Figure 2. Swelling of the right hock of a foal with synovial sepsis.

Synovial sepsis in neonatal foals

Septic arthritis can occur as the result of a periarticular infection, inoculation of the joint by a puncture wound, iatrogenic causes or by haematogenous spread (Hardy, 2006). In foals, haematogenous...

Figure 4. A foal with a head tilt following head trauma. A subpalpebral lavage system is present in the left upper eyelid for management of a corneal ulcer.

Neurological disease in neonatal foals: beyond dummy foal syndrome

A variety of metabolic derangements can result in neurological dysfunction, which can be reversed by correcting the imbalance in many cases. It should be noted that, since these abnormalities...

Figure 1. These foals are both demonstrating common neurological clinical signs: abnormal tongue position and poor suck reflex (a) and pronounced head tilt (b).

Neonatal maladjustment syndrome in foals

Historically, the syndrome has been attributed to hypoxic–ischaemic injury at foaling and the condition is seen in foals that have experienced a prolonged delivery as a result of dystocia or premature...