[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I think sometimes mares are predisposed to have foals with this, since he's not a mare that's not a concern.

My understanding of joint ill is that they contract the infection thru their umbilical cord after birth. That's why you spray with iodine.

He has never been lame since she got him over it, but I just wondered if he may have problems later. I did google it and it did say it was septic arthritis. Maybe it will be he wont' stay sound as he gets older.

Becky

[Duchess47]

Yes, they do get it through their cord after birth, hence one of the reasons for iodine. Some mares have less antibodies in their colostrum than others so their foals are more likely to get an infection than others.

The mare's milk gives protection against a multitude of ills, depending on how good it is and how much there is and how much the baby gets in the first 24hrs or so.