Skin diseases

Skin diseases

1. Ring worm

   • Easily spread on rugs, wood, people, other horses
   • Little blood supply so treatment via can't occur
   • at by sprays etc direct to infected area
   • Isolation
   • Disinfect affected items (rugs etc)

2. Warts

   • Thinner skin
   • Viral infection
   • Is excess Keratin
   • Contagious
   • Usually young horse
   • Common places:
     • Lips,
     • Muzzle
     • Genitalia
     • Eye area
     • Lower legs
     • Prob go in 3 yrs
     • CAn be removed but may cause to grow back more

3. Sarcoids

   • Locally confined skin change
   • Viral
   • Contagious
   • Common places:
     • Ears
     • Face
     • Sheath
     • Genitalia
     • Between front legs
     • Behind elbow
     • Can occur anywhere
   • Can be removed
   • Can be malignant
   • Several different type

4. Melanoma

   • Common
     • Mature; grey horses
   • Usually benign
   • Common places:
     • Under tail
     • Around anus
     • On head
     • Below ears
     • Behind jaw bone
     • Genitalia
     • Sometimes:
       • Limbs
       • neck
       • Eyelids
       • Eyes
   • Difficult to treat but usually don't cause any probs