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“I recently elected to change my 12-year-old policy of not using testimonials. However, I stopped accepting testimonials in 2011. Many, many people have offered over the years to provide their testimonials concerning the benefits of gallium nitrate as a treatment for navicular disease and as a treatment for arthritis. I have always felt that it was too much of an imposition and have not taken them up on their very kind offers. Today, it is a different story, and I am now accepting testimonials. I have three reasons; one, there is no real reason not to do it; second, people want to do it; and third – and most importantly – there is a movement to euthanize horses with navicular issues that is unprecedented apparently due to economic problems with the U.S. and Western economies. Believe me, gallium nitrate is a much better idea than euthanization and it is also much cheaper. Yes, gallium nitrate is expensive, but it is actually the cheapest effective treatment known – considering the variety of useless veterinary treatments and tests available. Don’t waste your money on expensive testing, just start treating with gallium nitrate so you can get back to enjoying your horse soon.” George Eby
George, Hopefully you will remember me. I live in Aiken, South Carolina and have a 12 year old AQHA/APHA mare with navicular syndrome. I wrote you a rather lengthy note as to the mare’s background since purchasing her in 2004. I told you I was “guardedly optimistic” about the gallium nitrate, having tried almost everything known to man to date to get her sound and comfortable (and failed) and you replied “I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the gallium miracle”. WELL, ARE WE SURPRISED!!! I had pulled her egg bars in October, she was sooo off and unhappy. I put her on gallium nitrate as a top dressing on some beet pulp, using half a bottle (250 CC) of one percent in the a.m. and the other half in the p.m. This was done late November into early January. She has not had any since. I must preface by saying I have not ridden her yet, being patient giving her time to feel better, but certainly not necessary to see her physical condition…I can SEE it. She is trotting and cantering at will in the pasture. She pivots fore and hind in a tight space without any evidence of lameness. Her feet are wearing evenly. Her front feet have become round, not contracted. She is landing flat, not toe first. She can be groomed ALL OVER without ear pinning, tail swishing or turning her butt toward me. Her demeanor has totally changed. She IS HAPPY!! She is relaxed. Using a “molasses cookie” or carrot piece she will drop her head and neck, rounding up, and back WILLINGLY on the command: “Drop it and back”, and backs straight. She never liked to back, always got those teeth grinding. Her musculature has changed. She is rounded up in the hind quarters, her gaskins have enlarged, her pecs have enlarged, her undercarriage has tucked up and her throat latch has slimmed. She almost always stands squared up when at rest though at the end of the day I have noticed her crooking a hind leg while at rest indicating how she has been using the hind quarters. She looks like she is ready for the show ring again. Sooo, at the end of this month I am going to saddle her and see what happens next. Of course we will start slowly. I think horses do remember pain and I want her to tell me how to proceed. Again, PATIENCE has been the operative word and six months off is NOT a long time. I will let you know the next chapter. I am so glad I found your website. My husband said to me yesterday, “you had even thought about putting her down, how lucky to have found that website, she might not be here.
Leslie Smith,
Aiken, SC
teacupfox at aol.com
Mr. Eby,
I wanted to send you an update on my Hanoverian mare that I have had on Gallium Nitrate 1% maintenance dose for one year. She is my Dressage mare that I bred who injured herself playing in the pasture last Spring. She injured the left high suspensory high which is serious. She had ESW (electric shock wave) therapy as well as stem cell therapy for this injury along with stall rest and hand walking only. She seemed to be progressing about one month after the therapy and then her hind leg swelled up again even though she was still on stall rest and hand walking. I tried wrapping it w/poultice but couldn’t get the swelling down completely. I wrote to you and you suggested the GN for her as I had used this on another horse for navicular and I was familiar with it. I put her on the loading dose and within 3 days the swelling was down. I continued that dose for two weeks and then went to the maintenance dose. She recovered so well that I continued her on the maintenance dose. I was able to bring her back to work this Spring, one year after the injury, and she has been doing very well and has continued to stay sound. Since she is 13 yrs. old this year, I decided to keep her on the maintenance dose to protect her from another re-injury and to help any arthritis that might occur. It is cheaper than any of the other arthritis formulas and seems to work much better.
I also wanted to let you know that my Irish TB mare who had the navicular changes in her x-ray but no symptoms has done remarkably well on the maintenance dose of GN 1%. I kept her on this in order to keep her from developing any problems with the navicular changes. I sold her this Summer and the best news is that the new owners realized the importance of this supplement and are keeping her on the maintenance dose to insure that she will continue to be sound in Dressage.
I am going to put my oldest horse on the maintenance dose of GN before the Winter to help her arthritis during the colder months. She will be 30 yrs. old in 2009 and deserves to be comfortable in her later years. I am so glad that I found out about GN 1% and intend to keep it a part of my feeding regimen with my horses. Thanks for the information that you have helped me understand about GN 1% to keep my horses sound and pain free.
Thanks,
Trudy Adams
Greer, SC
Email: daveadams at bellsouth.net
Mr. Eby, I would like to tell you how grateful I am that I “happened” on your research paper (http://naviculardisease.com)on Gallium Nitrate for horses with navicular syndrome.
Just a little about my background with horses before telling you my recent experience. I have been seriously involved with horses, primarily show hunters and jumpers for more than 60 years – and in the past 15 years dressage horses – which tells a little about my age but I am certainly not ignorant where horses and lameness issues and proposed treatments are concerned. I have also been an active breeder of Trakehner horses for over 25 years and worked for an orthopaedic surgeon (people type) for 26 years (now retired). I believe my background should take me off the “kook roster” where horses and medical treatments are concerned.
I have a 17.2 hand Trakehner gelding with wonderful potential in dressage. I sold him as a 4-year old as a dressage prospect and he did very well for a couple of years and then began having soundness issues. I bought him back when he was 8; he was completely unsound and I took him to the Cleveland Equine Clinic where he was diagnosed with “moderate to severe” navicular syndrome. I was told he would probably never be really sound again at least not for showing. I went the usual route with medications and corrective shoeing. I have one of the best farriers in the country and the corrective shoeing helped a little and was able to ride him up to 15 minutes at a time but then he would become “off”. I worked with him for over 2 years and had just reached the decision to have him euthanized when I stumbled over your research paper on gallium nitrate.
I honestly thought it was probably just another ‘off beat’ treatment that wouldn’t really work but since I was really desperate and ready to send Fiddle off to the final pasture, I felt it was worth a try. I ordered a bottle of the 42% and started him on the protocol on July 12th, 2008. To my surprise he became sound after about one week. We waited another 2 weeks before starting to ride him. He remained sound. He is now (Sept 1, 2008) working 30-35 minutes a day and progressing daily. He is ABSOLUTELY sound and has not taken an unsound step since early July. The ONLY thing we have done that wasn’t being done previously is give him your gallium nitrate.
