Fecal microbiota transplant for treatment of diarrhea in adult hospitalized horses-111 cases (2013-2018).

Background: Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is increasingly administered as part of the treatment of colitis in horses, yet there is little data as to its effectiveness.

Aim: Retrospective evaluation of the effects of FMT on discharge status, fecal consistency, length of hospitalization, and improvement in clinical signs in horses hospitalized for diarrhea.

Methods: Retrospective case-control study.

Factors Affecting Survival and Future Foaling Rates in Thoroughbred Mares with Hydrops.

Prognosis for life and future fertility in broodmares following hydrops is reportedly good, but evidence to support these reports is limited. The objective of this case series was to describe the prognosis for survival and fertility in mares presented to a referral hospital following diagnosis of hydrops. Medical records were reviewed to identify mares diagnosed with hydrops.

Symmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in healthy neonatal foals and mares.

Background: Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) is a renal biomarker correlated with glomerular filtration rate (GFR).

Objectives: Describe changes in SDMA in clinically healthy foals and their mares during the first month postfoaling.

Animals: Convenience sampling of healthy periparturient Thoroughbred mares and their full-term foals from a population of client-owned horses.

C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase, and parathyroid hormone in healthy and hospitalized foals.

Hypocalcemia is a common finding in critically ill equine patients. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) helps to maintain calcium homeostasis in hypocalcemic patients by promoting renal calcium reabsorption and bone resorption. Increased serum PTH concentrations have been reported in critically ill people and animals, including horses and foals.