Urinary Tract Disorders of Foals.
Abstract: Urinary disease in the neonatal period can occur with primary congenital renal defects or as a secondary consequence of birth trauma, ischemic injury, nephrotoxic medications, or systemic illness. This article reviews the clinical evaluation of the urinary system in foals and highlights diagnostic and therapeutic features of the most commonly encountered urinary disorders of the equine neonatal patient.
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Publication Date: 2022-03-10 PubMed ID: 35282963DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2021.11.004Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research discusses the causes of urinary disease in newborn foals (horses), either due to inherent kidney defects or secondary causes like birth trauma, drug-induced kidney damage, and systemic illnesses. It provides a review of the clinical examination of the urinary system in foals, and elaborates on diagnosis and treatment methods of common urinary disorders in equine neonates.
Overview of Urinary Disease in Foals
- A significant part of the paper discusses the factors contributing to urinary diseases in neonatal foals. It explains whether such disorders are primary, where the foal is born with genetic kidney defects, or secondary, which encompasses birth trauma, exposure to drugs causing kidney damage, insufficient blood supply to the kidney (ischemic injury) or systemic diseases.
Clinical Evaluation of the Urinary System in Foals
- The article delves into the process of clinical evaluation of the foal’s urinary system. It elucidates on what to look out for in terms of symptoms or signs of urinary diseases. Through this, it provides a framework for how such evaluations can be carried out efficiently, facilitating the identification of possible issues at an early stage and therefore enhancing chances for successful treatment.
Diagnostic Features of Urinary Disorders in Foals
- The research flags up the diagnostic aspect of urinary diseases in neonatal foals. It discusses the practices and methods used to diagnose urinary disorders. The paper provides an in-depth understanding of how each method helps in diagnosing various urinary disorders in foals accurately.
Therapeutic Features of Urinary Disorders in Foals
- The latter part of the paper focusses on the treatment methods for common urinary disorders in neonatal horses. It emphasizes on the therapeutic strategies, their applicability and effectiveness in dealing with these disorders. This allows vets to deliver an informed and sound treatment approach for urinary illnesses in newborn horses.
Cite This Article
APA
DeNotta SL.
(2022).
Urinary Tract Disorders of Foals.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract, 38(1), 47-56.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cveq.2021.11.004 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 10036, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: s.denotta@ufl.edu.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Horse Diseases / diagnosis
- Horse Diseases / etiology
- Horse Diseases / therapy
- Horses
Conflict of Interest Statement
Disclosure The author has nothing to disclose.
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