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Foal heal diarrhea is associated with alterations in diet and changing microbial flora in the GI tract.
Mild, self-limiting diarrhea in a foal 7-14 days of age is called foal heat diarrhea because it coincides with the first estrus cycle post-foaling in the dam.
Causes of foal heat diarrhea are poorly understood, but are thought to be related to a foal’s tendency to start sampling hay and grain and practice coprophagy by 5 to 7 days of age, with consequent alterations in microbial flora.
Affected foals are active and alert, with a normal appetite and vital signs. Clinical signs such as fever and lethargy, hematochezia or melena, and laboratory findings such as neutropenia are not routinely observed.
