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Foal heal diarrhea is associated with normal alterations in diet and changing microbial flora in the GI tract. Causes are poorly understood, but 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.
The term “foal heat diarrhea” for this mild, self-limiting diarrhea in foals 7-14 days comes from the fact that it coincides with the first estrous cycle in the dam post-foaling.
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 uncommon.
