My 6-yr-old draft cross has an odd lump up high in his groin area, it is not painful, it is about the size of the tip of your thumb and oval in shape, it is not attatched to anything but the skin, (I can pull on it so I know it isn't attached to anything) but it apears to have a small light colered spot on it, does anyone know what this could be? it is in a spot where there is not much hair.
Thanks.
another "odd lump"
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Hmmm. I wouldn't be too worried about a little lump on a young horse, but if you are worried about it, I'd mention it to your vet next time they are out for shots, etc.
They may dismiss it as nothing or they could do a biopsy. Ask them to do so if you are bothered by it. May as well find out what it is. Just be prepared to feel a little silly but grateful when it turns out to be an ingrown hair or something else benign!
Personally I can't think of anything right off that would cause such a lump, but the inguinal area is prone to squamus cell carcinoma, melanoma (gray horses), etc. But again, your horse is a bit young for these things, but you never know.
Last year a bump appeared on my dog's nose and grew a bit over a week or so. It cracked a bleed a little bit, so of course I turned pale and rushed her to the vet. They recommened aspirating it and waiting for the culture to come back, etc. Or they said they could just excise it now and send it off to histopath to be sure. I just opted have the thing taken off right then to the tune of a much more expensive procedure.
Now my dog sports a small scar on her nose and I remain the only person in the world, I think, to have spent over $200 on ringworm! At the time I was just glad to hear that it wasn't anything that ended in an "-oma."
In your case, I'd say that whatever you do will be fine. Wait and watch, or have your vet out and do whatever it takes to make you rest easy about it. If you notice it growing or changing at all, I would go ahead a call the vet out sooner than the next rountine visit.
They may dismiss it as nothing or they could do a biopsy. Ask them to do so if you are bothered by it. May as well find out what it is. Just be prepared to feel a little silly but grateful when it turns out to be an ingrown hair or something else benign!
Personally I can't think of anything right off that would cause such a lump, but the inguinal area is prone to squamus cell carcinoma, melanoma (gray horses), etc. But again, your horse is a bit young for these things, but you never know.
Last year a bump appeared on my dog's nose and grew a bit over a week or so. It cracked a bleed a little bit, so of course I turned pale and rushed her to the vet. They recommened aspirating it and waiting for the culture to come back, etc. Or they said they could just excise it now and send it off to histopath to be sure. I just opted have the thing taken off right then to the tune of a much more expensive procedure.
Now my dog sports a small scar on her nose and I remain the only person in the world, I think, to have spent over $200 on ringworm! At the time I was just glad to hear that it wasn't anything that ended in an "-oma."
In your case, I'd say that whatever you do will be fine. Wait and watch, or have your vet out and do whatever it takes to make you rest easy about it. If you notice it growing or changing at all, I would go ahead a call the vet out sooner than the next rountine visit.