I have a very talented jumper mare that I have leased to a friend as a broodmare as she has some arthritic changes in a knee and hock that were starting to become a problem. I will be getting her home in December of 2008 and plan to start her on gallium nitrate. She is only 11 so if we can help her to become sound again she will be able to continue her jumping career. As an aside – I have arthritis in my left hand that causes swelling and almost constant discomfort and an inability to ‘make a fist’. I have begun soaking my hand in the gallium nitrate solution that I make up each morning for Fiddle. The swelling is gone and my hand is almost pain free and has almost complete mobility.
I would be happy to discuss my experience with this treatment with anyone who has questions about it. It may seem expensive but it certainly isn’t any more expensive than many of the NSAIDs that are so popular or the many joint supplements that are available plus it really does work. If the problem is muscular it won’t help but if the problem is orthopaedic, my experience is that it works very well. Fiddle will go to his first dressage show in 6 years in October. We expect great things from him.
Sue Pitzer
Avella, PA
Email: pitzer1 at earthlink.net
Hello George, I just wanted to tell you about my experience with Gallium Nitrate. I have an 11 year old Irish sport horse that I have been competing successfully in ridden hunter classes for the last 6 years. About two years ago he was intermittently going lame or slightly “feelly”, and I suspected navicular and decided to try Gallium nitrate. After the first couple of daily doses he was again moving beautifully and I continued to give it to him for about 2 weeks, then 2 weeks off and 2 weeks back on it…for a couple of months. He was perfect, of course I was also getting my farrier to regularly trim and monitor his progress. He remained sound for about 12 months and then was slightly feelly again, I immediately gave him Gallium Nitrate and he has remained sound since May 2007, however just recently has started to show a slight shortening of stride and lameness, when I gave him some Gallium Nitrate he again returned to normal.
At one stage I did get him X-rayed for navicular but my vet said he showed no signs of it, whether he has it or not, the gallium nitrate actually worked on whatever his niggling ailment is and I will continue to use it as and when necessary.
On each occasion, except for the very first time that I gave Gallium Nitrate, when I gave it alternating 2 weeks on then 2 weeks off for 2 months, I have given it continuously for 2 to 3 weeks and stopped, although the results are obvious in less than a week. He has been sound for over 12 months since his last treatment of it. This horse did a lot of work this past summer and was in great form all year. Just recently when I thought he wasn’t comfortable and was “feely”, I only had enough Gallium Nitrate for a couple of days treatment, but even that much seems to have improved the situation……. Hence the reason that I need more now.
Jackie McGrath
Ennis
Co Clare
Ireland
Email: mcgrathsaddlery at hotmail.com
Dear George, We have a team roping horse that was diagnosed with Navicular in 2005, and have the x-rays that show the diagnoses. We had tried the “normal” treatments, corrective shoeing, etc. etc., but we were not seeing the results that would allow us to continue competing at the level that we desired. We found your website while doing research on the Internet for navicular disease and like so many of your customers, decided we might as well try it as we had nothing to lose and were considering retiring the horse.
We started Freddie on the Gallium Nitrate in the fall of 2005 and after 3 weeks we saw a definite improvement and were back in the “roping pen”. We continued this treatment for approx. 90 to 120 days and then we stopped all treatment. He was fine and we continued throughout 2006, 2007 and into the spring of 2008 and we were back to winning. This past summer we noticed a slight favoring of that foot and we are now starting Freddie back on the treatment. We have seen the results that are obtained by using this product and will have Freddie back on treatment as soon as we receive our new order. Rest assured we will continue on a maintenance program with him and had it not been for the Gallium Nitrate, we would have retired this horse three years ago.
Thanks again for your Gallium Nitrate, it really made a huge difference with Freddy.
Sincerely,
Dub McClister
Marion, Texas
Email: dub.mcclister at mindspring.com
Hi, my name is Minnie and I am a 17 year old American Quarter Horse. I am sorrel in color and I have been shining like a copper penny for the past 14 years. I say this because my first 3 years of my life were not so good. I was moved from Darby, MT to Clyman, WI when I was around 2 years old. Once I moved to Clyman, WI, I was not treated all too well as I ate manure and wood from the barn for 6 months.
When my present owner saw me, I was pretty skinny and I am not sure what she saw in me, hence my nickname, Skinny Minnie, a.k.a. Minnie. My present owner bought me in May of 1994 and that was after 3 months of good nutrition was provided to me. My feet were trimmed which they might have been done once in my 3 years of life, as they were starting to curl up. I was also vaccinated and de-wormed as I probably was never vaccinated or de wormed in my 3 years of life.
I am delighted to tell you that there has been a marked improvement in Treasure (my llama). She is now walking and standing along with the other llamas, her pastures have come up slightly and although she is not 100%, I am so pleased with her amazing progress. We have been giving her the gallium nitrate daily for 6 weeks now and there is probably about 2 more weeks of solution left. I am hoping to see even more improvement by the time the solution is all used up. I can’t thank you enough for your miracle medicine. I took pictures of Treasure’s feet before we started and will take some in a couple weeks for comparison and I will send them to you.
All the best
Bonnie
bbllama “at” telus.net
I was not halter broke and did not like humans, however, my new owner was very patient. My first set of shoes were pony shoes because my feet were so tiny and I really looked like a yearling. You would have never known that I was a 3 year old.
Everyone told my new owner that she bought nothing but a bag of bones and trouble, however, she vowed to me that she would do everything that she could to bring me back to the horse she knew was underneath that so called bag of bones.
My owner and I have had a lot of good times together riding on the trail, in the show ring, or even down the busy highway cantering along to see if we could out run the semi’s that were passing us.
I have made her proud with the two foals that I have produced and was even a good enough mom to accept and nurse an orphan Arabian filly for 3 months. I have also made her proud by allowing some stranger, who was an elected official, ride me on an organized trail ride that benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I was even well behaved when the turkeys flew up and scared the daylights out of me. However, I knew that this elected official’s guardian angels could not fly as fast as I could run so I thought it best to just spook in place.
Over the years, I have acquired the name, the “Dainty Little Princess.” I have seemed to “break”, I guess you would call it. Although I have increased my shoe size to a double “0”. I have been diagnosed with being heel sore and had to have my angles changed to a 55 degree. I even almost bowed a tendon in my right front foot. I wore a gel cast for 10 days. Needless to say, my owner and I have had a lot of bonding together as we have either walked in the indoor arena. Or walked down the road in the wind, rain, sleet, and snow; you name it, we were walking twice a day for 30 minutes and she never missed a day.
This brings me to my current situation. For five years I have been barefoot and sound. In March of 2008 I came up lame. My owner called the vet clinic and scheduled a time for them to come out to do a lameness exam and x-rays. My owner jokes around about the number of x-rays that I have had done on my right leg, over the years, that it should be glowing. When the vet ran the x-rays, my owner stated to the vet that she thought it might be my navicular or coffin bones that were creating the issue. I guess you would call it a gut feeling.
She was given instructions on how to care for my present lameness. It was strongly suggested that she have the farrier at the vet clinic work on my dainty little feet. So, she did and by the time she left she felt that she did wrong by me as he dropped my angles from 55 to at 48 on my right foot (my really bad foot) and from a 55 to a 50 on my left foot. There was no adjustment that was made in the angle changes. I had a longer toe on my right front foot and very little heel. My owner was told to ride me however and by June, I was really really bad. So bad that I was at the point she could barely get me out of my stall some days. She was ever so patient with me while crying and I know wishing she could carry me out of the stall.
