as most of us know 'true navicular' is quite rare - there are so many other issues down there!! as i am finding out for a second time with collateral ligaments of the coffin joint.
i.m.o. - if my horse had an issue in any joint i would put it on a joint supplement of some desription
hussar
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Agree with all the above - my then 14yo Arab was diagnosed 4 years ago with bilateral navicular and we tried Navilox for 3 months with no effect. Then a course of Tildren - no effect. The only thing that helped was remedial shoeing (elevated heels) and bute. Thankfully he's improved enough to be rideable and is about to go into Natural Balance shoes.