Equine Melanoma

By Dr Emma Gillman BSc.DVM Melanoma is one of the most common skin tumours seen in horses. They mainly occur in grey and white horses, with a prevalence of 80% in aged populations. The most common sites include the perineum, the base of the tail, external genitalia,...

Sialolithiasis

By Dr Belinda Black  BSc BVMS DVSc DACVS-LA What is that lump on my horse’s cheek? A sialoliths is an infrequently occurring, hard, calcified concretion that forms in the parotid salivary duct, which empties saliva into the mouth. These start as a very small ’seed’...