So she called the vet clinic to tell them that I was really bad and could barely walk at times. She stated that she was getting a 2nd opinion. The vet clinic begged her to have them come back out. So, she agreed. They told her that I should have 30 days of stall rest and ran more x-rays.
By the time my 30 days was up, I was doing a little better. So, my farrier told my owner to start riding me at a walk down the road. So, she did. I did pretty good for awhile and then could not walk without limping. My owner decided to do what she thought was best and that was just turn me out as the farrier was due back.
At that time the farrier, the good farrier not the one that butchered my feet, took my shoes off and stated, “I have done everything that I could at this point in time. There is a CEVA study going on at this other clinic maybe, you should see if, you can get her in there.”
On October 5th, I was loaded up and was taken in to see if I was eligible for the CEVA study that was being conducted on navicular horses. I was longed, flexed, the whole nine yards. It was very difficult for my owner to watch me during my flexion/lames exam. I even made it to the MRI stage, however, I was not accepted into the study because of all of my underlining issues that were going on.
The MRI indicated that I had fluid around the coffin bone of the right front foot, bone degeneration of the navicular bone, inflammation of the navicular bursa and I had bowed my deep digital flexor tendons on both front feet. I was a 3 out of 4 lame on my right front foot and a 2 out of 4 on my left front foot.
She was given 4 options by the vet clinic.
Option one: was to give me the Tildren injection which was going to cost her $1,000.00. She does everything that she possibly can to her financial ability, but just could not do this option.
Option two: Was to put me on Gallium Nitrate and have the farrier at the vet clinic work on me. She was told by a dear old friend that if she had me worked on by this farrier that he would do everything he could to make me feel better and fix me.
Option three: Was to nerve me where I could not feel anything. This could be potentially dangerous because of the bowed tendons because I would not feel if I were in pain and could blow my tendons completely and then would have to be put down.
Option four: Was to just put me down. Well, this was not an option for my owner as she would like to do everything for me so I am not in pain.
My owner settled w/Option two. I was started on the Gallium Nitrate on the 16th of October, 2008. It is poured on my grain AM & PM and even though I am a very picky eater I don’t even know it is there. Plus, I get my 20 minute walks.
The farrier came out to the barn where I am kept on the 7th of November to work on my daughter. My owner and he discussed me so she took me out of my stall to walk me up and down the aisle-way. The farrier stated that he thought I looked much happier. He did not work on my feet because I was being taken back to the vet clinic to have that farrier work on me again.
On the 12th of November, I had a re-evaluation done after being on the Gallium Nitrate for almost a month. The vet looked at me work on a hard surface and I was still off, however, not as bad as when I went to the clinic on the 10th of October. The vet ran me through a series of flexion tests in the arena and worked me. He could not believe how much I had improved in 30 days.
The farrier was there and watched me go through my series of flexion tests. The vet was telling the farrier how messed up I really had been before, and how pleased he was with my progress thus far. The comment that the vet stated was, “She looks so much happier than when she originally came in.”
My owner shared stories about my past and the good things that I have done in my life and the fun that my owner and I have together. This is when the vet and farrier both stated that I was worth my weight in gold, thus, the shiny gold (sorrel) coat that I have. I had my feet done again by the farrier and was told to keep on my controlled exercise program, however, I got my hand walks down the road increased to 30 minutes a day. I am not sure that my owner is terribly excited about walking me 30 minutes, a day as once again it is winter but, I always know that I can count on her. She was told by the veterinarian to keep me on the Gallium Nitrate and bring me back after I have been on it for 3 months to see my progress.
I am writing this testimonial on Monday, December 8th, 2008, as my owner saw something yesterday that made her cry. Yesterday, Sunday, December 7th, 2008, I was turned out in my small paddock w/my 6 year old daughter and I started to run and play. I was leaping in the air with all four feet off the ground and landing and taking off and running. I was snorting, flagging my tail and bucking in place. My owner thinks that the best part was that she never saw me take an off step the whole time. Granted, she was thinking, “please don’t hurt yourself.” This is the 1st time that she has actually seen me play like I was a filly since I came up lame in March.
My owner, myself, my farrier, the vet clinic farrier and the vet all have contributed my progress to the Gallium Nitrate and the continued care. No matter how cold or terrible the weather is she is there. We are all hoping that my 3 month re-evaluation is even better news.
Oh, and by the way, my owner broke her wrist in 4 places last year while helping a friend out with her horse. She applys the 42% solution of gallium nitrate to the wrist that she broke and she says she notices a huge difference as her wrist does not hurt. She also stated that after loading and putting up 100 bales of hay and mixing my medicine that her wrist and fingers were not stiff the next day as they have been in the past to the point that she could not make a fist.
Thanks, for reading my story, Minnie the American Quarter Horse.
Thanks,
Minnie and Tina (the owner) Bothum
Fort Atkinson, WI
minnielu91 at yahoo.com
Dear George, I cannot thank you enough! Your Gallium Nitrate solution has changed the way I look at and buy horses. My horse, Winston, a 12 year old, Oldenburg Gelding was unsound for unknown reasons when I bought him. I feel very fortunate to have stumbled across your research page while searching the Internet. After spending the day reading and re-reading your testimonials I took the chance and ordered the 42-day supply for Winston. It did not take long for Winston to become sound. Only after 10 consecutive days of being on the Gallium Nitrate solution Winston begin moving sound! I was sure to call my trainer and friends to spread the amazing news. Now being on Gallium Nitrate for over 4 weeks, Winston is happy and doing better than ever. I will continue to use this miracle solution on Winston and any horse of mine that has “problems”. Also I will strongly recommend Gallium Nitrate to the person who buys Winston. I believe that any horse can and will benefit from this pain-relieving solution. In my field I come across many “throw aways” or horses that wealthy people have overused. A lot of times I save these horses and try to fix them. Now I can thanks to you!
Thank You, & May God Bless You Even More than He Already Has!
-Holly N. Homewood
exceptional_equines at hotmail.com
Hi George, We have been off for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday from school, so today is my first day back at work. Below is my story of Amigo’s amazing recovery.
Amigo, my 5 year old paint gelding, was diagnosed by my vet in March of 08 with a very typical case of Navicular Syndrome. His feet were x-rayed, and you could see some faint discoloration and scalloping on the Navicular bone. He was also lame on both front feet while trotting (using nerve blocks) in a fairly small circle both ways. The left foot was worse than the right. My vet suggested removing his shoes, changing farriers, and using Isoxsuprine, and absolutely no riding for 60 days. After the 60 days Amigo was still lame and remained so until the end of October 2008. He never got worse, but he never got better either.
