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Clinical Signs
Potential Diagnoses
Progressive depression
Uroperitoneum, meconium impaction
Progressive stranguria
Uroperitoneum, meconium impaction, detrusor sphincter dyssynergia
Lethargy, tachycardia, tachypnea
Uroperitoneum, septicemia Sepsis in Foals Sepsis is a clinical syndrome of life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated response to infection. In septic shock, there is critical reduction in tissue perfusion; acute failure... read more , hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy/neonatal encephalopathy Neonatal Encephalopathy in Foals Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is a common, noninfectious CNS disorder of neonatal foals, resulting in clinical signs such as lethargy, inappropriate behavior (failure to find the udder and suckle... read more , colic Overview of Colic in Horses Depiction of a horse’s GI tract as viewed from the right side. In its strictest definition, the term “colic” means abdominal pain. Throughout the years, it has become a broad term for a variety... read more
Hyponatremia, hypochloremia, azotemia
Uroperitoneum, acute renal failure, ureteral defects Ureteral Anomalies This defect is most commonly reported in 3- to 6-mo-old dogs, with female dogs affected 8 times more frequently than male dogs. In dogs, ectopic ureter has a reported incidence of 0.016%–0.045%... read more causing urine leakage, ureteral dilation caused by ureterovesical dysfunction
