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quine sarcoids are usually
a benign, but problematic
tumour if they choose to
grow in places that interfere with
a horse's functional ability. They
can be extremely difficult to treat,
once that decision has been made,
and for Daniel, treating this sarcoid
was like opening up a can of
worms; it resented interference and
became insidious in its invasion of
nearby healthy tissue, spreading
underneath the skin in response to
each treatment attempting to control
BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
Defeating the
Cheryl McGaffin, from
the Mornington Peninsula
in Victoria, purchased
Daniel, a four year old
Thoroughbred, 21 years
ago. She planned to use
the gelding as a general
pleasure/adult riding
club horse.
"He passed his vet check
with flying colours, e
xcept for one small
problem. Little did I know
that years later, that small
problem would rear its
ugly head and threaten
his very existence. That
problem was a sarcoid,"
she says.
When her horse
developed a sarcoid that
threatened its life, the
search for a treatment
led Cheryl to a drug that
was currently unavailable
in Australia.
WARNING this article
contains graphic images.
Sarcoid
Reader's Story
death sentence
BEFORE
it. Fast-forward twenty-two years
and the sarcoid that Daniel had
when purchased, despite various
treatment modalities along the