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. 2000 Jun;41(6):491–492.

Tyzzer's disease in an 11-day-old foal.

K A St Denis 1, N Waddell-Parks 1, M Belanger 1
PMCID: PMC1476212  PMID: 10857035

Abstract

An 11-day-old pony became depressed, anorectic, and pyrexic 2 days after the topsoil of its paddock had been turned over. Rapid progression to colic and head pressing occurred, despite intensive therapy for Tyzzer's disease, and the foal died within 7 h of the appearance of central nervous system signs.

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