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Sarcoids
Sarcoids are a common disease of horses and other animals and can be very serious. The sarcoid is a cancer-like tumor in humans. It affects the skin of horses, mules and donkeys and is caused by bovine papillomavirus infection. Sometimes erroneously called warts, they make up almost 40% of all skin tumors found in horses.
Tumors or growths are characterized by thickening of the skin around the sarcoid and are usually right on the skin, which means that they do not affect the internal organs of the horse. However, although it only affects the skin, it can be quite serious for horses and ponies. Sarcoids can occur in any type of horse, regardless of breed, color or species, and will occur in horses worldwide, regardless of the environment. They appear all over the body, but are usually found in areas where the horse’s skin is thin or where there is no hair covering the skin.
There are six types of horse sarcoids that can occur. These include occult, verrucous, fibroblastic, nodular, malicious, and mixed sarcoids. Verrucous is the most common, which is why sarcoids are often called warts. They grow very slowly and develop a dry, crusty and hardened upper part, which makes them look like warts. The fibroblast form will grow much faster and can be found mostly on the head, legs and abdomen. This is also a very common form. Sarcoids usually increase in number during the summer months, but increase in size during the winter months, because once equidae receive one, they will usually have more later.
Treatment of sarcoids with neem oil
There are several ways to treat sarcoids in horses. These include surgical removal, freezing, use of radiation, as you would with human cancer, laser surgery and chemotherapy. However, most of them are incredibly invasive to the horse and can cause unnecessary side effects to the horse. That is why more than ever more people are turning to the natural remedy of Nim oil. Neem oil can be placed directly on the sarcoid to reduce the tumor and in turn stop it from growing more. Ideally, this should be done when the sarcoid is small and easy to treat. Neem leaves are generally great for the horse’s immune system, so neem leaf extract can be placed directly in the horse’s diet to help with sarcoids in the future. At the same time, it can help with many other immune problems, such as stomach problems, and acts as an anti-inflammatory. By using Neem oil directly on the sarcoids and the extract in the diet, there is a very high chance that the sarcoids will decrease and the horse will soon be free of sarcoids.
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Source by Marcus Lee Crowther