Salivary gland melanoma

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I just bought a 5 year old irish sports horse dapple gelding who now appears to have a large lump on his right neck, and another one under his head on his jaw, we've also now found evidence of a melanoma on his rectum. He is a beautiful horse, a stunner to look at, so kind and good natured and a dream to ride, even for a 5 year old, it breaks my heart that such a young sweet loving horse has what is possible melanoma. I've done plenty of research on treating it, it's not curable, but some people have had some success with treating the immune sytem and using herbal remedies, but these tumours could spread very quickly and at best put him out to early retirement in 1 - 5 years, or worse kill him. I have the opportunity to send him back to the dealers, for resale, but who would buy him? i guess they would sell him at a vastly discounted rate. Does anyone have any experience of this type of melanoma and it's progression? or does anyone have any idea what sort of market there is out there for him as a re-sale? such a fantastic horse that had huge competition potential, so calm and fantastic paces and character:(
 
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That's sad. You sound very caring to want to do the best for him rather than send him back, which I'm sure a lot of people would do. I had a horse vetted once (grey ID), and the vet picked up salivary gland melanomas. The owner was gutted as he had no idea. It hadn't affected the horse's performance although she was prone to colic on rich grass, and I was told (I don't know if it's true) that if there are external melanomas, there are likely to be internal ones too that could have caused the susceptibility to colic.

I didn't buy the horse by the way, and the owner took her off the market and decided to keep her as she wouldn't pass a vetting.

If I were you I'd discuss it with the vet, the horse may have years of use without it being a problem. I believe it's not uncommon in greys.
 
Did you have him vetted? I had a similar thing a few years back - Vet and I, missed melanomas under the horse's tail. I sent mine back with full repayment and a refund of vetting fees. Don't like to think what became of the poor mare - but had to be realistic as wasn't in a position to lose that much money in those days. She was 6 years old.

Don't think the outlook is great to be honest.:(
 
I did have him vetted, 5 star vet as well, the vet said he had a lump on his right neck by the jugular groove but as he was a grey he would not be too worried as many greys ahve them which of course i now know is true, but what he doesn;t tell you is that perhaps there is a level of medical care that you commit to in these cases as well, he also said he would not use this lump as a reason not to buy him. How he missed the other lumps is anyones guess, i have been on to him today and he is pending further action from myself. So i thinki have decided to send him back because of the size of the lumps and his age and the cost of the horse. he may well go on to have amny years, but also, and this is the unknown that i struggle with, the tumours could grow quickly and agressively, and though cosmetic appearances don;t concern me, i worry about the state internally. I just hope there is a buyer out there at the right price that willl give him the years he deserves, mind you, i could still change my mind as i have been in contact with some extraordinary individuals fighting melanoma using herbal care such as nublada's cure, frankincese oil and cansema tonic. Treating the source of cancer, i.e. the immune systema dn ensuring good oxygenation of the blood and low toxicity is the key. dillema's dilemmas! my cat was diagnosed as diabetic this year and i was sent packing with needles and insulin and go told to practice on an orange! insulin twice a day was not what i really wanted to have to deal with, so did much research and found that cats can actaully reverse diabetes if on a natural diet, so i switched to applaws and she is now cured of diabetes, and i never did start the insulin! the power of going back to nature is incredible. So, still some thinking to do, i am pretty sure the dealer is going to be an arse!
 
Hi Kiernjo - so sorry to hear about your horse. I would have to echo others and say the outlook is very unpredictable. You wouldn't be able to insure the horse for anything remotely connected with melanomas. I'd say unless you have very deep pockets and are prepared to shed a lot of tears, walk away.

One thing I did want to add is beware the crushed apricot stone enemas and any other dangerous bit of voodoo codswallop that some will try to tell you will cure cancer. They won't. Many vulnerable people - famous ones as well - have found themselves or their loved ones fighting cancer and there comes a point when you will do anything, try anything. But it's just a sad way of getting money out of terrified people. If they really worked, cancer would be a worry of the past.
 
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