Vanishing sarcoids

Roxylola

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So, while I'm not against treating I tend to leave sarcoids alone if they're stable and not causing issues. Bon had a couple, one in front of his sheath, one that popped up on his sheath and one very close to his right eye.
The sheath one went scabby and red to a point I was getting ready to treat, but then just disappeared. So when the one near his eye did the same I watched and waited in case it got worse but didn't panic to treat. It was there last night and gone this morning.
The sheath changed when I started feeding oily herbs (still am) but nothing changed prior to the eye at all. I've heard of it happening, but not in a mature horse without at least some sort of home treatment but here we are. Id add a picture but I can't alter the size on this phone 🙈
 

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Same with mine. He had 2 flat ones, and was 6 coming 7 when I got him. He got oily herbs and a mineral balancer and they went. Could have been a coincidence, ut I think better overall health maybe kicked his immune system into getting rid of them.
 

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Yes I had a 4 yr old mare. One small one popped up under her belly. I had booked the vet to have a look and the day before she was due to be seen it just vanished. Must have dropped off overnight. Brilliant! 🤩
 

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Mine has what I think is 3 flat sarcoids but I’ve noticed one has definitely disappeared and I think the other ones are looking like they might be going too. I’d tried using sarc ex but it did nothing but since feeding oily herbs they look like they are improving (fingers crossed)
 

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Mine had sarcoids when I got him at around 12 years old. He has been in a fairly stressful environment, had sarcoids for years, had some removed using the heavy metal treatment (is that still a thing?). When he came to me he was out all the time with his friends and just me handling/riding him. The sarcoids he had regressed and he didn't develop any more.
 

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They are a bit like cold sores they appear then disappear
Fatty had nodular sarcoids one dropped off into my hand as I was checking him that was gross .
As Professor Dixon once said to me wants the difference between true love and sarcoids , sarcoids are forever .
 
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