I took him back to the vet after 60 days and for a check-up, the vet said that this was going to take time and some horses never do recover. I was heartbroken of course. That is when I started doing some research on the Internet and came across George’s web site. I started Amigo on GN in August. After 14 days I rode him lightly but he was still lame, but it only lasted a couple of hours. After about 90 days on GN Amigo was sound. I was trail riding and doing light arena work. He was out of shape and had to started gradually. We are now trail riding every weekend (3 hour rides each day, with a lot of trotting and cantering) and working in the round pen a couple of days a week after work. If the trails are rocky, I use Cavallo boots on him. I don’t use the boots in the round pen, or on sandy trails.
I started riding late in life, in my 50’s, and I am not an expert on horse health. I can only say that Amigo and I are happily riding the trails again and I am eternally grateful for GN. This is a much better alternative to cutting the nerves or euthanasia. Thanks George!!
Chris Olson
Greenville, Florida
chris.olson at taylor.k12.fl.us
Hi George, Thank you for the advice. Here is the story, please forgive me for any not-so-good expression or grammar. English is my second language.
I have a wonderful mare, she is 12 years old. We used to jump, but three years ago she showed lameness in her right front. On and off. She was seen by four vets, and a vet hospital staff. She went through a two day long nerve block examination, ultrasounds, where they determined she has a small inflammation on her lateral suspensory branch. Stall rest was recommended for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks of strict stall rest she was even worse. Stiff, painful, grouchy. Pasture puff for 6 months with a very quiet herd. We did ultrasounds, shock wave therapy, ultrasounds again in a year on that ligament. The inflammation was gone, the horse was supposedly 100% sound. She was not. Lame, 2 out of 5. Heartbreaking to see a beautiful, athletic animal limp around.
Another vet was called, more nerve blocks and X-rays. This vet suggested the problem with the foot. Horse is barefoot, balanced trims every 4-5 weeks. Vet’s opinion is everyone’s nightmare: navicular disease. Cyst-like lesion in the navicular bone. Isoxsuprine recommended. I had doubts about the effectiveness of that drug after reading many stories about navicular disease.
Finally I found a very interesting site with Gallium Nitrate, and a promising story about Don Dee’s fight with the navicular disease. The Gallium Nitrate was ordered. A week later the mare was started on the substance. Three days later the mare improved from 2 to 1 out of 5 on the lameness scale. She was kept on Gallium Nitrate for 4 weeks. Three months later she has a very slight lameness, I would describe it like 0.5-0.8 out of 5. Hardly noticeable. I am hoping this will resolve within a few months too – after another month of gallium nitrate.
The Gallium Nitrate was diluted to 1%, and did not cause any side effect. The 0.5 liter liquid was given with the grain, I used pelleted feed and pelleted straw to soak up the Gallium Nitrate-water solution. It had a metal-like taste, but the horse did not have any problem with consuming it.
Thank you George Eby for publishing your work and results, you made one more horse comfortable.
With regards,
Niki Buko
Guelph, On., N1G 5J2
CANADA
nbuko at pppoe.ca
Dear George, I cannot tell you how much Gallium Nitrate has meant to my horses and me. Your research has really been a God send.
When I heard the word “navicular” my heart dropped to the floor. The x-rays showed it, but my heart would not accept that my wonderful show gelding was in trouble and I could not “fix it” for him. I cried for days but I decided I would not just give up and let Snazzy deteriorate.
He could barely walk and did very little of that. He was in constant pain. The vet was giving him the usual set of treatments but it was not helping him. I was devastated.
I went on-line and found several new methods that were being used to treat navicular disease. I called about the treatments and talked with my vet. He did not think much of any of the treatments and was not much interested in any discussion.
When I found your website something just clicked. I ordered the Gallium Nitrate and became a member of your trial. I was determined that Snazzy was going to go down fighting this horrible thing.
Within two weeks Snazzy was improving, in five weeks we were back showing on the AQHA circuit and getting points. He remained on the Gallium Nitrate for a solid year and never had another lame step. He was on maintenance for another 6 months and then I stopped the GN completely. He has been sound ever since (three years and counting).
I have told many of my friends about Gallium Nitrate and they have successfully used it on their horses. Some horses had navicular problems, some had arthritis problems and then some had problems with swelling. They in turn have spread the word to their friends.
I also told strangers at horse shows, trainers, vets and people on-line what I found and how it had worked for Snazzy. They are always skeptical at first but start asking questions and then visit the website.
I know it is not nice to say “told you so” but it is rare that I let my vet come to the barn without reminding him that my “poor gelding is navicular”. He just gives me the “the look”.
My husband also uses Gallium Nitrate on his arthritis and I made fast work of plantar fasciitis with just two applications of GN to the bottom of my foot.
Thank you again for all you have done to help horses and I will continue to “shout out” the good word about Gallium Nitrate to any and all who will listen.
Sincerely,
Marla Miles and Much Too Snazzy
milesmjs at msn.com
Dear George, After reading all the other testimonials sent in by many horse owners far and wide, I thought to myself “been there, done that”.
Our mare Jill belongs to my daughter, who showed her in 4-H and for a short time in small hunter/jumper shows while she was still sound enough to jump. We purchased Jill in April 2003 at 9 years old. Her first lameness exam was in June that year only two months after we got Jill. Jill’s lameness issues were like most horses, they are sound for awhile and then they are off again. My daughter never knew when she went out to the barn to ride or for lessons, if she would be able to ride Jill or have to use another lesson horse that day. It was very disheartening to have that happen time after time for YEARS!
We love our mare and she had been described by one of our many vets as “stoic”. Jill could tolerate a lot of pain and still wanted to please my daughter when she tried to work out Jill’s stiffness or joint pain or whatever label the vet would put on it for that visit. Finally, severe navicular syndrome came down as a diagnosis – no cure or quick fix for that. Many thousands of dollars later after paying for vet bills, lameness exams, different kinds of supplements, x-rays, nerve blocks, corrective shoeing by many different farriers, an unnecessary surgery for a non-existent bone chip, coffin bone and hock injections — I could go on and on. Hand walking and long stall rests were part of our normal routine. My daughter would cry and me right along with her. We tried everything under the sun to make Jill sound again and were so very frustrated. At her worst, she could barely walk out of the stall for the examine. The really sad part was that both Jill and my daughter had a passion for jumping and just loved it.
We were at a crossroads when the coffin bone injections stopped being effective. A couple of other surgical procedures were offered including de-nerving but there were no guarantees that either proposed surgery would help Jill. We were told that she had the third worst case of navicular disease that one veterinarian had seen in his long career. If her lameness continued to progress, he suggested that we put her down. I didn’t even present that option to my daughter. Our last attempt at helping Jill was to take her to Equi Spa of Bristol in Bristol, Wisconsin, for cold water spa treatments. It was at Equi Spa that one of Jill’s caretakers came across your article on the Internet on how gallium nitrate could help horses with severe navicular issues like Jill. The spa treatments included change in diet, massage therapy, treatments in the tub, lots of pampering with tender loving care. We also gave the routine doses of gallium nitrate. The gallium was started over a year ago and I am absolutely thrilled to report that Jill is a happy, sound horse today at age 15 which we attribute to the use of gallium nitrate with occasional cold water spa treatments. We also took off her corrective shoeing and it has been an amazing transformation to see her hooves heal and grow naturally.
