title: Field triage of the neonatal foal.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide a quick reference for field triage of the sick neonatal foal. Therefore, information is focused toward diagnostics and treatments that can be performed in the field. When evaluating a weak, recumbent, or lethargic foal on a farm, it is often difficult to make a definitive diagnosis. Therefore, the approach should be to treat what is treatable and prevent what is preventable. In many cases, the goal will be to stabilize a foal before referral to a tertiary care facility where more intensive and continuous treatment can be performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, 736 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Electronic address: carreliz@cvm.msu.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D014218:Triage
keywords: Field triage; Neonatal foal; Recumbent; Sick; Weak