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Discussion on Diagnosed with NS
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Chance1
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Posted on Friday, Jul 30, 2004 - 1:01 pm:
I have a 7 yo appendix gelding who has been diagnosed with navicular, accompanied by a coffin bone at the "wrong" angle. He has small feet (00), is VERY upright and his heels grow like crazy, making his feet look very strange. I have had him shod for the past year in the natural balance style which immediately lengthened his stride and seemed to make him quite comfortable (had never been lame). He came up lame immediately after his last shoeing, but when the shoes were pulled he had no reaction at all to the hoof tester and no "hot" nails were found. My vet took radiographs, but I've only spoken briefly with him about the next step but we have set a time to talk at length. What are some questions I should ask and what is the general prognosis for a young horse? The farrier, upon seeing his lameness, suggested that sneakers would probably be of benefit.
Chance is a very fit (not over weight) and willing guy now and we've worked so hard together that the thought of losing him makes me ill. We welcome any and all input.
Thanks!
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Jul 30, 2004 - 6:35 pm:
The first question is why were radiographs taken before the source of the pain localized? See our article Equine Diseases » Lameness » The Diagnosis of Lameness in the Horse for a careful explanation of the diagnostic process, I suspect lot's of questions will arise.
DrO
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