Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Things To Do To Avoid Navicular Disease

By Ida Dorsey


There are several illnesses that can totally hit your horse and affect its performance. You can just see him or her one day sitting because of deep pain. It can be very devastating in the part of the owner of course. One can also notice his performance getting weaker and weaker along the way which can also be bad.

Some will not realize it totally but others can determine especially if the animal is not willing to move, stand and to be with you. If this is usually not the attitude of your friend then realize that something can be really a problem. The problem is commonly known as navicular disease in horses. This can totally give him much pain.

The horse can totally feel the burning pain because of the high blood flow in the hooves and it can also change their coffin bone. To know if the horse is suffering from this kind of disease, you must know all signs. It the hooves are not trimmed well then it can be really possible to happen.

The trimming has to be done well to get rid of any complication as well as signs and symptoms of the disease. Doing it correctly will avoid abnormal growth of their hooves. The hooves can both grow and wear depending on the type of footing which he needs to keep on.

The bones can become completely immobile which can also cause poor circulation of the blood. Its condition will usually start in their front feet which can later on affect the other parts. They are at high risk especially when they are on higher stalls and are overweight.

Quarter animals for instance can be proned to this kind of condition and the Throughbreds as well which have smaller foot proportion. The disease has been identified to younger animals. Even if he or she is too young for it, it can be possible for him to have this sort of complication.

To get rid of this problem from occuring, you need to know what to do to give your animal a healthy life. The disease will usually strike when you fail to help them in the process. You have to avoid giving too much food without exercise. Everything must be balanced well to have the best treatment. It is also applicable for those horses used in shows, races and so on.

The condition will happen gradually but can also cause severe lameness. It surely can be difficult as well to fully detect it during the early stage because it can totally worsen. You have to avoid letting the animals suffer from much pain which needs to be determined at the early phase of the problem.

The right way to get rid of it is to totally keep them healthy. Daily exercise and right diet must be provided to keep them healthier all the time. High pain must be avoided by helping them live a healthier lifestyle. To avoid all the symptoms such as pain, you need to offer them the right way to live.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment