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Re: [RC] mare down after foaling - Lif StrandAt 06:53 AM 3/11/03, Ed Kilpatrick wrote:infection from a retained placenta takes a few days to begin showing symtoms and would not be the cause of the problem the day after foaling. Waiting for a symptoms to appear before dealing with a retained placenta could have serious repercussions (founder, uterine infection, death). Treatment for retained placentas need to be dealt with within a few hours (3-4) of foaling, not when symptoms appear. That's why placentas are supposed to be inspected after foaling, to make sure that not even a little piece of the placenta has remained inside the uterus. I would never risk one of my mares by waiting for even a few hours for symptoms of retained placenta to appear. Check out this quote from horsecity.com: "If the placenta is retained longer than five hours, bacteria will begin to multiply rapidly and the placenta will act like a wick, allowing the bacteria to rapidly invade the uterus. A fetid fluid will then accumulate in the uterus, infecting the horse systemically through the bloodstream. "Within 24 hours, the mare will develop a fever and quit eating. She will appear depressed. Her mucus membrane will become congested, turning purplish or muddy in appearance. She will begin to act sore in her front feet, showing the first signs of acute laminitis or founder. At this point, treatment becomes difficult, with the possibility of the mare sloughing her hooves completely. If the disease continues to progress, the mare will die or be in such severe pain that she will have to be euthanized."
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