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Has anyone had any experience with a mass in their horse's sinus cavity?
My 13 year old gelding is bleeding from left nostril. Vet came and scoped him and found a mass in his left sinus cavity. He said when he trots/canters his airways open up and press against the mass and cause the bleeding. He does not know if it is a cancerous mass without a biopsy. I am on day 12 of natural treatments using essential oils (determined by a body scan showing his deficiencies), a product on his food twice/day called Formula 11, changed his food from processed low carb pellets to steam rolled oats and alfalfa cubes with a probiotic. Anyone have any experience with a mass in sinus cavity and how did you resolve the issue (if you were able to resolve it)? Thanks for any advice at all!
 
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Sadly yes. I'll tell you my story but I don't want you to think that your case will be the same. Masses can have many causes & treatments & only your vet can tell you what they think is going on with your horse.

Last year I had an older gelding come here whose owner wanted him to be pampered for the time he had left.
It started as a bump on his face & progressed quickly going up his face towards his eye & into the nasal passage. The mass didn't start in the nasal passage but eventually went there blocking air flow on one side.
He was diagnosed with potential bone cancer. I say potential because though 3 vets saw him we opted to not do invasive diagnostics. The diagnosis was confirmed after death.
When the good side started to be affected we let him go. Letting it run it's course for a natural end would not have been kind.
The only good thing was it didn't bother him.

Again, let me stress that what you are dealing with may be something totally different. What this horse, Rocky, had is considered very rare.
As there is a visible mass with a scope I would try for a biopsy. That way you may know what you are dealing with & how to proceed. A biopsy in my case seemed to risky as we would have been going into bone.
I suggest you get as much information as possible, don't jump to conclusions & the main thing is listen to what the horse is telling you.

I hope it is something treatable & you get a good outcome. Please let us know how things go.
 
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