Thursday, July 16, 2015

What One Needs To Know About Navicular Syndrome

By Amalia Odom


Animals of certain types are owned by a lot of people. Certain animals are typically kept as pets by some homeowners which can be their companions when they are sad or lonely. Farm animals are also owned by some individuals to do some works in their respective farms. Still, creatures are raised by some people to have racing competitions joined.

Horses are some examples. An owner typically takes care of his thoroughbred so that this creature can be giving him a generous amount of winnings from a tournament. However, he should be watching out for navicular syndrome which a thoroughbred maybe suffering from. The disorder ultimately lead to the lameness.

Surely, the individuals will not want their prize fighters to fail them during the competitions. For this, they have to know a lot of things about this particular kind of disease. They must know the causes, the contributing factors, the symptoms, and the treatments that the horses will need during their lifetimes.

Those exact causes of this disease still cannot be pinpointed by scientists. However, reasonable theories and primary factors can be provided by them. One such theory is that the disease is caused by cartilage erosion. If their bones are constantly compressed, brittleness is caused by this situation and breakage is most likely its result.

Four main factors are contributing to this condition. First is any conformational defect that is typically promoting bone concussion. Poor trimming and shoe selection is also contributing to this disorder. If a shoemaker cannot attach a shoe to any hoof of this equine properly, this situation could be causing its lameness, too.

If the horses do not move or stay in their stalls for long periods of time, they may increase their risks of this said disease. In this scenario, the blood flow to their hooves decreases. Since jumping and galloping on hard surfaces cause stress to the tendons, these things can also contribute to the developments of the disorder. Aside from that, the body weights of the thoroughbreds are also contributing factors for this disorder since the loads on their feet will increase.

Signs should be watched out for by owners. Horses with this symptom commonly experience heel pain. A tiptoe gait is typically imitated by them as the pain felt on their own heels are wanted to be avoided. They also might frequently stumble. Changes on their feet shapes may also get noticed after certain time periods.

Since this disorder has no main cause, no specific treatment is also known for such. However, the person can be slowing down the degeneration process as well as minimizing its pain. He might need to be assigning a less intense workout for his horse. It could also be undergoing corrective shoeing but the therapy only produces temporary results. The equine could also be taking several medications in alleviating its pain.

Ultimately, the thoroughbreds may have to go through surgeries. They will certainly experience adverse side effects so surgeries should be their last resorts. Most of the time, these horses will have to retire from competitions. However, they will still be useful to their owners in some other ways.




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