Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Newborn foal very tired and having diarrhea - what to do?
By MacQuarrie, Jessie·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Department of Health Management·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Congenital nutritional myodegeneration in a neonatal foal.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 2-day-old Quarter Horse colt was brought to the vet because he was unable to stand and had diarrhea. Tests showed he had nutritional myodegeneration, a condition often linked to low selenium levels in the mother’s diet. The colt received fluid therapy and antibiotics, which helped him recover well. He was discharged from the hospital and is expected to do fine moving forward.
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Abstract
A 2-day-old Quarter Horse colt was presented to the Atlantic Veterinary College for recumbency and diarrhea. Dietary history of the dam, serum biochemistry findings, and whole blood selenium levels were consistent with nutritional myodegeneration. The patient was treated successfully with fluid therapy and broad-spectrum antimicrobials. Recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged with a favorable prognosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27429470/