A very sad day for Team Charlimouse. RIP Millie & a question about a horrid situation

So very sorry for your loss...don't know what else to say. Your little one will be just fine, so please don't worry about her. Find her another one of similar age as others have said. Hold on to your fond memories.
 
So very very sorry to hear of your loss.....I had the same thing happen to me at the beginning of the year when my jumping mare was out onloan while I am at vet school.I hope you get an answer from the PM-my mare was sent for cremation before I could authorise the PM and wish I had had one done for that final piece of closure.
On the foal front my friend has just had to have her mare PTS with a 5month filly foal at foot and she has coped extremely well being weaned at that age.
Hope all goes well with the foaly. Big hugs!
 
What a truly ghastly thing to happen. I'm so sorry, I can't imagine how upsetting and horrible your day must have been. However I would like to echo the previous comments in that I am sure you will find there was nothing you could / should have done differently in terms of how you cared for her and I hope very much you find the best way forward for looking after Stella. The suggestion of making contact with the National Foaling Bank people sounds very sound to me.
 
I'm sorry, what a shock for you.

As to foal, what has she been eating already in the way of hard feed as I'd keep her on that for a few weeks just until she settles better and I'd try to keep her in the same routine they were in before so if they were coming in at night then still bring her in with ad lib hay/haylage (I always like my foals in at night for their first winter at least). I'd also gradually wean her onto D & H Suregrow which will give her all the vits and mins she'll need for growing, it seems to suit most youngsters and you don't need to add anything to it at all. I'd also look to be getting a same age companion for her although her yearling sister won't be a bad match if they have always known each other. I wean all my foals around the five month mark and they're always ready for it and the independence they get from it. Above all, be consistent with her. Good luck.
 
So sorry to read this. Millie was a very special mare :(
Stella should be fine as the others have said lots of foals are weaned at 5 months, and with her seeing that Millie wasn't 'there' anymore it will hopefully not be too traumatic for her.
I would see if you can find another foal for her to be pals with, personally I am not a fan of feeding foals but if she looks to be going backwards weightwise then a bit of Suregrow or Stud balancer would be an idea.
(((hugs)))
 
Only just seen this...........I am so sorry, what a terrible shock for you.......RIP Millie, she was such a wonderful horse for you and a fantastic mum, her spirit will live on in her two gorgeous babies....

Can't give you any advice on Stella, but at 5 months she will cope, the foal at our yard are weaned at 5 months..........

Huge Hugs to you all...xxx
 
Just seen this too, how shocking and sad for you CM. At least, as others have said, it must have been very, very quick, and you have her foals to remind you of her.
 
What a shame Charlimouse :( What a gorgeous mare and certainly one in a million you must be devestated :( Fingers crossed the postmortem can tell you what happened. she will live on in her babies and they will be superstars just like their mum xx
 
Very sad for your loss. The same happened to me 16 months ago when Dad called to say my little mini Shetland had died overnight. She had trotted into the stable the night before and tucked straight into her hay. No warning signs and it came as a huge shock :( The hardest thing was to tell my son who adored her.

As a positive, you have 2 lovely fillies from her so she lives on in them.

RIP Millie
 
RIP Millie. I'm so very sorry for your loss.

It is everyone worst nightmare and i can only begin to imagine how distraught you are. I hope your memories and the two gorgeous foals she has left you are of some comfort.

We bought, last year, a 6.5mnth old foal that had been weaned at 5mnths, treated pretty badly after that in terms of care. After we bought him he looked a bit shell shocked for a few weeks but with feed and tlc soon came round and lives with mums obnoxious 4yr old. 1 yr and a bit down the track and he is an obnoxious 2yr old that gives Harry as good as he gets.
 
RIP Millie. How horrible for you - big hugs and vibes for both you and Stella.

It's difficult to write this as I hope it won't be misunderstood, but I hope that (in years to come) you'll understand that actually, the way she went is absolutely the best way for both you and her. I'm sure you didn't do anything wrong (how could you - she was fine when you saw her last) and there are so many truly awful ways to lose horses. Although this was shocking, she died at home, peacefully, in her field.

Best of luck with her babies - we'll all look forward to hearing an update. XX
 
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