Thanks to you there are many horse owners who can share their success stories with gallium nitrate along with their horror stories about owning and loving horses with navicular syndrome and its many complications and perplexities.
Ellen Gyger
Lyons, Wisconsin
lgygersr at wi.rr.com
Hi George, Two and one-half years ago my daughter’s 4-year-old QH gelding was diagnosed with navicular disease. Our vet sent Dream to the state vet school. Through x-rays he was diagnosed with changes in the navicular bone in the right front foot. At that time he was head bobble lame. We had wonderful vet care and I can’t say enough about the skills of the vets and students. The horse was given an injection the right front foot. He was sent home to rest for a week and then we could try to ride him. Unfortunately, for Dream, the injection didn’t work completely and he needed to be given Bute each time my daughter rode him. After about 3 months of tears from my daughter and a lame horse we decided to give the Gallium Nitrate a try.
It took almost 4 months of full doses daily of Gallium Nitrate for the horse to become sound. He started slowly getting better. Since he became sound 2 years ago we haven’t given him any more Bute or injections. We found that doubling his does a day or 2 before the farrier came and for a day or two after kept Dream sound even through shoeing. Dream was kept on full dose of the Gallium Nitrate for almost 2 years. My daughter rode her horse for 2-3 hours a day in the summer, on the weekends showing for a full day in every class from halter, showmanship, trail, pleasure and English classes. In the winter she rode him 4 times a week at least. Now she has graduated from high school and only rides a couple of times a week since she is in college. This past fall after the show season we put him on 1/2 dosage of the Gallium Nitrate. He has stayed sound. Just as exciting as soundness with half doses, is that we have pulled his shoes and are trying the barefoot trim with him. The first barefoot trim he had, I put him on full dose for the day he was trimmed only. He was never lame and moved off great. Since then he has had several more barefoot trims and I have only given him the maintenance dose.
Gallium Nitrate saved this horse from a lot of pain and gave a horse crazy girl her horse back. They are a wonderful sound team thanks to Gallium Nitrate. I should also mention that this horse is HYPP N/H. We are very strict with his diet and adding the Gallium Nitrate didn’t appear to have any negative impact on his HYPP N/H status while allowing him to move pain free.
Mary Seekins
Hudson, Ia
Seehud at yahoo.com
Hello George, Pistol, my quarter horse mare is doing great on the maintenance of gallium nitrate I give her.
Pistols background, I bought her as a pleasure mare in 1998 and it soon became apparent that she had a serious lameness that had been covered up when I purchased her. I had no experience with lameness in horses and had my farrier out to check her over. He advised me to return her because he believed she had navicular. The vet x-rays confirmed navicular but, I refused to return because I had become very attached to her and was afraid she would end up in a kill pen somewhere. I tried for years to treat her with bute, supplements and medications her vet tried on her. I was seriously to the point of putting her down because she was in pain most of the time, she laid in the pasture most of the day, she limped constantly and when she stood after laying down she would have to stand stock still until she felt like taking her first painful step. Then in 2004 during an Internet research, I stumbled on this program and purchased my first bottle of gallium nitrate. I started out on the recommended dosages and followed the plan exactly, after a couple of weeks I could see she was improving. We stayed with the program and she improved so much that I started reducing the amounts she was being given. This is her 5th year and I give it to her simply as a maintenance dosage to maintain health. I can’t tell you how much it meant to me to watch her lope across the pasture with her buddies and the fact that she can be a horse again and be pain free. Thank you so much for your study, thank you for answering all my questions in the beginning, I know I was a total pest but you never lost patience with me and encouraged me from the start. Without this product, without this study I would have lost my horse 5 years ago. Thank you George!
Sharon Boone
Remlap, Al
snboone1 at bellsouth.net
Hi George, My mare, Seren has a history of lameness in her left fore foot. I had X-rays taken, but my vet was unable to diagnose the problem exactly. He put Seren on “Bute” and suggested remedial shoeing, but even on two sachets a day she was not really sound, and the longer she was on it, the less effect it had. My Vet also disliked her being on two sachets a day anyway, because of the risk of gastric ulcers. The remedial shoes consisted of pads and wedges, which had limited effect and then I tried the plastic Epona shoes, which seemed to rub Seren’s soles and give her foot abscesses. I have also tried various herbal anti-inflamatories with very little success.
Hope came when I saw an article in the Daily Mail newspaper regarding Gallium nitrate and arthritis, decided to Google it, and came across your website. My Vet had also heard about your trials, and although he couldn’t officially prescribe it, said it was worth a try. Well it was the best thing I ever did. I ordered the Gallium and within about a fortnight of Seren starting to take it she became sound and I was able to reduce the “Bute” then stop it altogether. Her arthritis in her hocks was also much improved, making her a lot less stiff.
I now find that I can keep her virtually pain free on a “maintenance” dose of one small bottle of the diluted gallium nitrate every other day, and I sometimes rest her from it for a fortnight or a month at a time. It has made her so much happier in herself, and I have gone from looking at having her put to sleep, to being able to use her as an escort for Lara, my young horse, to give her confidence on the roads. It is so lovely to have extended her life in this way, and I would like to say a big thank you for all the work you have done developing the treatment, and for having had the courage and determination to do it!
Best regards,
Joy Haywood
joyhaywood1 at googlemail.com
Hi Mr. Eby, I purchased a beautiful Grulla Quarter horse mare in 2001. I had video taped her before purchase. She moved out beautifully, very smooth, and well mannered. She could spin up a tornado and stop with her tail leaving drag marks behind her.
I brought Honey Bear home and forty eight hours later our nightmare began. She came down with a 104′ temp and was having trouble breathing. I hauled her home with another mare that she had been stable mates with, the other mare was not ill. Honey Bear was diagnosed with BUTE pneumonia. She recovered from the pneumonia extremely well but she was left limping on her left front leg. Our beautiful mare had been injured in the past and she had been the victim of Bute toxicity.
She began to walk as though she was navicular, X-rays were negative. Her hooves were in great condition with the exception of having sliders on front and back. We removed all of her shoes, she showed a little improvement over time. We could ride her for only short periods and very lightly. I began to look for something and someway to improve this beautiful mares pain. We refused to use bute on her, the next thing that was suggested was Bantamine injections when she hurt the most. I began Internet surfing and came across George Eby and his research on Gallium. At the time we just could not afford it. We own a 501c3 equine therapy program for “Special Needs” individuals and Honey Bear was a very special partner in the program. She loves to make faces which makes the children laugh. We are located in N.W. Oklahoma and most of our clients are unable to pay for their lessons due to their own medical expenses, Due to my change in jobs recently I was able to purchase our first Gallium with the help of the physician I work for, who has great love for horses and owns several himself. He is the last of dying breed, if the need arises he will make a house call on horseback if that is the only way to a patient.
We started HB on the gallium, it was trial and error at first. Due to all of the medication she has received over the years she is down right cantankerous when it comes to meds. We tried the water bucket to no avail, if she sees you putting anything in her water or thinks you have, she refuses to drink. But I was able to outsmart her in that I used a 50 cc irrigation syringe and shot the Gallium over her feed. She dug in and ate every bite. We found a way!!
