Equine Neonatal Medicine and Surgery

Equine Neonatal Medicine & Surgery

This comprehensive veterinary reference covers the care of foals from birth through weaning, including clinical assessment, emergency interventions, resuscitation, and critical care. It examines nutritional and growth disorders, congenital defects, and inherited diseases affecting major body systems. With full-color photographs, diagnostic flowcharts, charts, and practical treatment protocols, it supports veterinarians in managing neonatal equine health.

Key Features:

• Covers veterinary care of foals from birth through weaning.
• Explains newborn foal assessment and clinical examination.
• Provides guidance on emergency treatment and resuscitation.
• Addresses critical care and neonatal complications.
• Examines growth disorders and nutritional problems.
• Reviews congenital and inherited abnormalities across major body systems.
• Includes a special section on important neonatal syndromes.
• Features more than 200 color photographs illustrating clinical conditions.
• Uses flowcharts, charts, and tables to support diagnosis.
• Provides quick-reference appendices with treatment protocols and clinical procedures.