Knottenbelt D.C. - Equine Neonatology Medicine and Surgery

Equine Neonatology Medicine and Surgery

Knottenbelt D.C.

ISBN: 9780702026928
Vydavatelství: Elsevier
Rok vydání: 2004
Dostupnost: Na objednávku

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Description
An ideal companion to Knottenbelt's Equine Stud Farm Medicine and Surgery, this comprehensive text covers all aspects of veterinary care of the foal – from birth through weaning. Describing appropriate procedures for clinical assessment of the new-born foal, it addresses emergency interventions, resuscitation, and critical care. Disorders of growth and nutrition are reviewed, as well as congenital or inherited abnormalities of each of the major body systems. Plus, a unique section on special syndromes provides more than 200 color photographs carefully selected from the authors' extensive collection.

Audience
Specialist equine vets; qualified practitioners in general large animal practice; veterinary students.
Secondary readership among professional horse owners; breeders, trainers, stables, and stud farms

Contents


Acknowledgements
Dedication Introduction

1. Perinatal review
Peripartum adaptation of the foal Review of neonatal physiology Normal reference values Understanding immunity in the foal Nutrition of the foal

2. Risk category of the foal
Assessment of fetal health and preparation for birth The placenta Assessment of risk category of the foal

3. The foal at delivery
Events following delivery in the normal foal Parturition injuries in foals Evaluation of the newborn foal immediately post partum Resuscitation at foaling and caesarean-section

4. Routine management and clinical examination
Routine management of the newborn and neonatal foal Routine veterinary examinations and procedures of the newborn and neonatal foal Clinical examination of the newborn and neonatal foal Recognizing the potentially abnormal foal

5. Congenital abnormalities and inherited disorders (including conditions that manifest at an older age)
Alimentary system Respiratory system Cardiovascular system Urinary tract Reproductive system Musculoskeletal Nervous system The eye Endocrine Cutaneous

6. Neonatal syndromes
Prematurity and dysmaturity Seizures, weakness and abnormal behaviour Lethargy Immunocompromise Pyrexia Icterus Anaemia Diarrhoea Colic and tenesmus Dysphagia Respiratory distress and coughing Limb deformities Lameness and other gait abnormalities Umbilical diseases Nasal discharge The painful and cloudy eye Dermatological conditions Weight loss and poor growth Sudden and unexpected death

7. Procedures and diagnostic aids
1. Identification methods 2. Injection sites 3. Blood sampling 4. Blood/ cerebrospinal fluid/ synovial fluid culture 5. Intravenous catheter selection, placement and complications 6. Regional limb perfusion 7. Intraosseous/ intramedullary (fluid/ antibiotic) therapy 8. Blood pressure measurement 9. Rapid blood glucose estimation 10. (oral) lactose tolerance test 11. Urine collection and bladder catheterisation 12. Ultrasonography 13. Fetal electrocardiology 14. Foal electrocardiology 15. Radiography 16. Endoscopy 17. Tracheal aspiration/ wash 18. Nasogastric and enteral intubation 19. Intranasal oxygen intubation 20. Abdominocentesis 21. Liver biopsy 22. Joint aspiration 23. Cerebrospinal fluid sampling 24. Phytohaemoagglutinin skin test for T lymphocyte function 25 ?Jaundiced? foal agglutination test 26. Method for washing red cells 27. Test for foal blood compatibility 28. Assessment of colostral quality 29. Tests for serum IgG status 30. Blood and plasma transfusion 31. Bone marrow biopsy/ aspirate 32. Euthanasia 33. Post mortem examination

8. Intensive care, therapeutics and nursing
Initial evaluation of the sick neonate Equipment required for a foal intensive care unit Critical A. Specific critical care therapy B. Nursing therapy C. Standard post foaling treatments D. Record keeping E. Daily plan and monitoring of the critical care patient F. Daily nursing care Guidelines for drug use in the neonate Ventilation Nutrition of the sick foal Fluid therapy in the foal Sedation and anaesthesia

9. Miscellaneous
Referral of foals to a specialist centre Transportation of the sick or injured foal Management of the orphan foal A. Hand-rearing the orphan foal B. Fostering the orphan foal

Appendices
Placental examination forms Reference values for haematology and biochemistry Neonatal foal history chart Neonatal foal clinical examination charts Intensive care forms Vital signs chart Feeding and fluid therapy protocol Treatment sheet Haematology results Biochemistry results Blood gas results Intravenous catheter table Drug names and dosages for foals Sepsis scoring for neonatal foals Post mortem examination form