Urinary Tract Disorders of Foals

Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2022 Apr;38(1):47-56. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2021.11.004. Epub 2022 Mar 10.

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.

Keywords: Bladder; Foal; Neonate; Renal; Urachus; Urinalysis; Urinary; Uroperitoneum.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Horse Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Horse Diseases* / etiology
  • Horse Diseases* / therapy
  • Horses