Treating the foal's umbilical cord stump

[Alice100]

Hello

As per the heading, how do you treat the umbilical cord of a foal? Do you use a spray or dip it into a solution and what sort of products / brands do you use? Can you please kindly talk me through the whole thing.
I'm only asking from a learning point of view, I don't breed myself.

Thanks very much in advance

 

[Tempi]

I have an iodine spray that i just spray it with as soon after foaling as possible (as in a couple of hours after at the most).

 

[Sportznight]

A foal's navel should ideally be treated as soon as the umbilical cord breaks off.

There are many schools of thought regarding what should be used and how often. Iodine, Chlorohexidine, Terramycin, a mixture of hibiscrub/chlorohexidine/iodine...

 

[Alice100]

Many thanks for that. Is there a particular brand that you use that I could go and look at in a saddlery?

Thanks in advance

 

[cruiseline]

We use terramycin spray immediately after the cord has broken, then again once the foal is on its feet. We give then a spray over the next couple of days too.

 

[MillionDollar]

I use Iodine, and we use it on the 1,500 lambs we have born every year........never had an infection!

 

[JanetGeorge]

We use terramycin spray immediately after the cord has broken, then again once the foal is on its feet. We give then a spray over the next couple of days too.

Exactly what we do!