Sarcoid near the eye

Update! Liverpool have recommended BCG vacc injections. After a couple of weeks chasing up the NFU to get them to pay, I finally got a telephone message from my vet to say he has received the vacc. We have to now work out the logistics of sedation etc...I have to phone him today to find out re spacing of the 5 injections.

It's brilliant to finally get this started, but very scary......re the sedation repeatedly/the injections into an area so close to his eye/possible side effects (I've been doing a LOT of online reading, and apparently some horses react adversely to the protein in the jab eek).

He's in need of something to be done mind. I had a mini heart attack on Sat as I went to check him in the field and his off front knee was covered in blood. Lead him in, nope no swelling, nope not lame. Turned out he had been rubbing his sarcoid on his leg. It's bothering him.

ETA I got this link from a friend whose horse had sarcoids, might be worth a try for others with less advanced ones: http://www.horseforum.com/horse-health/sarcoids-toothpaste-experiment-93048/
 
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I'm pleased they've come back toyou with advice and you're starting treatment! You'll have to keep us posted - I will defo have my fingers crossed for you both :) At least if the vet is out regularly and you are watching like a hawk if anything does happen you'll be on it quickly!

Mine is sedated at least once a week as he got tangled in cut barb wire fence and sliced a huge patch of skin off, he's doing okay with it (been about 3 weeks now and a skin graft). With his sarcoids on his eyes, the big one that got the radiation therapy that seems great still and the ones that had the cream on (right eye, 2 small ones) the scbas have been and gone and they are like 2 ickle dots now. Liverpool are getting photos at regular intervals and monitoring it that way for now so I'm happy! Will have to post another pic ;)

Good luck, I'm pleased you're on the journey for treatment, it is scary but hopefully it'll mean a resolution :D
 
hope every thing goes well my horse had 2 courses of liverpool cream that have sadly failed and they think her sarcoids poss now maligment due to the failers but they are going to try bcg on her to hers is on her face bit ring area
 
Yes a horse that I used to ride (see pics in profile of the chestnut WB) had various sarcoids and one of them was right in the corner of his eye, he had a course of BCG injections and they have all cleared, it's also the second horse I know who again has had the BCG injections with a various sarcoids in different areas of the body that has been sucessfully treated, certainly the way to go. Good luck.
 
That's great Kenzo!

Ok well, I was tense today, as the vet was due at 430. Turned out in the end he was there at 7pm, bless him, as he had a difficult case before and had to return bloods to the surgery.

Phoenix had an injection of anti-inflammatories, then one of penicillin (the sarcoid is bloody and raw now), then sedated intravenously. Very good boy, tolerating several injections, each tiny amounts, into the sarcoid, stock still (well actually whilst swaying slightly). Vet stayed for 30 mins to be sure of no adverse reaction, I stayed for 1 1/2 hours, until he seemed awake and ate two blackberries (his favourite thing). Went home, then back just before 10 to check he was ok with a torch. Fine, ate some apple slices...I can sleep tonight :-)

Another in a week, then another two weeks after that, then another three weeks after that, the last three weeks later. I've seen the leaflet Liverpool sent my vet, and some of the side effects are quite alarming! Fingers firmly crossed here.

ETA leflynn ouch re the barbed wire! Hate the stuff. Great news re the sarcoids..please DO post pics!
 
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I'm not a fan of it either! It sounds positive so far and at least there is enough gap between the treatments for him not to remeber if that makes sense so he shoul dbe okay with them all :)

One of the creams I had to apply to Red made me wince, it also came with the warning that 'it makes things drop off' :eek: I stopped reading after that lol!

Will try and get pics tonight (keep forgetting sorry)
 
Good luck thundersprite, I hope it all goes to plan!

here are the pics, not too good as he wouldn't keep still as usual :rolleyes:

This is his left eye that had the iridium wire treatment for a large lump above his eye


IMG00315-20110819-0814 by redlaura, on Flickr

Alternative pic from a few weeks ago

IMG00208-20110702-1750 by redlaura, on Flickr

This is his right eye that he has had the cream treatment for (2 small sarcoids under the eye close to the eyelid, scbas have gone and the hair seems to be growing back okay so far:


IMG00314-20110819-0813 by redlaura, on Flickr
 
thanks shes due another treatment tomorrow but pic before she started the bcg last week
and shees been so good to sedate etc
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Keep us updated thundersprite!

I've been away so my friend was with the vet when he came to do the second injection this week. Apparently the vet thinks it's working. I'll try to get some pics when I see my boy tomorrow (I got back late!).
 
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