Posted by Suzanne on April 28, 2003 at 13:13:28:
In Reply to: Re: Navicular Syndrome with erosion Dr. Myers opinion? posted by Suzanne DeVries on April 25, 2003 at 08:44:03:
Looked at the xrays yesterday. The navicular bone in the first one was easy to see and very white in the xray which from what I understand is solid bone. This one was taken last July. The second xray was taken in March of the navicular bone and the white part is half of what it was in July. So, what the vet and farrier are saying is that the navicular bone has eroded by 50% in 8 months. Vet said she only assumed the tendon was eroding based on looking at the xrays. I don't like retiring a horse based on assumptions. The other thing is both xrays were taken at different angles which in my mind could distort what we are looking at. Opinions anyone? How accurate are these xrays and what is the margin for error on something like this? Farrier shod my horse yesterday and after seeing him go his words were "he is going to make us all look like fools" and he also said that "I should start showing him" Talk about confusing contradictions !!