Since we started the Gallium, Honey Bear is stepping lighter. She was lying down about 20 hours out of 24 hours. Now she has began to trot lightly, and she is only lying down about 4 hours out of 24 hours. A major break through in her pain control, and its not a narcotic. Her weight has increased drastically, and she is even showing a little of her old self with the rest of our horses. We are going to continue her Gallium and expect a full recovery, especially with the improvements she has made in such a short period of time. We have her two son’s that are 3 and 5 years old. They are Grulla just like her, the eldest a little darker. I have wanted to possibly have a filly from her , but we would take another colt in the future and with the Gallium I feel like it is entirely possible. HB’s docile traits and gentle spirit is passed to her offspring, making them excellent therapy horses.
I have many friends in this area that have aged horses, which I have recommended Gallium to and have shared my orders with. We have several that are in their late 20’s, at the center that may need Gallium in their future. I will not hesitate to use it. We have 16 horses in the program and currently the only center in N.W.Oklahoma that provides equine therapy, we also rescue horses that have been abused and/or neglected and often need the help that Gallium provides and that is the return of soundness. It is remarkable and there are no side effects.
Thank you, Mr. Eby, for your work and research, you have and will make a great difference in a lot of lives. I know you have in ours!!!!
Your Friend,
Tammy Hicks, RN and Honey Bear
Trinity Equine Therapy Center & Horse Rescue
Woodward, Oklahoma
tlhicks at wildblue.net
Mr. George Eby, I am pleased to let you know that I had gotten the 42% Gallium Nitrate to put my appaloosa mare on in Jan. 2009. She had been diagnosed severe navicular disease by the vet. Her hooves were very soft and described as, “it is like slicing into soap”, by the farrier. Her horn was paper thin, peeled like an onion and sounded hollow. Walking was painful and trotting on grass, well, impossible. We could not keep shoes on her which was required by her vet. Then I met a natural trimmer who suggested that I try a different program using Gallium Nitrate. She has been documenting Flashy’s improvement in her hooves and is very impressed with the difference Gallium Nitrate made. Her hooves do not sound hollow, are very strong now and the new growth is such that they require frequent trims. Joyfully, I watched her trot again. She still has a way to go but the Gallium Nitrate certainly has given me hope. I will send you another report when she is 100 % sound and ridable. A day I know is soon.
Thank you, Donna Labaw
McCormick, SC
donnalabaw at hotmail.com
Dear George, I wanted to send you a note to tell you how great the Gallium Nitrate worked for my horse. She began having soundness issues about 6-8 months ago. After lots of diagnostics and money she was diagnosed with Navicular. I was told by my vet that corrective shoeing “should” resolve the issue. I had the shoeing done but after 6-8 weeks little to no improvement was noted. I had researched navicular treatment options when she was first diagnosed and found out about Gallium Nitrate. I ran the research info by my vet and she said it looked like it may be worth trying. I ordered a 42% bottle and began giving it to my mare. She was completely sound after 2 weeks!!!!!!! I was delighted to say the least. We are back to riding with absolutely no soundness issues. I can’t thank you enough. She is only 10 years old and the only horse I ride even though I own 4. She is my partner and I was so devastated at the thought that we may not be able to ride anymore. I hope everyone that reads about this product that has a horse with navicular will give it a try…it has given us our joy back!!!!!
Sincerely,
Robin Brooks, RN
Asheville, NC
mbrooks at octoberroadinc.com
Hi George, I have a diagnosed Navicular Syndrome gelding that I used gallium nitrate to treat. I gave him 1% gallium nitrate 2 times a day, 8oz. in the morning and 8oz. in evening meal for 3 months. It worked a miracle for him. I now only give it if I see him limping, but this is rare. I use it for wounds now and it really works a miracle there too. I had my donkey gelded and he was so swollen it was horrible. The vet said that I had to run him around and make him trot for half an hour. But, he was so sore that he just couldn’t do that. I put some 42% gallium nitrate in my hand and patted it on his wound and the swelling went right down. The next day he was not swollen hardly at all. I also gave him gallium in his food too. It is the best anti-inflammatory I have ever used. Thanks, I wouldn’t be without it! I have many more healing miracles with gallium. I literally can’t be without it. I use it for everything, just about!
Jill Maher
Province, GA
jillmaheratlanta at live.com
Hi George, I wanted to let you know that my horse Texas is starting his second 42 day supply on the Gallium Nitrate. It took him a little longer to respond than 14 days. He took close to a whole month before we really saw a difference. He is becoming calmer and actually nicer. Last weekend we went to a team penning event and he rode twice. Which is not a lot, but I wanted to take it easy with him to start. He was GREAT!!!!!! He was ready to go, and did his job like a champion. I am so very pleased with his progress. Since our riding season here in NY is almost over, he will continue to get his Gallium Nitrate and get lots of rest over the winter months and I figure by Spring we will be looking at a new horse. Also, I wanted to let you know we took my horse Texas to penning again this past Sunday (two weeks since the first attempt) and he was awesome again. I could have cried watching him move through the arena with the grace and speed he used to have. This is really working for him and my husband and I could not be more thrilled. I think you know that this horse means the world to me and the thought of the pain he was in used to break my heart. I’ll keep you posted on his progress.
I have started telling my horse friends about your product. To most seeing is believing and now they just saw Texas run again after not being able to for over a year. I’ll keep promoting you. I think this is great and I am so very thankful to you.
Hi George, I just ordered another batch of 42% for my horse Texas. He is doing really great. I showed your product to my farrier and he is very pleased with my horse’s progress. He has always tried to be very gentle with my horse and let him rest when shoeing because of his pain from the Navicular. I usually have to walk my horse all the way down the aisle way to let him turn around to go back to his stall and this last time I turned him right around and he crossed over like a “normal” horse and had no problem. I looked at my farrier and his jaw was dropped as he watched my big guy turn right around. It is great to see the expression on people’s faces when they say “Is that Texas?” and I could cry with joy when I answer them that my boy is back and doing great. I can never thank you enough for your product and your help. Thank you so very much!
Nadine K. Poormon
Hawk Valley Stables
Marion, NY
horsesmiles at rochester.rr.com
Hi George, Captain is now trotting with no limp or bob. He actually has a nice lope when running in the pasture. He no longer points his toe and stands on all four feet squarely. Started out with 2 of the 14% gallium nitrate then bought 2 bottles of the 42%. I would say he is at 98% sound. He has been off of the gallium nitrate for 7 days now and still 98% sound. I highly recommend gallium nitrate to anyone who wants their horse to become sound and pain free. It’s made a believer out of me. I don’t hesitate to tell anyone with a lame horse to get them on the gallium nitrate. It also has helped with his stiff neck and now bends to both sides. I will be continuing to keep him on a maintence schedule,at least thru the winter months,and see how it goes thru winter and into spring. I Thank you for this wonderful product. I am hoping to have him re-x-rayed next year and see the progress in the x-rays.
