Foal Sepsis Score Sheet
The Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
TotalScore:
Check one:
At Admission?
Day subsequent to admission?
Indicate Day #
Number of points to assign:
4
Foal sepsis score:
r.
cBc
3
recoro
Exact #
<2.0 x
1. Neutrophil count
2
10s/l 2.0-4.0
Toxic, granulation,
Or vacuolization
In neutrophillis
ll.
>0.2 x
Band neutrophil count
3. Doehle bodies
1Oe/l
marked moderate
Other Laboratory Data
1. Hypoglycemia (mg/dl)
<49
<200
200-400
Clinic Examination
'1
. Petechiation or
Scleral injection
No secondary to eye
Disease or trauma
2.
Normal
<40
Torr
40-50
Marked Moderate
Fever ("F)
depression. convulsions
410-600
<400
49-79
>79
51-70
Yes
>70
Mild
None
02"F
<100"F
Marked
Mild
>1
3. Hypotonia, coma
<0.05
400-800
4. Metabolic acidosis
lll.
thiscase
slight
>600
3. Aterial oxygen
8.0-12.0
0.05-0.20
4. Fibrinogen (mg/dl)
2. lsG (mgidl)
0
or >12.0
(NOT TOTAL WBC)
2.
1
No
Normal
Normal
4. Anterior uveitis,
Diarrhea, respiratory distress
Swollen joints, open wounds
Yes
No
Yes
No
lV. Historical data
1. Placentitis, vulvar
Discharge prior to delivery,
Dystocia, long transporl of mare,
Mare sick, foal induced
2.
Prematuritv
<300
days 300-310 311-330
>330
Total Point
.
lf a foal older than 12 h, compute the score using the lgG value you get back from the lab.
12 h, give it a +2 tor lgG if it has a history of nursing what appeared to be a good colostrum. Give the foal a +4 if it has not nursed
or if in doubt.
3. A score o'f 12 or higher correctly predicts sepsis 93% of the time. A score of 1 '1 or less predicts non-sepsis correctly 88% o'f the time.
1
2. lf it less than