treatment for warts in ears?

[v1978h]

hi, ive just got a new horse who passed a 5 stage vetting. she s got a wart in each ear roughly 1.5cm diameter i was just wondering if i can get rid of them without getting the vet. any creams etc that anyone can reccommend?

 

[the watcher]

Are these warts or aural plaques?

You might be better leaving well alone - although ear nets are said to prevent the spread of them by keeping midges off

 

[Passtheshampoo]

Can you put a photo on here of them. They could possibly be sarcoids at worse. What is she like to bridle up? Some horses can be really funny about the headpiece going over their ears if they have growths in them.

 

[vicksey]

My lad had a wart in his ear for ages, there was nothing wrong with it and didnt ever bother him, but did actually turn out to be a sarcoid which was sucessfully treated. I would check it out with your vet.

 

[v1978h]

hmm not sure if im computer literate enough to get a pic on here. surely if they were sarcoids it should say sarcoids rather than warts on the vets certificate? unfortunately we couldnt use our own vet but i might get her out to have a look. will be extremely annoyed if they turn out to be sarcoids tho. at the mo she is fine to bridle up. what are aural plaques and how do they differ from warts? i m guessing that if vet has said and written down they are warts then thats what they are but has anyone else been mis diagnosed with something similar/ thanks

 

[Passtheshampoo]

Wasn't clear in your original post that the vet had picked them up on the vetting. My mare had aural plaques which looked greyish , flattish and circular. They didn't cause her any probs and eventually disappeared. If it were my horse I'd want to know what type of warts they were and think it's a good idea to get your ususal vet to have a look to rule out sarcoids.

 

[Sheri]

If the are like small white/ grey lumps (the type you'd love to pick) my mare has them and the vet said the will never cause her any harm but you can't get rid of them either. They are just a cosmetic blemish.

If anyone knows better please put me right as then I will get rid of Fferns too!

 

[the watcher]

If they are aural plaques they are best left alone unless they cause problems with the horse becoming headshy or bridling up, however an ear net will prevent them spreading and becoming a bigger problem - if there are too many the entire ear will become stiff.

Some people have reported success with Liverpool Cream or Camrosa, I have used Camrosa myself on them, it minimised and softened them - but this was on a horse whose ears were starting to cause problems.



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