Billabongchick
Well-Known Member
I was wondering if anyone can give some advice please. A friend of mine rides a horse for the owner which has always been susceptible to sarcoids. In previous years they have been more wart like and flat/crusty with the odd pronounced one and apparently the horse had a couple removed from the chest area. Since then it has been fed (on occasions until the tub runs out and they don't bother replacing) a feed supplement but they had a big gap where it wasn't on it and the sarcoids have gone crazy. The owner is the sort that will only get the vet out as a last resort and will never pay for treatment as they don't take much interest in the horse.
I was shocked to see how aggressively these have grown in the past weeks; the horse now has several large tumours under it's back legs which are causing discomfort when ridden. My friend wants to help and has offered to pay for vet but the owner declined. Is there anything that my friend can do to help the horse in terms of topical treatment, medication or anything else? The two largest ones look candidates for surgical removal by ligature or cutting and the others are flatter and liberally scattered all over her underside. Any advice welcome. In my position I would get the vet out no hesitation but that is not an option as owner unwilling. Thanks in advance.
I was shocked to see how aggressively these have grown in the past weeks; the horse now has several large tumours under it's back legs which are causing discomfort when ridden. My friend wants to help and has offered to pay for vet but the owner declined. Is there anything that my friend can do to help the horse in terms of topical treatment, medication or anything else? The two largest ones look candidates for surgical removal by ligature or cutting and the others are flatter and liberally scattered all over her underside. Any advice welcome. In my position I would get the vet out no hesitation but that is not an option as owner unwilling. Thanks in advance.