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Title:Equine Notes Conference
Notice:Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:MTADMS::COBURNIO
Created:Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2080
Total number of notes:22383

939.0. "Melanomas and Breeding.." by KERNEL::CHEWTER () Fri Apr 28 1989 15:48

    
    Just curious....
    
    Has anyone out there, ever breed from a mare which has
    melanomas around their rear end??
    My horse has them, luckily though they are non-malignant,
    but, she does seem very touchy about them, and I would
    like to breed from her.
         
    jayne
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939.1i thought they shouldnt hurt tho'!!JETSAM::MATTHEWStoday is cil's birthday!!!Fri Apr 28 1989 16:017
    mel's 
    palominos get them , white horses, grey's
    
    as long as it didnt interfer with movement, repro, i proably wouldnt
    worry about them..
    
    
939.2Talk to a repro vetSTEREO::JENKINSTue May 02 1989 14:3512
    I would talk to a reproductive veterinarian.  Dr. Cindy Brown at
    Rochester Equine Clinic is one.  The condition you refer to has
    been explained to me as malignant tumors.  I had a gray arab mare
    once that had them and was told they are very common in whites,
    grays and very light colored horses.  It is the same thing as skin
    cancer in humans.  Your mare may not have malinoma.  Sometimes they
    can be removed.  These are all questions that you should ask a vet
    that could do something to help you if you wish to breed.
    
    Good luck,
    
    Nancy
939.3address??KERNEL::CHEWTERWed May 03 1989 13:4310
    No her ones are not cancerous, but its very unfortunate that
    they can't be removed as they take up such a wide area underneath
    the skin. She used to have approx 3 underneath the saddle and to
    my amazment they went! Shes fifteen now, and they haven't (touch
    wood) inteffered with her movements...
    
    Thanks for the info, have you the address of Dr Cindy Brown
    maybe I could write to her?
    
    Jayne
939.4Too Old???PTOMV6::PETHMy kids are horsesWed May 03 1989 17:2210
    Jayne,
    
    Has your mare ever had any foals before? I have a maiden mare the
    same age as yours and my vet did not recommend breeding her even
    though her cycles are normal. He felt it would be too hard on her
    to start now. If the mare has foaled before, did she have the skin
    growths then? Have you asked your vet about this?
    
    Sandy
    
939.5Rochester AddressTUNER::JENKINSWed May 10 1989 12:548
    re: .3
    
    Dr. Cindy Brown of Rochester Equine Clinic, Ten Rod Road, P.O. Box
    2071, Rochester, NH  03867.  {Phone 603-332-6482}
    
    Good Luck with your mare,
    
    Nancy