Development of sarcoid thread from last week

[showqa]

Further to my post last week about a sarcoid that's appeared on my horse. You all sent me some really interesting and useful information, but there's been a bit of a development so wondering what you make of this.

The offending growth was the size and the shape of a marble and hard too. It was a nodular sarcoid.

It's now reduced in size and changed shape altogether, flattening out and so more like a raised patch than a marble. Nothing like it was - still intact (no sign of the skin breaking, oozing, crusting).

Could this mean that it never was a sarcoid and in fact was a bite or something that has taken ages to resolve, or could it be mutating into a different variety of sarcoid? Is it behaving as sarcoids do? Many thanks all.

 

[LittleBlackMule]

Not sure, but for a while my horse had small, fairly smooth, and only very slightly raised patches on his muzzle and chest, which my vet said were 'flat sarcoids'.
So I assume they come in all forms.

 

[kittykatcat]

Have you had your horse checked by the vet? Lumps and bumps that change size/colour/shape should always be checked out (like on us!!). My boy is just about to undergo mega liverpool cream treatment :S x

 

[Tinseltoes]

My boys Sarcoid started off as a nodule but then it changed size/shape and crusted up and got as big as my thumb nail.Was treated and eventually its gone.
You should have the vet to take a look.

 

[showqa]

Yeah the vet has already looked (before it changed shape) and said it probably was a sarcoid but to leave any treatment until spring. But as I said, it's now quite different to what it was.

 

[windseywoo]

If you are going to get the sarcoid treated then it would be better to do it now, than in the spring when the flies are about depending on the treatment. My horse's sarcoid started off flat and quickly developed to the size of a squash ball. He had the cream made up from Liverpool and had it injected the first time and then had a two further applications externally. It took maybe six weeks to basically come away from the healthy skin leaving quite a nasty wound behind. However because I had it done in January this year in the snow, it has healed really well with minimal scar tissue. The sarcoid was situated on the end of his sheath.

 

[showqa]

Hi Winsey
I know and I too would have thought it was best to deal with it now. She reckons though that we have to wait to see if more develop and then treat - anyway, been in dialogue with Mr Knottenbolt of Leahurst (Liverpool) and discussing it with him.