Cleaning sarcoid scabs

[humblepie]

Horse has had sarcoids lasered. Obviously following vets advice and keeping in touch with photos etc. Haven't been touching them other than cream but now scabbing up vet has said to ensure kept clean. Anyone have practical experience of management two weeks on from surgery? Thanks.

 

[ITPersonnage]

Probably not very popular at the moment (COLD) but hosing with warm water for an extended period helped my girls' wounds.

 

[meleeka]

I just used warm water to get the bits of bedding out.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I just used warm water to get the bits of bedding out.

A small syringe of warm water really helps flush out bedding and hay.

 

[humblepie]

Thanks that is really good suggestion re the syringe as don't have hot water hose at yard.

 

[live2ride]

I was told to not mess with the scabs and leave them well alone after having multiple sarcoids lasered off, if really had to clean (which I never needed to) lightly hose with water.

As every time you touch them you will interfere with the scabbing process. Have had 5 lasered off, some in quite awkward positions and all of them I just left alone. One on the wither got particularly dirty as every time he rolled, it was in the mud. all healed perfectly.

 

[Marigold4]

I taped a dressing over my horse's lasered sarcoid at night so that it didn't get bedding in it. It just about lasted the night without falling off and did a good job of protecting it. Other than that I didn't clean at all, just rubbed off the scabs when they were loose enough. The wound scabbed over several times before it was healed - I think it took a month before the scabbing stopped. Looked horrible but no infection or complications.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I was told to not mess with the scabs and leave them well alone after having multiple sarcoids lasered off, if really had to clean (which I never needed to) lightly hose with water.

As every time you touch them you will interfere with the scabbing process. Have had 5 lasered off, some in quite awkward positions and all of them I just left alone. One on the wither got particularly dirty as every time he rolled, it was in the mud. all healed perfectly.

Thats why I suggested a very small syringe of warm water I would never suggest anything more.

 

[Landcruiser]

I was told to leave alone, no creams or anything. Had 3 lasered off - all healed without issue.

 

[humblepie]

Thanks all. Have been leaving very much alone and useful to have others experiences. Vet has said sudocrem on the harder scabs.