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Location: Louisiana | I've posted a couple times about my gelding's sarcoids. After a ton of research, I decided to bite the bullet and try xxterra.
I applied for 4 days per instructions and now I'm worried I chose the wrong treatment option. It's absolutely disgusting.
He had a cluster of tumors in his flank, and now the area that is sloughing is the size of my hand spread out. It's split and cracked and just nasty and oozing. No flies or gnats, I keep a fan on him and lightly most him with fly spray.
He has one on his belly that is oozing and swelled, I feel so bad for him!!
Basically, I'm just wanting some reassurance from those of you who've successfully used xxterra. I feel like I hurt my horse right now, although the sensible side of me knows something had to be done as they were getting too big.
Thanks y'all
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| It's been several years since we used it, but I remember it being some nasty stuff. It smelled bad and it must have burned because our horse became violent when we went to put it on. We stuck with it and the sarcoids cleared up and haven't come back. But I'm not sure I'd use it again unless we had another severe case. I recently had a horse develop a small sarcoid and I've started using toothpaste, it hasn't cleared up yet, but is has gotten considerably smaller so I'm hoping that it goes ahead and clears up all the way. |
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Location: West Texas | Do not worry that is what it is supposed to do. It's nasty and it isn't pleasant for the horse, but it can heal them. I would put your horse on an immunity booster as well. I feel that can aid in helping and keep them from coming back. |
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | Jenbabe - 2017-07-23 11:23 AM
It's been several years since we used it, but I remember it being some nasty stuff. It smelled bad and it must have burned because our horse became violent when we went to put it on. We stuck with it and the sarcoids cleared up and haven't come back. But I'm not sure I'd use it again unless we had another severe case. I recently had a horse develop a small sarcoid and I've started using toothpaste, it hasn't cleared up yet, but is has gotten considerably smaller so I'm hoping that it goes ahead and clears up all the way.
The smell isn't super strong. And poor thing is handling it quite well, I'm sure it must be painful.
He mainly doesn't want me to touch the swollen area around it, he was fine with me applying it even yesterday when it was cracked and nasty. He wasn't happy, but he stayed still and let me do it.
Do you recall how long it actually took the scabs to fall off? I'm afraid to apply any medicine bc I don't want it to "close up" and not fall off..... But I also want to avoid infection with an open wound.
I'm trying to wait for it to slough completely and then doctor it. But it's hard to wait when it looks so terrible.
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | Tdove - 2017-07-23 11:43 AM
Do not worry that is what it is supposed to do. It's nasty and it isn't pleasant for the horse, but it can heal them. I would put your horse on an immunity booster as well. I feel that can aid in helping and keep them from coming back.
Thank you!! I just can't find ANY during photos online, although people would probably never order the stuff haha.
I'm ordering him an immune booster tonight, and am about to do some plain ol water therapy on it to clean it up some.
Thanks y'all!! |
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| It's gross during the "middle" part of applying it but stick it out, it works. I used a tongue depressor to apply it once my horse started to not want it applied |
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Location: Sweet Home Alabama | https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=bb7e5b52-f5c7-4937-a...
Here is some "during" pics. |
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Location: Texas | I just make sure to apply it only to the sarcoid and not to healthy tissue. Its corrosive, but that's its job. |
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Location: Ellensburg, Washington | I have a gelding that has one between his back legs, behind his sheath where the cheeks rub together. So it is constantly being rubbed again the other side of his cheek. We have a vet appt on Friday so wondering if I will need to get it burned off? I don't know how I am going to get it to heal. Everytime I ride it ends up bleeding because it is raw and rubbing together. I have tried Corona type ointments to keep is "slicker" but not sure what else to do. |
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | casualdust07 - 2017-07-24 8:03 AM
I just make sure to apply it only to the sarcoid and not to healthy tissue. Its corrosive, but that's its job.
This ^^^ Be careful not to get it on the healthy tissue around the sarcoid. I don't remember my two horses being upset by it or even react at all to the application or the residual effects. It worked well and I'd do it again if I needed to. |
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