Posted by Ray Miller on May 25, 2002 at 12:11:02:
In Reply to: navicular treatement with isoxoprine posted by Sohie George on May 25, 2002 at 08:32:21:
: I have a client who is doing everything to help me with her 15 year old horse who has been diagnosed with navicular. We have been working to get the horse sound for a year and 2 months ago for no apparent reason he came up totally lame and could barely walk out at all. She took him to the vet and the radios show some abmornalities but nothing that any of us thinks should cause him to be in pain daily. The isoxoprine was (key word here) helping- at day 21 at twice a day he seemed much more comfortable. She has been giving him the meds once a day for the last 2 weeks- per the vets instructions- and now the horse is back to almost not walking at all according to her. ????? We put egg bars on him 5 weeks ago. He has a long toe but can't pull much off just yet because the growth is so poor in this horse. We have him on a strong vet vitamin to help get things growing, but he is really falling apart all over again and it seems directly linked to the isoxoprine.
: Any ideas???? suggestions? Thanks.
: Sophie
In some case you can not get a navicular horse sound.
I would suggest a new set of radiographs and shoeing with the GE-N shoe at this point. You might also want to try the EDDS system.
You need to get the toe off and the heels up. You can build the heels with with a product called Level It, or use of a wedge pad or shoe. But do pull the toe back.
What type of Meds?
Just my thinking.
Ray Miller