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Dirt Dobber Reg. Jun 2009	Posted 2016-06-19 12:04 PM Subject: Any idea what this could be
Elite Veteran Posts: 614	Has anybody see this before? It is an older horse doesn't get rode so it isnt a saddle and he has had it at least a year that I have known him. It is the only spot on him and it is behind the wither. It is greasy feeling and he doesn't like you messing with it. (daac360f-5584-4341-8c9c-1c3e411f568f.jpg) Attachments ---------------- daac360f-5584-4341-8c9c-1c3e411f568f.jpg (40KB - 239 downloads)
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Bibliafarm Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2016-06-19 9:20 PM Subject: RE: Any idea what this could be
Warmblood with Wings Posts: 27846 Location: Florida..	could be ringworm if it isnt healing? id get a scrape of it
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kmcsunshine Reg. May 2007	Posted 2016-06-19 9:25 PM Subject: RE: Any idea what this could be
Goat Giver Posts: 23166	Flies or fungus.
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ajs2002 Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2016-06-20 6:16 AM Subject: RE: Any idea what this could be
Expert Posts: 1367 Location: mi	Could be a sarcoid. Types of sarcoid Occult: a flat patch of hair loss with a grey, scaly surface, which can be confused with ringworm, as they are often circular. Common on the face, neck and between the back legs
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Bibliafarm Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2016-06-20 9:09 AM Subject: RE: Any idea what this could be
Warmblood with Wings Posts: 27846 Location: Florida..	since its been there for a year I dont think its flies and it hasnt spread to other areas.. Id get a vet to scrape it and address the issue..
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BARRELHORSE USA Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2016-06-21 3:39 PM Subject: RE: Any idea what this could be
	I was raised around hard working draft mules and horses snaking downed trees to portable sawmills which really asked for their heart and all the muscle stamina they had .... We had a few that would have FISTULA which is a complicated internal infection or strain that eventually comes to the surface at the withers ... as a greasy type sore from the internal infection ..... in the 50's and 60's we did not have the antibiotics that are available today .... COMBIOTIC was our most successful shortest term antibiotic ... it had both positive and negative drugs to attack about anything a horse could have ......... and of course it worked so well ... it was taken off the market ... discuss the +/- with your vet .... I haven't found anything similar to the effectiveness of the old drug named COMBIOTIC that attacks the +/- aspects available ... ... GOOD LUCK!! It is a dangerous situation for humans and other horses so I found this excellent explanation ...>>>>>>> http://equimed.com/diseases-and-conditions/reference/fistulous-with...
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Dirt Dobber Reg. Jun 2009	Posted 2016-06-21 4:46 PM Subject: RE: Any idea what this could be
Elite Veteran Posts: 614	Thanks everybody. Vet is coming out and he is speculating sarcoid based on my pic. I'll keep you posted.
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MidWest1452 Reg. May 2013	Posted 2016-06-21 4:56 PM Subject: RE: Any idea what this could be
Extreme Veteran Posts: 595 Location: North Dakota	I agree it looks like a sarcoid. My mare had one on her neck for a couple years, it never changed or spread but I was going to have it removed this past fall atter the bugs went away but then last fall when her winter coat came in the sarcoid went away. Happy I didn't have to spend the money to get it removed but I didn't think they went away just like that. Ohhh well
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