Sarcoid in a nasty place.

[Storminateacup]

My Clydesdale mare has a sarcoid and a few little ones nearby, that has been graded as occult, nodular, medium to difficult and in a awkward location to treat, (its in the angle of her throat near the pharanyx). I've been advise by my vet that the strategy for treating it would be application of a cytotoxic cream, (Liverpool cream) over a 5 day period. I've been told she will need painkillers (Danilon) at this time. I have been advise to consider my decision carefully as they cannot predict what the outcome maybe or if there is a possibility that other structures in her neck could be damaged by the treatment. Soooo............feeling a little worried and wondering if anyone else has had treatments for their horse in this area, and what the outcome was?

 

[leflynn]

Get your vet to refer your horse to Leahurst Equine Hospital and Prof Knottenbelt and his team will probably be able to advise further or confirm your vets advise.

Prof K is a leading expert on sarcoids and treated my boy

Here is the link http://www.liv.ac.uk/sarcoids/submission/
(top tip don't read the rest of the site as it's not pretty)

 

[YasandCrystal]

I have heard of good long term results for sarcoids via herbal ingested supplements. The good results I have heard have resulted from people continuing with the supplement for 3 years.
It does make sense to me treating from the inside out, but not having a horse with sarcoids I have not researched this. I was talking to someone about a local herbalist who prepares and sells herbs for humans and horses, but is now quite reknowned for his success with sarcoids.
Friends I know who have treated sarcoids through creams and surgery have enjoyed no success and tehy have always returned.

 

[chestnut cob]

The only person who can advise you is your vet, who will have already spoken to Leahurst if he has a protocol for L'Pool Cream treatment. I'd want to find out more info about the "other structures" that might be damaged. Get your vet to show/tell you exactly what they think could happen and how it might affect her in future, then you have to weigh that up with the risk of not treating the sarcoids.

 

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

dont laugh but very strong fluoride toothpaste (minimum strength 1450ppm any brand) is showing some amazing results- my youngster had a nodular on his ear which made him so sore/headshy that putiing on a bridle or even a headcollar was a battle plus a nasty occult across his eyelid that worried me even more.

i ordered the proper cream through my vet and it was summer, his nodular one was bleeding and crawling with flies so i was googling what might be safe to keep the flies off and found a great deal of annecdotal evidence re toothpaste. I thought "why not try it until the cream arrives" well within 48 hours the nodular stopped bleeding and had a lovely scab. Approx a week later the cream arrived and my vet was astounded that the one on the eyelid was nearly gone & the nodular was quarter original size. I decided to give the toothpaste one more week and the result is a happy horse with no sign he ever had them with the bonus that he suffered no damage to his eye and is no longer head shy. the only problem is the very expensive unused pot of cream sat in my cupboard

 

[Storminateacup]

dont laugh but very strong fluoride toothpaste (minimum strength 1450ppm any brand) is showing some amazing results- my youngster had a nodular on his ear which made him so sore/headshy that putiing on a bridle or even a headcollar was a battle plus a nasty occult across his eyelid that worried me even more.the only problem is the very expensive unused pot of cream sat in my cupboard

I tried a few other things first to no avail, so I am going with the Liverpool cream, what I was asking really is not for alternatives but as to whether others have had problems with sarcoids in the throat area and if they were advised of risks to other structures.
That is what concerns us most. But thanks anyway. I haven't ruled out the toothopaste in the future but for now I going for conventional approach