Don't forget the foal: the nursing requirements of hospitalised foals when the mare is the primary patient

Admitting a mare for treatment at an equine hospital when she has a foal at foot is not comparable to admitting an adult horse with a companion. The foal, even though it is not the primary patient,...

Neonatal maladjustment syndrome, the dummy foal: a patient care report

On admission the foal was responsive, non-ambulatory and was carried to the stable. A holosystolic heart murmur was auscultated, with a heart rate of 116 beats per minute (bpm); (reference range...