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  Discussion on Recurring Phycomycosis
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New Member:
Tradav

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 2, 2005 - 10:26 am:

Hi. We have a 12 year old mare who was infected by Phycomycosis over 7 years ago. She had a fist sized wound in the area of her umbilical cord(belly button) which was surgically removed by our vet at our farm. He cut a 4"inch diamond shaped(thats 4"on each side of the diamond) & about 4"inches deep. She was given enough aneathsetic to lay her down & keep her queit & after the vet finished he gave her another drug to bring her round. He sent the flesh that had been taken from Layla & had it sent to Brisbane to have a raw culture vaccine made. We got this 5days after the operation & had to give her 3 injections over a period of 20 days. At the time we were also giving her daily penicillin injections. On the 2nd March 2005 we noticed that a new lesion had opened in the same spot & was dripping blood. We rang round the local vets (as our vet gave up the horse side of his work 3yrs. ago) to try to find a solution. AND of course it had to be 5pm. which is closing time. Since then I have been on the net trying to find out more about this disease so I can help my horse recover. We have three. Mum, Dad & Baby. Mum was giving to me by my husband as an engagement ring. He asked me if I would like a ring or a horse. You know what I picked. That was 15yrs. ago & I now have an engaement ring & my horse...So back to phycomycosis. Has anyone else had this trouble & then have it reoccur 7yrs. later? I'm worried that it is not only on the outside of her but how far inside has it gone??? Will find out tomorrow for sure. Thanks for all the info. u guys have at Horseadvice. It has reassured me a little & has given me more information than I can remember. Tracey
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Thursday, Mar 3, 2005 - 7:07 am:

Wow, this is a tough disease Tracey. On the good side this lesion will be removed much earlier and as a studies in the article suggest, it may be better to ablate the lesion with a laser. I would certainly inquire about repeating the vaccination regimen and unless a clear indication not to repeat it would have it done. Unfortunately this is not a disease I see in my area so have no personal experience with it, keep us appraised and good luck.
DrO
Member:
Tradav

Posted on Thursday, Mar 3, 2005 - 10:39 am:

Thanks Doc for replying.We have always had the same vet for 15yrs. & it is really hard to find someone we trust as much as him.Even though he doesn't treat horses any more he still took time out to see us & a video we had taken of the wound this morning. He is amazed at the reinfection of the same site by the same disease. So we finally found a vet that will operate on her tomorrow morning. The wound is the size of a coke can & is dripping bloody pus in at least 7 different spots from the wound. We got so much disinformation from our local vets. Some of them wanted the wound covered, others wanted it left open to the air. Some of them would only operate on our property, the others want her to go into the surgery!!!!! As soon as I learn how to send photos to you (still just a beginner) I will send you pics. of the operation. Hope to have a longlasting relationship with this site as it is just what I needed. It helps to know that other people care as much for their horses as we do for ours. They are our family & are so important in our life. CYA


Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Friday, Mar 4, 2005 - 7:15 am:

We will help where we can and you will always find support here. I would love to see before and afters if you get them Tracey.
DrO
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