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January 09, 2025
A Cure for the Dummy Cria Syndrome: The Squeeze Maneuver
By: Sheila Scroggins of Colusa Riverside Alpacas, RN, MSN, FNP
At the spring Calpaca (California affiliate of AOA) meeting, U.C. Davis Professor of Equine Medicine and Epidemiology Dr. John Madigan presented new research on the syndrome of dummy foals, and a methodology to reverse it. Equine neonatal maladjustment syndrome is more popularly referred to as dummy foal syndrome. Dr. Madigan's research findings have become known as the "squeeze method. Dr. Madigan is the principle researcher in the "Clinical Trial of the Madigan squeeze method for treatment of equine neonatal maladjustment syndrome." This groundbreaking research has clear application to the health and welfare of alpacas -- read on to find out how. Read the full article here |