2017 Foals

Still born at midnight...over in seconds. I'm going to do a foster thread so please share far and wide.

33inch Mini shetland, great mum, full of colostrum and available to take a foal. Gloucester. Call 07528340179.

Thank you.
 
Im so sorry to hear this, you know i am. I hope you can find a foster quick. At the moment, i would milk out as much as you can get into a bottle..that colostrum could help save any new foal who looses a mum and shes not likley to have any of worth after 12hrs or so.

We will talk later, stay strong love.
 
Thanks. She's nickering and nuzzling it. I've taken the bag and afterbirth away. All intact but very dark red. Too dark so it's in a bucket for the vet to assess in the morning but Jakki is fine in terms of health. It all cleansed but vet coming first thing to check her over as she literally stood up, open vulva, no bag showing, turned around and lay back down. When she lay down, I saw something by her head on the straw. Dead foal in sack and afterbirth all out together. Quite small foal but not overly so and not early.

Devastated and so is Jakki bless her. Hope we can help another foal. I don't think she'll have any issues accepting one.
 
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Thanks. She's nickering and nuzzling it. I've taken the bag and afterbirth away. All intact but very dark red. Too dark so it's in a bucket for the vet to assess in the morning but Jakki is fine in terms of health. It all cleansed but vet coming first thing to check her over as she literally stood up, open vulva, no bag showing, turned around and lay back down. When she lay down, I saw something by her head on the straw. Dead foal in sack and afterbirth all out together. Quite small foal but not overly so and not early.

Devastated and so is Jakki bless her. Hope we can help another foal. I don't think she'll have any issues accepting one.
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It really sounds like it happened prepartum, so you at least know there is nothing you could have done. Jakki will be okay, and so will you in time. If a foster foal comes up i hope you can introduce them well. Just b sure to get that colostrum out now, its most potent right now, but you know this too.
 
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It really sounds like it happened prepartum, so you at least know there is nothing you could have done. Jakki will be okay, and so will you in time. If a foster foal comes up i hope you can introduce them well. Just b sure to get that colostrum out now, its most potent right now, but you know this too.
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Going back down to do it now. Just wanted to sterilise some jars. Thank you. Yes, definitely prepartum...that's the importance of being there for the birth. Might mean little sleep for weeks on end, but at least I do know I couldn't have done more. Even tried to resuscitate just in case. Jakki was nuzzling my face and licking me while I did it. :(
 
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Going back down to do it now. Just wanted to sterilise some jars. Thank you. Yes, definitely prepartum...that's the importance of being there for the birth. Might mean little sleep for weeks on end, but at least I do know I couldn't have done more. Even tried to resuscitate just in case. Jakki was nuzzling my face and licking me while I did it. :(
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Exactly. You did everything right. Its just one of natures cruel realities with horses. Much love xx
 
equi said:
Exactly. You did everything right. Its just one of natures cruel realities with horses. Much love xx
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GG I'm so sorry to hear this. How devastating for you and the mare. Totally agree with Equi. I hope your mare recovers quickly and can help another foal xxx
 
Thanks guys...plenty of milk, including first colostrum in the freezer and I'll keep going milking her as long as I can to keep her going for a foster foal.
 
Sorry only just logged on. I am heartbroken for you GG. I hope you find a foal to foster. We lost a foal a few years ago and the mare grieved for her baby. What a sad story.
 
So, so sorry to hear of your loss. There was nothing you could do. Stillbirths are sadly one of these things that happen once in a while. Was your baby quite small? I'm wondering if it might have been a twin. I've had a Shetland mare have a stillbirth, and it turned out the twin was reabsorbed but the remaining twin went full-term, sadly to be stillborn.

I hope you find a foster foal that can do with a loving mum. This is so sad!
 
Colt born at 10:30pm last night. Meet Louie!

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congratulations to those with foals and a hug to gg on losing hers. mine was born on on 26th and is a bay filly with a white blaze. the person she is kept with has no Internet at the moment but will be getting pictures online soon. I was lucky that it crashed after she was born so saw her on the cameras being born and standing up. already had people interested in her so very happy with her. It would be nice if she stayed in germany for the mares owner but there are lovely people interested from elsewhere as well so I will have to see what happens. for the warm blood people she is lissaro florencio prince thatch
 
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congratulations to those with foals and a hug to gg on losing hers. mine was born on on 26th and is a bay filly with a white blaze. the person she is kept with has no Internet at the moment but will be getting pictures online soon. I was lucky that it crashed after she was born so saw her on the cameras being born and standing up. already had people interested in her so very happy with her. It would be nice if she stayed in germany for the mares owner but there are lovely people interested from elsewhere as well so I will have to see what happens. for the warm blood people she is lissaro florencio prince thatch
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Nice, is she with LH by any chance?
 
crabbymare said:
congratulations to those with foals and a hug to gg on losing hers. mine was born on on 26th and is a bay filly with a white blaze. the person she is kept with has no Internet at the moment but will be getting pictures online soon. I was lucky that it crashed after she was born so saw her on the cameras being born and standing up. already had people interested in her so very happy with her. It would be nice if she stayed in germany for the mares owner but there are lovely people interested from elsewhere as well so I will have to see what happens. for the warm blood people she is lissaro florencio prince thatch
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Oh wow...congratulations.

Max, the little Exmoor orphan is taking up all of my time now and it is a huge help...although was on constipation watch until 5am.

The herd horses love smelling him on my clothes bless them.

Jakki is doing really well. Have vet coming Friday to give her and Max the once over as she's got a hernia and Max is younger than we were told and I just want to be sure he's not in need of plasma or anything. I don't think he is, but want my mind put at rest. X

 
ihatework said:
Nice, is she with LH by any chance?
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thank you and yes. do you know the mare I am using then :)

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Oh wow...congratulations.

Max, the little Exmoor orphan is taking up all of my time now and it is a huge help...although was on constipation watch until 5am.

The herd horses love smelling him on my clothes bless them.

Jakki is doing really well. Have vet coming Friday to give her and Max the once over as she's got a hernia and Max is younger than we were told and I just want to be sure he's not in need of plasma or anything. I don't think he is, but want my mind put at rest. X

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he looks really sweet. the problem with foals is the amount of time that disappears when you are around them
 
Just more louie looking adorable. ill stop now lol he had his vet check up today and he was deemed very healthy. Vet loved him so much she has said she must be personally requested for the next one due (in july)

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We have a foal on the ground! Although she is a maiden mare she did not keep us waiting and foaled the evening of day 320. Completely straightforward and a lovely confident chestnut colt. IgG test has come back fine this morning, so she's done a super job with nursing. She's very attentive and proud of him but will let us in the stable with him fine. Don't think she'd have much choice as he is very bold and bounds straight up to me when he hears my voice (suspect he has recognised me as the mad woman he's heard wittering on to my mare). He just has quite a bit of laxity in his hind legs which is very slowly improving so they are in for now and on a thick shavings bed to try to get his footing the right compromise. Crossing our fingers that they come up without any intervention over the next 48hrs. Photos to follow when I get a better internet connection...
 
I'm an avid follower of these threads every year, and this time I can actually join in!

Welsh D x Gypsy Cob filly born at 1.53am on May 19th.

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