Thank You
Brenda Grimmett
Carbondale,KS
brendagrimmett at sbcglobal.net
Hello Mr. Eby, Many years ago I purchased a QH/TWH, named PC, which I rode for seven years. I was able to do everything I had always dreamed of when it came to owning my own horse – foxhunting, eventing, judged trail rides, hunter paces and just pure fun. Three years into owning PC, he was diagnosed with Navicular Disease. I had great success with elevated/bar shoes and was able to ride him without restrictions. Eventually the Navicular Disease took control and I could not get him sound for any reasonable length of time. So I pulled his shoes and retired him four years ago.
I own a second horse, Forrest (QH/TH) that I purchased three years ago. In July of 2009 he was diagnosed with navicular!!! That is when I discovered the gallium nitrate and decided to give it a try with Forrest. Forrest did not get any better with corrective shoes and the gallium nitrate. Actually, he was looking worse. I took him for an MRI and it was found not to be navicular but a collateral ligament injury of the coffin joint.
What to do with the gallium nitrate? Well, why not try it on PC? Now this is a horse that was dead lame at a walk. I gave him the remainder of what I originally had (about 30 doses) then I ordered another 42 day supply.
I would lunge him at different intervals and he seemed to me improving, much to my surprise and delight. Last week I RODE PC FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS!!!! He is completely sound at a walk and trot but not yet “surefooted”.
Since Forrest will be in his stall for several months, it is so wonderful to have my old friend back for leisurely rides.
Those at the barn that have known PC since I have owned him are in shock!!! They cannot believe the difference in him. Gallium Nitrate has taken a horse that was visibly lame at a walk to being completely sound. He may not return to his former athletic self, but the gallium nitrate has restored PC to a rideable, engaged horse.
Thank you for making this product available.
Kind regards,
Cheryl wist
Hampstead, MD
pwist at aol.com
George, I took my 10 yr old Quarter Horse gelding to Auburn vet hospital for a lameness exam on July 30, 2009. He has severely underslung heels, and I thought he had just gotten a stone bruise. When the vet examined him, he had a grade 3 out of 5 lameness on the right forelimb. After blocking the right forelimb, a left forelimb lameness was identified. He was found to have navicular changes in both feet as well as mild medial suspensory branch desmitis in his left forelimb. He was sent home for 6 weeks of rest.
A friend told me about the Gallium Nitrate treatment she had used with a severe navicular case in a pregnant mare she owned, so I forwarded the information to my vet and he agreed that we could try it.
Devon has been on the GN for a month now, and I have not noticed ANY lameness issues since about the 2nd week of the treatment. I have started him slowly back to work (walk/trot), and so far he is doing great. The vet said he is still supposed to be “quiet,” but today after our 40 minute work-out, Devon decided to check out the neighbor’s grass and cantered off when I had my back turned. Normally, he has been a fairly “lazy” horse, but obviously his feet seem to be feeling better. J I am excited to go back for his re-check exam next week. If the vet finds Devon doing as well as I think he is, my guess is that you will be inundated with new clients as the word gets out around Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine! Thanks so much, George!
Debi Stark
Midland City, AL
hopevalleyfarm at centurytel.net
Dear George, I have a 16 year old Hanoverian gelding who was diagnosed with Navicular Syndrome in both front feet and Degenerative Hock disease in both hind legs. We did hock injections in both hind feet but his front feet were always pointed in the paddock. I did further testing and that was when we found out about the Navicular in both front feet. It did not show up in the x-rays at the time of the DJD but it was there. I decided to try your product because I felt his quality of life was very poor. He did not move around much in the paddock. The vet said I could ride him on soft sand. As an experiment I started riding him one week before starting your product. He tripped quite a bit and had trouble keeping his balance. I started the treatment and the first week alone I noticed he tripped less. As we continued I noticed he was more fluid in his movements, he moved around more in his paddock and had a happier expression. After the third week, I could turn him around in the aisle way without him hitting his head on the wall. I am on my last dose and last night he was running a bucking after the feed cart with the yearlings. He is not sound just yet but he is putting more weight on his front feet and moving better. I just ordered a second 42% bottle because I plan to give it a try for 90 days because he is an extreme case.
I also have used the product on myself. I have extreme acne which I cannot stop picking at. It bothers me that much. If I put some on a q-tip and the on the breakout it helps calm it. I am trying to retrain myself not to touch my face by carrying this where ever I go. It is helping me.
Sincerely,
Debra Bartlik
debrabartlik at yahoo.com
Dear George, I’ve used Gallium Nitrate purchased from George Eby. I had the beginnings of arthritis in my finger joints, at times so tender that I could feel some pain just typing on a computer keyboard! I wondered how I could ever defend myself with my fists were I ever actually attacked! But, just a few treatments with topical gallium and my fingers returned to near normal. It lasted for many months, even a few years. It’s no problem to retreat again.
I told my sister about it, and she bought a bottle. She applied it to a hip joint that gave her minor pain for about 15 years. It was completely reversed with one treatment, and the pain did not return for several years. She will be retreating again and expects the same results!
The most amazing example of Gallium Nitrate is to visit George Eby’s home in Texas and see the results on his 21 year old horse Don Dee. He was crippled from pains of navicular disease 15 years ago, and George had even been advised to put him down because of the pain. After Gallium treatment in his water, this horse runs past us like a wild stallion.
Gallium is known as a very strong anti-inflammatory in mainline medicine. The only medical use I know for Gallium Nitrate is as an injection in the blood stream of cancer patients on chemo when too much calcium is released from their bones into the blood stream. I wonder why the same treatment isn’t used for osteoporosis!
As far as I know, Gallium Nitrate is the best treatment for most any inflammation. It can be used with ease with minimal to no toxicity and small amounts can last a lifetime. There is rarely a need to buy a second bottle, unless, that is, you share it with friends and relatives!
Sue Gallant
El Cajon, CA
ElCajonSue at sbcglobal.net
Hi george, I started taking Gallium Nitrate orally after visiting with my doctor and nurse, who both take Gallium Nitrate. To start with I am a professional cutting horse trainer and rancher. After years of riding bulls and horses, I have had numerous fractures in my legs with placement of rods pins and plates, that led to the development of severe arthritis. My hands were starting to be deformed from the arthritis and I had a great deal of pain in them as well. I was in a wheel chair when I found out about Gallium Nitrate. I had a bout with blood clots in both legs which eventually lead to the wheel chair. I started training with a physical trainer who also encouraged me to take the Gallium routinely. At the end of three months I was able to stand for short periods and take a few steps with a walker. I have continued taking the GN which moderately decreased the arthritic pain allowing me to continue the physical training which has led me to walking without assistance one year later. I am back on my horses and competeing in cutting events. Gallium Nitrate has made it possible for me to have a normal life again which I thought I would never have after 6 months in a wheel chair. Thank you Mr. Eby for your research.
Sincerely,
Jim Limestall
Leedey Oklahoma
tlhicks at wildblue.net
P.S. My nurse is Tammy Hicks-Mosier and my physical trainer is her husband.
