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There another thread running at the moment where a video has been posted with the world's leading expert in sarcoids has said that horses with sarcoids 'need treatment' and 'have no value'. He has also used pictures of the most horrendous cases I've ever seen, and the whole thing seems set up to scare people.
I thought it might help get things in perspective if we all share our experiences of horses with sarcoids . I'm very sorry if anyone has lost horses to this horrible disease. There's no doubt they can be a real problem. But the implication in the video is that they all become a real problem, and I think there may be a different perspective from the general horse owning population.
So, to get an idea of how bad a problem they really are, can people list all the horses they have known with sarcoids, how many each horse had, what treatment was given and what happened to the horse. I'll start.
A view of the attitude to sarcoids in Ireland would also be helpful, as I have repeatedly heard that they are not considered such an issue over there.
1. Multiple sarcoids on chest and front legs in 4 year old Arab. Frozen off, returned, removed chemically. Sold at seven sarcoid clear.
2. One warty one with neck on inside thigh in 4 year old tb. Twisted off, never returned. Sold at seven sarcoid free.
3. One formed on an open wound stopping it healing. 4 year old TB, Removed chemically, never returned. Still sarcoid free at nineteen.
4. Ball type in groin of 6 year old ISH. Tied off and root chemically treated. Last known at 13, sarcoid free.
5. Ball type on chest of 6 year old ISH. Tied off and root chemically treated. Sold at eleven sarcoid free.
6. Multiples on belly, inside thigh and face of 4 year old ISH. More developed over the following two years. All chemically treated and sold at eight sarcoid free for two years.
7. Two on belly of 3 year old Appyxtrotter. Chemically treated, just healing now.
Those were all mine.
Friends:
Cluster on fetlock of 7 year old WB . Chemically treated, returned, treated again. Fine three years later.
Ball type in armpit of ISH 4 year old. Never treated. Now 24 and shrunk almost to nothing.
Cluster on shoulder of 5 year old Irish cob. Chemically treated and sold.
Several on eyelid of teenage PC pony. Physically removed and pony sold.
One on sheath followed by one on groin, fibroblastic (bloody and quick growing). Both lasered off and healed. Horse died of colic following year at 23.
Sorry again if this upsets anyone who has lost a horse to them, but if you can bear to share your information then I think it will help everyone.
I thought it might help get things in perspective if we all share our experiences of horses with sarcoids . I'm very sorry if anyone has lost horses to this horrible disease. There's no doubt they can be a real problem. But the implication in the video is that they all become a real problem, and I think there may be a different perspective from the general horse owning population.
So, to get an idea of how bad a problem they really are, can people list all the horses they have known with sarcoids, how many each horse had, what treatment was given and what happened to the horse. I'll start.
A view of the attitude to sarcoids in Ireland would also be helpful, as I have repeatedly heard that they are not considered such an issue over there.
1. Multiple sarcoids on chest and front legs in 4 year old Arab. Frozen off, returned, removed chemically. Sold at seven sarcoid clear.
2. One warty one with neck on inside thigh in 4 year old tb. Twisted off, never returned. Sold at seven sarcoid free.
3. One formed on an open wound stopping it healing. 4 year old TB, Removed chemically, never returned. Still sarcoid free at nineteen.
4. Ball type in groin of 6 year old ISH. Tied off and root chemically treated. Last known at 13, sarcoid free.
5. Ball type on chest of 6 year old ISH. Tied off and root chemically treated. Sold at eleven sarcoid free.
6. Multiples on belly, inside thigh and face of 4 year old ISH. More developed over the following two years. All chemically treated and sold at eight sarcoid free for two years.
7. Two on belly of 3 year old Appyxtrotter. Chemically treated, just healing now.
Those were all mine.
Friends:
Cluster on fetlock of 7 year old WB . Chemically treated, returned, treated again. Fine three years later.
Ball type in armpit of ISH 4 year old. Never treated. Now 24 and shrunk almost to nothing.
Cluster on shoulder of 5 year old Irish cob. Chemically treated and sold.
Several on eyelid of teenage PC pony. Physically removed and pony sold.
One on sheath followed by one on groin, fibroblastic (bloody and quick growing). Both lasered off and healed. Horse died of colic following year at 23.
Sorry again if this upsets anyone who has lost a horse to them, but if you can bear to share your information then I think it will help everyone.