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| TurnLane - 2014-02-27 4:26 PM
cheryl makofka - 2014-02-27 2:08 PM TurnLane - 2014-02-27 9:09 AM People often get confused or use the incorrect terms but it does not help to "resbsorb" bone- it stops "resorption" which is bone mass loss or breakdown. So instead of bone loss from whatever injury or issue you may have- it stops the chemical reaction process thing -(pardon my technical terms)aka damaging process of bone loss. So if you catch an issue early- it can be very effective.
I used it twice and saw long term results. Navicular and hocks. Question how can it work on hocks as it is the cartilage that is damaged not the bone in the beginning  Â
I get that but tildren is not a pain reliever nor an antiinflammatory, so if the hock is bone on bone, yes there is no bone breakdown, but there is still the shearing action which cause inflammation and pain.
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Location: Central Texas | navicular issues and Tildren saved my guy's career. Long term success with my guy. Yeah
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| It helped my navicular horse alot. I did a treatment last June she has been sound every since and she gets used and hauled alot.
I am curious who all has had to do multiple treatments and if so how far apart? My vet told me we would see how she does but should prob plan on yearly. |
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Location: Middle Tennessee | I was told it was used in one of my geldings by his previous owner. He had changes to the navicular bone at a very young age, was given Tildren, and is now very competitve and will be starting his WPRA rodeo career soon. He was also successful in the futurities. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | My vet told me Tildren was not a viable option for my mare with Navicular. |
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Location: Weatherford, TX | We have used it for about 3 years. Our vet was one of first approved to use it here.
We do it at least once of the year. We have a 15YO DTF gelding that has had 2 serious knee surgeries. It has really done wonders for him.
ETA... I think the younger you use it, the better results you get. Say if a colt had an injury in the knee maybe, I think it would help more than we started our guy at 12. Hope that makes sense.
Love be it and will continue to use it. :)
Edited by Gator Bug 2014-03-03 12:50 PM
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Location: Sperry, OK | missroselee - 2014-03-03 12:40 PM My vet told me Tildren was not a viable option for my mare with Navicular.
depends on how advanced the disease is on the bone... once they are too far gone, there is no point because even Tildren won't make it better. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-03-03 1:50 PM missroselee - 2014-03-03 12:40 PM My vet told me Tildren was not a viable option for my mare with Navicular. depends on how advanced the disease is on the bone... once they are too far gone, there is no point because even Tildren won't make it better.
it's not advanced at all. She's not even lame, never been lame. She just started obliterating barrels two years ago and I wouldn't stop until we came up with something. Started xraying her every six months until we saw changes in the cartilage on the bottom of her right navicular bone. Vet said those changes were causing soft tissue camage to the tendons. Only better look was to do an MRI but it wouldn't change the treatment so I just turned her out to breed. I don't want to haul her with my current gelding anways. We put her on TLC equibone but it hasn't been long enough to see a difference. |
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Location: Texas Baby!! | I have used it with great success!! My gelding improved GREATLY.....treatment cost me $500 and I did it IV! |
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Location: Sperry, OK | missroselee - 2014-03-03 12:55 PM ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-03-03 1:50 PM missroselee - 2014-03-03 12:40 PM My vet told me Tildren was not a viable option for my mare with Navicular. depends on how advanced the disease is on the bone... once they are too far gone, there is no point because even Tildren won't make it better.
She probably wasn't a candidate because it wasn't in the bone... it was cartilidge and soft tissue. Sounds similar to an issue TurnLane had, they treated with stem cells to repair damage to the tendons in the foot. |
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| I had super results for hock issues I was having. Injections were not working any longer. Tildren IV systemic was $650. Very impressed with my Tildren results. |
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Location: Central Texas | Opinions please. If your horse has arthritic hocks, would you suggest going straight to Tildren or doing the regular injections first? I am just curious if the Tildren would be more bang for the buck in addition to maybe not be as detrimental on the cartilage as regular injections. Also, if Tildren is used for hocks, is the procedure systemic IV or could regional limb perfusion be done? |
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Location: Texas | I have read that Tildren is most effective on relatively new issues, and not as effective on chronic issues that have been going on for a while. Have any of you experienced this? I have a horse that has had chronic heel pain for about the past five years and wondering if it would help him at all. |
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| My mare was crippled for nearly two years and Tildren worked on her (for hocks).
IDK about going directly to Tildren. I just followed the path of my vet and he did injections, then Tildren. Not sure why.
He also told me regional profusion was not as effective as systemic.
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Location: Central Texas | y_do_i_do_this - 2014-11-07 8:59 AM
My mare was crippled for nearly two years and Tildren worked on her (for hocks).
IDK about going directly to Tildren. I just followed the path of my vet and he did injections, then Tildren. Not sure why.
He also told me regional profusion was not as effective as systemic.
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How long ago did you do the Tildren for the hocks? I was just wondering how long it might last. I know every horse is different but was just curious.
Edited: I was wondering if the new drug Osphos, which is an IM, would be beneficial to hocks as Tildren is? Might have to check with my vet on this.
Edited by ampratt 2014-11-07 10:57 AM
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| I had it done in September, so not long enough to tell......vet said may last 6 mos to a year.
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