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From the looks of it, it does look like pony cancer. As for treatment just try and clean the area as best as possible to help with spreading. So far there isn't a solid way to get rid of it
Yes an age spot. It's caused by fungus so it spreads by being in a warm moist environment, not by touching. http://www.mlppreservationproject.com/body.html#Cancer
hydrogen peroxide can be used, and i've talked to a few people who've done it and it's held up so far (~2 years later, obviously with careful management of storage conditions). i'm not sure if it would be safe on so softs, though... i'm not 100% sure on it, but i feel like it would loosen the glue or damage the flocking... but, to be perfectly honest, it does look like it's rubbing off at least on the wings... so it may be worth a try?
Yeah, hydrogen peroxide will loosen the flocking. It's best just to put the head back on (or in your case, glue it) and leave it as is.
Also now you can see inside the pony and why you shouldn't just carve into the neck with a blade to cut their heads off - there's a plug there so you can get the head back on without glue That's an age spot. Not much you can do other than keep the pony in the best storage conditions you can. No it is not contagious, but if it's happened because of poor storage, and you still have said poor storage going on, it will continue to get worse faster. Don't put anything besides cold water and liquid dish soap on So-Softs or the flocking is liable to start coming off.
You can carefully cut the plug away from the neck Once you get it started you can usually pry it away or use a tool and/or more cutting to help. For future reference, you might want to check before making a drastic move like that though...
In your link it says hydrogen peroxide soaks can possibly remove them, would that be safe on a so soft pony? I suppose if it does get damaged I could deflock her but it feels like a shame...Thank you both for the info!
I wouldn't bother if it's just one spot and where you can't see it. The peroxides soaks work, but would probably ruin her flocking and are really hard on things like their hair. Read the materials section of the site too, it goes into more detail about the side effects. I do hydrogen peroxide/sun soaks all the time, but it's for ponies who the spots are really ruining them, not ponies who just have a minor issue with it.Usually, the spots won't spread if you keep the pony stored in a place with low humidity.