Thursday, November 27, 2014

Things To Do To Avoid Navicular Disease

By Ida Dorsey


There are a lot of mysterious diseases which can fully affect the performance and health of every horse. You might be working on the barn one day and find that your friend is suffering from great pain, sitting on the haunch and looking so pitiful because of high pain. One can also notice it when riding the animal and spending time with him.

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 may also feel the pain because of the blood flow in his hooves which can totally change the shape of the coffin bone. To determine if he is suffering from it, you need to determine the common signs and symptoms first. His hooves must be trimmed regularly to avoid it from happening as well.

The act of trimming it must be done correctly to avoid any complication and any sign or symptom of the disease. Not performing well may also result to the wrong growth of his hooves. It can grow or wear based on his footing which must be totally kept on all the time.

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 breeds for instance may be proned to this type of disease and some Throughbreds which has small feet proportion. The sickness is also identified to be common among young animals. Even if she or he is still young, it is possible to happen.

To completely avoid it, the owner has to know what to do to keep him healthy and save him from so much pain. It can definitely happen when the owner fails to take good care of his horse. You need to feed him well and walk him as a way of exercising. Healthy lifestyle should be part of the overall treatment. It could also happen for those horses that are intended for race, show and sale.

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 correct way to avoid it is to be guided in keeping them healthy. Right diet and daily exercise are important to help them live a better life compared before. You need to guide them totally to recover and to avoid any sort of complication. You must aid them all the way by giving right food, protecting them from being lazy and everything which can be useful along the way.




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