One of our most time sensitive emergencies is a dystocia, in which the foal is malpositioned within the mare during the birthing process and requires manipulation, or sometimes a c-section, to be born. Foals quickly start to lose their intrauterine life support system...
Make Sure She’s Producing Adequate Colostrum and Milk If the mare is not producing milk, the foal will need supplemental milk for nutrition and a plasma transfusion to provide adequate immunity to prevent a blood infection (sepsis). The mare might need additional feed...
