SarahX
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Would it stop you from buying a horse if you knew it had a small melanoma or wart on it's sheath?
melanoma/wart on sheath.
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galaxy
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Well they are very different things... I'd definitly want to know which it is. Have you had a vet look at it?
SarahX
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On the advert it's described as a small melanoma/wart
and i am a bit wary of whether going to see the horse is worth it.
galaxy
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Is it local? If not and the horse sounds good maybe ask for a photo?
Is the horse a grey?
Is the horse a grey?
SarahX
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It's about an hour and a half away and the horse sounds perfect for what i want.
And the horse is grey
galaxy
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well it could be a melanoma. Personally if it was I wouldn't touch it (I lost my old horse to melanomas last year and although they hardly ever effect a horse in that way, I wouldn't get another).
They should be able to tell which it is. They don't look similar. Give them a ring and ask if they've had their vet look at it and to send you some photos.
They should be able to tell which it is. They don't look similar. Give them a ring and ask if they've had their vet look at it and to send you some photos.
JanetGeorge
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It's almost certainly a sarcoid - and sarcoids on the sheath are a PIG to treat! Liverpool Cream is too harsh - even Effudix, which I'm using on a couple of sarcoids on Rambo's sheath and scrotum, is painful (tothe point where I need one person holdingthe horse and another holding up a frontleg and I'm still dodging kicks!)
If he's in every other way perfect, I'd want at least £1,000 off a sensible market price!
If he's in every other way perfect, I'd want at least £1,000 off a sensible market price!