Sarcoids??

[equidstar11]

Hi, never had a horse with these before - do they look like sarcoids?

If so are they treated by a vet or is there anything over the counter etc?

3 of these around his elbows/girth area/stomach

1 of them is in the middle of his sternum which may be getting rubbed by the girth - could use sheepskin which might help

Thanks

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

How long they been there?

They look a bit like bites mine get them near elbows and middle of sternum where there isn't much hair.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

I would advise a vet to come out - they very much look like sarcoids, but there is also a plethora of things they could also be eg: the above.
If they are diagnosed sarcoids do a search on here and there are many threads with many options for treatments and their evaluation

 

[equidstar11]

How long they been there?

They look a bit like bites mine get them near elbows and middle of sternum where there isn't much hair.

I’ll be honest I haven’t noticed them until yesterday.
I guess I could keep an eye on them over a week and see if they clear.
He has a VERY fine coat and thin skin so could be from bites, he often comes out in bumps from flies etc.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Both my Arab's get bites in those areas and they look just like that I will see if they have any and post a picture.

I use hydrocortisone cream on them or the hedgewich soothing gel.

 

[equidstar11]

Both my Arab's get bites in those areas and they look just like that I will see if they have any and post a picture.

I use hydrocortisone cream on them or the hedgewich soothing gel.

I’ll get some of that and keep a close eye on them, if they don’t improve over the next week I’ll get in touch with the vets.
Thanks for the help!!

 

[Tiddlypom]

My money’s on fly bites too, and I’ve too much experience of sarcoids .

My senior mare pops up fly bite reactions like those. She’s never had a sarcoid, though her daughter was very prone.

This first lesion came up on her overnight last night and I only found it this morning. The scab came off and I’ve bathed it with sterile saline and applied blue spray to dry it off. The second pic is of a healing similar one.





Treat them as fly bites for now. If they get bigger and/or won’t heal, then it’s time to get the vet out.

Good luck.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Arabi has some that are healing now but they do weep and look scabby to start with.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

He has had sarcoids in the past and currently has one on his nostril but these are not sarcoids.

 

[lynz88]

mine has a bunch of bites on him lately and one looks similar to what pinkvboots has posted (in the same place too). I noticed it the other day and some of his sarcoids that he has had in the past has looked similar. I've done a feed change so am keeping my eyeballs out as that's what started the sarcoid issue to begin with but *knock on wood* since feeding oily herbs mine has kept them at bay quite well (he's still on them).