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Shari Robbins
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Username: Dreamon
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Friday, Jun 3, 2005 - 2:27 pm: |   |
What causes a foal that has been carried to term to be diagnosed as premature? We have a week old foal that was born on the mares due date (that we are sure of) and he has been diagnosed being premature because the cartilage in his hind fetlock did not form as it was supposed to. The prognosis is not good at all for him. Another instance I heard of this year was a mare that carried to term and delivered a still born foal that was obviously premature. |
Sue G
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Username: Warwick
Post Number: 147
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, Jun 3, 2005 - 2:45 pm: | |
Shari, I can't answer your question but interestingly enough I was speaking with my repro vet a few days ago and he mentioned a mare that foaled out at his clinic recently that was past 365 days gestation but the foal was categorized as a premie when it finally arrived.
Just more food for thought I guess. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 13038
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Saturday, Jun 4, 2005 - 9:04 am: | |
Hello Shari,
There are known causes of prematurity and dysmaturity in full term foals and sometimes it occurs for unknown reasons Shari. Hypothyroidism is one we talked about recently and the article has some other rule outs for similars diseases in the diagnosis section, see Equine Diseases » Endocrine Disorders » Hypothyroidism in Foals.
DrO |
