Ulcerated Melanomas, advice? Also in NL.

[LittleBluebell]

My mare is having some problems with a melanoma which has ulcerated on the underside of her tail, where it joins her back end. I have been cleaning it every day with warm salty water, as advised by my vet, but it is manky again the next time i go down (she is seen to twice a day). She does have other ones, but this is the only one irritating her, the vet has advised that they are not cancerous.

It is also making her itch worse than before, she is really leaning on the fencing to get a good scratch, which is making it bleed. The summer is alot worse, with the fllies around.

We tried cemeditine last summer, had no effect, and she was prescribed a course of anti bitoics a couple of months ago, which also had no effect. I have just been trying my best to keep it clean for her.

I just don't know what to do about them any more. Any advice greatfully received.

Thanks

L

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Haven't looked at the link sites but wondered if this might help:

Melanomas are tumours of the skin in horses. Unlike in people they are almost always benign and cause few problems. Many horses have melanomas but grey horses are much more prone to have them. Most elderly grey horses have at least one melanoma. Only very rarely do melanomas become cancerous and spread to other parts of the body but when they do become so the outlook is very poor.

Melanomas are most commonly found on the underside of the tail, around the anus and vulva, around the sheath and on the head. Treatment of melanomas is normally only necessary when they become ulcerated which sometimes happens when they become too large underneath the tail.

Faq's about melanomas on our 'sister' site www.freevetadvice.co.uk/melanoma.htm

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[LittleBluebell]

Thank you very much

L

 

[baeloclaudia]

My boy had his removed by Leahurst - they lasered them off as they were rubbing.
Yes, they will most likely return, eventually - but he's much happier for now....