Hard Lump

[MyLuckyStar]

Hi

I brought my mare in from the field on Tuesday and noticed a lump above her right nostril, the lump was quite hard but could be moved if you put your finger in her mouth/up her nose. I thought it may have been a bite or sting so left her in as I wanted to see if she was ok to eat/drink, which she was.

I have booked the vet to come and look at her but was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

This was taken on Tuesday afternoon, it hasn't got any bigger over the last few days:

 

[hannahgeorge]

Hi, my horse had a very similar thing earlier this year, it turned out to be an abcess. His started marble sized, and grew to golf ball size in two weeks. It actually burst the morning the vet came. Vet advised me to bath it with hot water and iodine, and squeeze it- it went within a couple of weeks if I remember rightly.