Melanomas

[k1w1]

I have a 14 year old ID X grey mare who since I have had her has had numerous melanomas recently the one on her neck has increased in size rapidly which is worrying as i hadn't noticed a great difference until a month ago. Do people think that this could be causing her any pain? I have noticed that her mood will change sometimes but I took that down to her just being a mare. Any help would be very much appreciated

 

[Gucci_b]

Have you had the lump checked with the vet and lab,

 

[Chops]

Maybe nothing but if grown rapidly it is worth checking it out with the vet. Many horses live perfectly well with melanomas but always worth checking if the suddenly change.

 

[dotty1]

I looked after a 30 year old horse that had a melanoma in his cheek/jaw that in 6 months grew from a small 'bump' to the size of a small football. He never seemed bothered by it, he did find eating a bit difficult and was very dribbly at the end but we never thought he was in pain as he seemed happy and actually didn't lose much weight considering. I don't think the melanoma actually hurts, its just what structures its attached to/blocking that seem to cause trouble.