Sarcoid fallen off - what to do?

[TreeDog]

My gelding has couple sarcoids around his groin/sheath, small flat ones that don't cause problems and are barely visible. A few months ago he developed a nodular one on his sheath, decided to leave it alone as delicate area. He has previously had a nodular one about the size of a pea that remained unchanged for months before dropping off, leaving a tiny scar. Unfortunately this new one continued growing, I've been umming and ahing about asking vet to remove it but summer arrived and I've been told summer is a bad time to try to treat. It was about the size of a large grape, and growing (longer, not in diameter).

Anyway, I've checked him this morning and it's mostly fallen off, though there is about 1/4 of it still there and where the rest of the sarcoid appears to have detached it looks not very nice, a bit like a wound. I've applied fly repellent cream extra liberally around the area.

Does anyone else have experience with this sort of thing? Should I put anything on it like antiseptic cream? Get vet out asap? What might a vet want to do if anything?

 

[little_critter]

I'd give your vet a call and have a chat. He might say leave it alone, he might think something needs doing. See if you can send him a photo.

 

[Hack4fun]

I would get the vet. Best never to delay or defer for sarcoids.

 

[Goldenstar]

Ring the vet .
You need an anti viral cream from the vet asap to try to protect the other horses as much as you can and also a barrier cream approved by your vet to apply on top .
If it possible it’s worth applying a melolin dressing kept on with a polster dressing to keep the flys off it .
Cover any knicks or cuts on your other horses with summer fly cream and use masks if they are getting their eyes bothered .

 

[Bellalily]

Give your vet a ring. I had very similar with my chap, same place too, but his dropped off cleanly, so I'd have a chat with the pros.

 

[TreeDog]

Vets advice was to wash gently with salt water and use summer fly cream to keep flies off, keep an eye on it and hope it heals over in a couple weeks. If it doesn't heal over they said they usually remove sarcoids by laser and would probably recommend that. I don't like the idea of laser removal so fingers crossed it heals over.

 

[Hack4fun]

Thanks for the update. Fingers crossed.

 

[FFAQ]

My old Arab was absolutely riddled in sarcoids. I found blood root was really good for shrinking them and used to smother the site with sudocrem when they dropped off. Good luck, nasty things!

 

[Goldenstar]

Vets advice was to wash gently with salt water and use summer fly cream to keep flies off, keep an eye on it and hope it heals over in a couple weeks. If it doesn't heal over they said they usually remove sarcoids by laser and would probably recommend that. I don't like the idea of laser removal so fingers crossed it heals over.

Laser is the best chance of getting a good result .
It is a bit shocking the first time you see it done .
It’s not always possible to laser the sheath it depends where they are .

 

[Equi]

Botanica. Be grand.