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Imogen Bertin
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Username: Imogen
Post Number: 387
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 - 6:17 am: |   |
I looked at the melanoma and SCC articles thinking the two pink patches (one on the wither and one in the perineal area) which have appeared on my grey horse were probably either skin cancer or sunburn... but the symptoms don't seem to fit.
I think what happened on the withers was that another horse wither-nibbled part of an old scar off and the new area of skin got sunburned - I have been putting sunblock on it and I notice it is less red/pink and more pale/pink on cloudy days.
It seems to be gradually healing, is not increasing in size, and I have had it checked by a vet as it also occurred to me it could be a saddle sore though this is unlikely due to position. He said it wasn't a sore but otherwise wasn't very communicative. I presume if he thought it was incipient warts/cancer he would have said.
On the perineal area, the only other cause I can think of (this horse has grey skin not pink skin everywhere else on its body) is that it has leaned on the back bar of the horse trailer and given itself a bit of a blister, or else rubbed itself by swishing its tail constantly against flies (it has a slight muscle wastage which means the tail doesn't swish quite evenly).
Anyone else got any ideas, or what should I be looking for? Both of these areas are not getting any worse, but not really any better either. We have had exceptionially dry and sunny weather for Ireland this year. Neither patch shows any sign of infection, they're just odd and I want to keep an eye on them so I'm trying to make sure that I'm looking for the right things.
All the best
Imogen |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 8997
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2003 - 6:34 am: | |
If these are areas of skin that lack pigment but otherwise normal it is unlikely they are going to repigment but they do not sound like problems either. Chronic inflamation is a common cause of loss of pigment but sometimes this occurs for no known reason.
DrO |
Imogen Bertin
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Username: Imogen
Post Number: 389
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2003 - 2:44 am: | |
Thanks for that. I shall keep monitoring for any changes and if there are any I'll post pictures.
Imogen |
