Time to Thrive: Neonatal Health Concerns
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
November 17, 2022
Time is life for a foal. Here’s a look at the top causes of illness in newborn foals and how to manage a sick foal.
Time is life for a foal. Here’s a look at the top causes of illness in newborn foals and how to manage a sick foal.
Poor hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis development in premature and immature newborn foals might affect their stress responses.
One horse owner’s experience with her adult horse that was born prematurely.
Newborn foals are easy targets for every kind of bacterium, virus, and other pathogenic organism. Here are some steps you can take to maximize your foal’s immunity from gestation to weaning.
The University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine will cover the fee associated with the necropsy of aborted fetuses, stillbirths, or euthanized foals suspected of having Warmblood fragile foal syndrome to gather additional information about the genetic disease.
Your horse needs a strong immune system to stand up to the challenges that come with living outdoors, commingling with other equids, and more. Critical to that immune system are infection-fighting proteins called antibodies (immunoglobulin G, or IgG). How much do you know about your horse’s IgG levels?
In horses bone development begins in the womb, but researchers are still working to understand the complexities of in utero bone growth.
Do you have a foal due? Learn how to prepare your mare for foaling, care for your newborn, and spot issues early.
The newborn foal is both precious and precarious. Knowing the signs of distress to look for during foaling and those first few hours, and acting immediately, can literally mean the difference between life and death.
A foal’s first hours are fragile. Here, Dr. Peter Morresey of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky, shares the early signs of trouble to look for in both the foal and its placenta. What you learn might save a foal’s life.
One vet reviews the options practitioners have for determining prognosis and predicting survival for sick foals.
Learn about healthy foals, problems that are common in newborns, how veterinarians treat these issues, and more.
Birth to 6 months is a time of rapid change for foals. Nutrition, disease prevention, and much more are all vital to foal health. Learn how to help your young one thrive and get your questions answered during our hour-long special event!
Your mare is in labor and your foal is on his way. But what if something goes wrong? Offer your baby a great start by listening to this live audio event covering foaling, dystocia (difficult birth), passive transfer of immunity, and neonate health.
Topics covered in the webinar will include late-term mare care, foaling, and newborn/young foal care.
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