Mr. Eby, I am writing to let you know how elated I am to have discovered your website regarding treating horses with Navicular with Gallium Nitrate, as you literally saved my horses life. In February, 2010, after much frustration and various treatments from different veterinarians, I was told to humanely euthanize my horse as there was no known cure for the navicular symptoms he showed. I have a 10 year old Arab that incurred an injury to his navicular that I was told progressed into end-stage navicular in only a few short months. His veterinary diagnosis and prognosis was as follows:
This horse has a severe lameness observed at a walk. When the horse stands, the horse prefers to prop the left front leg forward. The horse is severely lame when jogged a few steps over a smooth hard surface. …, this horse has a defect in the flexor cortex of the navicular bone with surrounding sclerosis in the medullary cavity of the navicular bone and loss of the corticomedullary junction. This horse has what I consider to be end stage navicular disease and either has an adhesion between the deep digital flexor tendon or soon will have an adhesion between the deep digital flexor tendon and the navicular bone. It is possible that the horse may not have an adhesion and the pain is coming from the defect in the flexor cortex rubbing over the deep digital flexor tendon. For the horse to be this sore and uncomfortable, I believe adhesions and scar tissue are involved. Because I do not believe there is a successful treatment for the horse and based on the AAEP guidelines, I believe this horse is a candidate for humane destruction. The horse is a candidate for humane destruction because the condition is chronic and incurable, and will be a persistent source of severe discomfort for the horse in the future. “
After receiving this heartbreaking prognosis, and with nothing to lose, I decided to give your product a try in order to save my beautiful gelding. He has been on full strength dosage continuously since February and has shown remarkable recovery. He currently only shows a slight lameness and I am optimistic that he will continue to improve. When let out into his paddock he will actually leap in the air and run around, something I know he would not do if he was in extreme pain. I don’t know if he will ever be sound enough to ride again, but having him free of the pain he was in and able to run around and play, is reward enough for me.
Thank you again for discovering this wonderful product that gives new hope to horses that previously had none.
Lola Fontana
Maple Valley, WA
email: lfontana at metzlerna.com
Mr. Eby, My husband, age 62, started taking the 14% gallium nitrate mixed at 33 milliliter (ml) per 2 cups water. He took a little less than 33 ml of this deluted mixture in his orange juice each morning. This is a little over an ounce on a kitchen measuring cup. He had broken his back in a plane crash in 1996, for which he would always have pain associated with the injury and arthritus in his injured joints. His L3, L4, and L5 are now joined with rod and screws. His legs and hands would hurt in addition to his back. He was taking Celebrex to help with the joint pain before, but quit taking it when he started the gallim nitrate. He commented that he his hands and lets were feeling so much better after a week that I started taking it, too. I just had the usual complaints for a 65 year old woman. My foot hurt and my hand hurt all the time. They feel great now. Also, I didn’t realize how much I was hurting, just sleeping. I can sleep in any position now. I used to wake up at 4 a.m., and would rather be up than in bed because my body just ached Now, I sleep great. If I wake up, I go right back to sleep, without hurting. I’m walking 2 miles a day. I never could reach that point, because my feet and legs would hurt. We have been taking the gallium nitrate faithfully for 2 months. We haven’t found any side effect as of this time.
Thanks so much.
Lynda Barnett
blbarnett261180 at sctelcom.net
Mr. Eby, My name is Lisa and I have a huge (18 hand) young Dutch Warmblood. I got Winsome when he was 2 and he is now 7. Last year Winsome got very ill and almost died of equine colitis. Fortunately, because of the wonderful care at a local vet school, they saved Winsome’s life! When Winsome came home he had the usual time off taking things slow. He seemed to be so much better almost immediately, but then, after about a month, he coliced twice within a two week period and became lame. We took x-rays of his front end to find he had some variations in the navicular bone. We still are not sure of the cause, but the trauma to his system during his time of illness probably played a major role.
Needless to say, I was devastated that my beautiful sweet boy may never be sound again. It was so hard to see how uncomfortable he was and to know that my plans for him as a show horse in hunters and dressage had probably ended. We first tried injections that worked at first, but then we might as well have been shooting the injections in the air as they totally stopped working. I did my research and found George Eby. Although my vet suggested several options, one being nerving, which was out of the question, I felt giving the GN a shot was certainly the best option for me and for Winsome. I started Winsome on the 42% Gallium Nitrate in April of 2010, almost 1 year after his colitis. He has recovered in just that short period of time to about 90%. I plan to continue to use the GN for as long as it takes, but I feel confident Winsome will be back to 100% soon. Although I got some slack from my vet about using the GN, even he now admits he is impressed and is very happy that I tried it. I also know of a local lady that used the GN and her horse is a 100% after being close to being put down he was so lame.
Thank you, thank you, thank you George!!!
Lisa Kirkland-Rutherford
kirklandrealty at sbcglobal.net
Mr. Eby, My name Is George too, and I have a severe case of psoriasis on my hands. They bleed and since I am a farmer, it is not good, becasue they get infected frequently. I tried gallium nitrate diluted to about 2% on them and it worked! I won’t say that gallium nitrate is the cure for psoriasis, but it is absolutely the best treatment for psoriasis that I have ever found, and I have spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to cure psoriasis over the years. In my opinion only gallium nitrate comes close to being a cure for psoriasis. It totally eliminates psoriasis for me, but it does come back occassionally at unexpected times, but treatment of psoriasis remains simple, just treat it with gallium nitrate and the psoriasis goes away again – each time and reliably.
Mr. Eby, I have a 9 year old Quarter Horse gelding that has shown signs of chronic lameness in both right and left front legs on and off during 2009. I tried massage therapy and Riva’s Remedies. The massage gave him virtually no relief. The Riva’s Remedy seemed to help marginally, as it should, being an anti-inflammatory. The lameness progressed to the point where I was unable to ride him in May 2010. I took him to Dr. Juan Garcia of Sante Fe Equine clinic. He diagnosed my gelding with navicular disease and suggested I try Gallium Nitrate 42%. I ordered the Gallium Nitrate from Texas.
I also put this gelding on a 3 week trimming program with my farrier, keeping him well balanced and able to break over easier on the toe.
I started the 6 week Gallium Nitrate treatment the middle of June. I had been unable to ride this gelding for about a month. I started to notice signs of improvement by the middle of July and began riding him. He had more energy, showed less signs of stiffness and seemed to be walking with a longer stride. The treatment finished the beginning of August. By about the 3rd week in August I saw what I thought were the beginning signs returning. I ordered another 6 week treatment. The signs did not seem to progress while I waited the 3 weeks for my order to arrive. I continued riding this gelding daily. His 2nd treatment finished in early October. I do not know if I will need to continue with this treatment or not, but I do know that I have my riding gelding back!!
In September I noticed a real change in him. He went from being the horse that was bossed around by everyone to become herd boss. He has a brighter look to him and seems overall happier.
Although I have not had him back to the clinic to be able to determine just how much he has improved radiographically, I am making my assumption from having a horse that didn’t want to walk around much, had no energy to play with his pasture mates and generally had an unhappy disposition to a daily riding gelding that is bright and alert. He now runs, bucks and plays in the pasture!!!
Marge Tyrkalo
metyrk at telus.net
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