Re: information on sarcoids

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

I am also interested in this thread...my daughter's gelding has a couple of
spots like Kathy described.  They are not enlarged or bumpy, just bare
spots (quarter sized) with little or no hair.  Our stallion, however, has 5
small "bumps" on various points (butt and neck and I think one on his
shoulder) that I have been told are melanomas that occur as a result of his
greying out.  None of our other horses (and we have 4 other greys) have
anything like this and I have never had any other horses that have.  I know
there are sarcomas and sarcoids and melanomas, etc.  How do we know which
are which and what we should do (or not do) about them??  Thanks in advance
for ridecamper wisdom and information!!


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: Kathy Macki <kmacki@uplogon.com>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  information on sarcoids
> Date: Monday, May 29, 2000 1:35 PM
> 
> Hi,
> Can anyone recommend some good sites for information on sarcoids?  Also,
> if any of you have personnal info on horses with sarcoids that are
> competing I would like to hear about them.  I'm riding a horse that has
> a sarcoid about the size of quarter (it is basically a spot with the
> hair missing) on his neck just behind the cheek.  I'ld like to know what
> the chances are of this becoming a big problem.  Thanks, Kathy
> 
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