Sarcoids and Alternative Treatments

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For those whose horses had sarcoids...
... have you used Sarc-Ex (Global Hebs) and Thuja cream/meds in feed?

How long did it take for it to have some sort of effect?

My mare seems to be having the flat one, with a crusty one beside it.

I want to look at all these options first before going the Liverpool treatment way.
 
None of the above, I coated my boys sarcoid under his neck with black treacle everyday, and it was gone within the month... Still hasn't come back in over a year! This was a raised crusty one, size of a brussel sprout.
 
Please don't use alternative treatments- I tried to do this and made the sarcoid much worse with treatments recommended on here and other sites.

I then used Liverpool cream and the sarcoid was gone within about 7 weeks (having been there for approx 18 months).

That was 2 years ago and no signs of it coming back- if he ever gets another sarcoid I will be going straight back for Liverpool cream and not messing about trying any other treatments.
 
i am currently feeding sarc-ex and restore from global herbs to my 21yr old who has had sarcoids since a youngster. so far 1 sarcoid has dropped off.

he was treated as a 6yr old with liverpool cream and it nearly killed him. i know of two other grandsons of his sire that were also treated more recently with liverpool cream and they too reacted violently, so for me this isnt an option.

i also have a pot of bloodroot ointment from my vet that i will use if necessary, but i want to know whether the sarc-ex is going to do the job first.
 
I've used Thuja ointment very successfully. The ones I've used it on were the flat type and small wart like ones, not weepy ones.

I applied the ointment religously twice a day and by the 2nd week they felt spongy. Then they just slid off leaving healthy pink skin. The hair grew back. Def worth a try
 
I have been feeding global herbs immuplus for the last 6 weeks, after doing a fair bit of research on the net.
My boy had a nodular one on his sheath and a flat one where his noseband sits.
The one on his sheath dropped off yesterday :), and the one on his face is changing.
I have also invested in some thuja cream for the one on his face which I have been using since Monday of this week.
I am very pleased with the immuplus and will carry on using it for as long as needed, he has a few other issues too which all contribute to having a low immune system.
Good luck
 
My vet recommended that I used a lamb's castrating ring on my girl's sarcoid - known as "banding" in veterinary circles - but she said I could do it myself (married into a farming family so have access to things like the forceps needed for the job) and save on the callout.

I love my vet! She's great!

It's worked btw. It just fell off and hasn't come back.

It does depend on the type of sarcoid though. My girl had one that stuck out about two inches and was bulbous in shape with a narrow neck where it joined her body.
 
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millitiger said:
Please don't use alternative treatments- I tried to do this and made the sarcoid much worse with treatments recommended on here and other sites.

I then used Liverpool cream and the sarcoid was gone within about 7 weeks (having been there for approx 18 months).

That was 2 years ago and no signs of it coming back- if he ever gets another sarcoid I will be going straight back for Liverpool cream and not messing about trying any other treatments.
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^^^This^^^ and its what my vet says too. I did use Sarc-ex alongside Liverpool on the second lot (he had 2 as a 3yo, now 7 and no sign) and they cleared up a lot quicker.
 
millitiger said:
Please don't use alternative treatments- I tried to do this and made the sarcoid much worse with treatments recommended on here and other sites.

I then used Liverpool cream and the sarcoid was gone within about 7 weeks (having been there for approx 18 months).

That was 2 years ago and no signs of it coming back- if he ever gets another sarcoid I will be going straight back for Liverpool cream and not messing about trying any other treatments.
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This ^^ good advice! Treat the nasty little bugger as aggressively as possible - don't delay and muck about with it - not worth the risk in my book - and it's not expensive, contrary to popular belief!!!!!!!!!!!!! Treatment for Erics sarcoid came to £250 total, I wouldn't hesitate to use it again
 
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Achinghips said:
This ^^ good advice! Treat the nasty little bugger as aggressively as possible - don't delay and muck about with it - not worth the risk in my book - and it's not expensive, contrary to popular belief!!!!!!!!!!!!! Treatment for Erics sarcoid came to £250 total, I wouldn't hesitate to use it again
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^^ agree

we've lost one young mare to these horrible things, and nearly lost a second. luckily a second treatment of liverpool cream *fingers crossed* seems to have got it on the second mare.

both the second mare and a yearling had very small sarcoids, which when treated we found the sarcoid actually went deeply into the surrounding tissue, and this came out too.

i hate them. they are THE most pointless thing to have to put a horse down for IMO, and once they turn horrible there's nothing you can do about it :(
 
benson had lots of sarcoids under his belly, in his groin and on one shoulder. Vet came out and put the lamb tail band on the one one his shoulder and it fell of within abbout a week. You can onkly do this on ones with a stalk on. Then he wrote a prescription for Efudex, a human skin cancer cream, that I got from a pharmacy. Used it as directed and the sarcoid made no sign of coming back.
 
Vet used lamb ring for one on my filly - dropped off and never returned.

My friend was successful using sarc ex for her flat ones on her dressage neddy.
 
Just to add my two penneth worth.

I wouldn't consider feeding herbs such as Sarc X to be an 'alternative treatment' as all you are doing is providing nutrition for the horse to use it's own immune system against the sarcoid.

I can't see how providing good nutrition could harm the situation in any way.
 
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