Posted by Andy on April 15, 2004 at 12:28:58:
In Reply to: Re: Gallium Nitrate posted by Sue Garretson on April 18, 2003 at 16:45:16:
: Hello,
I had my horse on Gallium Nitrate for about a year and now his hoofs are worse. the vet wants to put him down =(
Andy, Ak
: I did the Galium Nitrate with my navicular horse for 2 years. The plus was it did force the blood to the hoof but did not cure the navicular problem. He got so bad (lame) that the vet and farrier advised I should put him down..
: I then did a lot of research and found "Dr. Strasser." Please educate yourself and visit these two websites "www.strasserhoofcare.com" and "www.naturalhorsetrim.com".
: We started the Strasser trim in June of 2002 (I have a local certified Strasser hoofcare specialist nearby) and I'm happy to say my horse is now 100% sound. He is doing wonderful, cantering around the pasture with the other horses. His mane has grown 6" and so has his tail. Because his hoofs are working properly, the toxins are being pumped out of his system, his coffin bone is ground parallel and no longer has the under slung heels. Contraction of the heels is gone and boy is he a "happy camper." It took a year to get him sound but it took him years to get lame also...
: If you have any questions, you are welcome to email me direct at GarretsonRanch@aol.com
: Sue Garretson
: Lakeland, FL
: : : I have a seven year old paint just diagnosed with navicular changes on his x-rays. He has always been 100%sound. A few months ago I changed to aluminum shoes and he went dead lame. Have gone back to steel but only one week ago. He is still lame. Wondering about different treatments for navicular and peoples experiences with Gallium. For the past month he has been on ixop, absorbine flex + and biotin 22X, no improvement. I don't want to use bute because of his young age and the side effects. Anyone with any advice. Thanks so much.
: : There are plenty of references in this board's archives about the "wonders of gallium nitrate". The mechanism by which it is supposed to work has nothing to do with the pathology of navicular syndrome which tends to discount the anecdotal evidence of success.
: : This horse does not have the proper mechanics applied as yet and will not improve until this happens. Correct address to phalangeal alignment, breakover, and caudal limb support are the main tenets of successful therapy. This can only be done with radiographic assistance. Changing between aluminum and steel has nothing to do with the problem, the mechanics have escaped in some fashion.
: : M. W. Myers, D.V.M.