Sunday, August 2, 2015

Some Facts 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.

One such examples are horses. The owners typically take care of their thoroughbreds so that these creatures can give them generous amounts of winnings from the tournaments. However, they should watch out for navicular syndrome that these thoroughbreds may suffer from. This disorder can ultimately lead to 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.

There are four main contributing factors for this disorder. First is conformational defects which typically promote bone concussion. Poor shoe selection and trimming may also contribute to such disorder. If shoemakers cannot properly attach the shoes to the hooves of these equines, this situation can also cause lameness on them.

If the motion of horses are limited since they occupy their stalls for long time periods, their risks of the said disease maybe increased. In this situation, there is a decrease in blood flow to the hooves. Since stress is triggered by galloping and jumping on hard surfaces to tendons, the progress of such disorder is also contributed by these things. Aside from that, another contributing factor for the disorder is the body weight of each thoroughbred since their feet are pressured by increased loads.

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 no main cause is known for this disease, such condition cannot be treated specifically. However, the degeneration process can be slowed down and pain minimized by the persons. Less intense workouts may have to be assigned for the horses. Corrective shoeing can also be undergone yet temporary results are only produced by this therapy. Some medications to help alleviate their pains could also be taken by such equines.

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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