ANY ADVICE ON MY MARE PLEASE

[ZIGZAG1]

HI EVERYONE I HAVE A TB MARE THAT IS 320 DAYS SHE IS 17YRS AND A MAIDEN SHE HAS BEEN BAGGED UP FOR A FEW WKS AND A WK AGO SHE HAD SMALL AMOUNTS OF COLOSTRUM DRIPPING HER BUM HAS SUNK IN AND HER VULVA IS SWOLLEN FOR THE PAST 3/4DAY AT NIGHT SHE HAS STARTED PAWING THE GROUND TO THE POINT THAT SHE IS DIGGING HOLES AND HAS PULLED A TENDON VERY HEAVY NOW AND HAS A LOT OF AODEMA FROM HER GIRTH BACK TO HER UDDER SEEMS TO BE OK THOUGH THE DAY AND SHE IS STILL EATTING WELL BUT A BIT CONCERNED AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AT NIGHT ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[the watcher]

I think there must be something that sets them off at night, for two or three nights before she finally foaled Emerald came in looking really ready, but the moment passed and by the morning her vulva appeared to have tightened and milk had stopped dripping - we went through this for several days before she finally foaled.

It may be that the foal just isn't in final position yet, but it would be impossible for anybody to say without seeing her and if you are really concerned that she has stuck at Stage1 you should maybe ask your vet to have a look

 

[JanetGeorge]

Watch her like a hawk - she's very close to foaling. Anything from 320 days on is pretty normal. (The much quoted 342-347 days is just an average. I've had 4 this year foal perfectly big, healthy foals between 322 and 326 days,)

But if you're concerned, get your vet to have a look!

 

[ZIGZAG1]

THANX IM WATCHING HER LIKE A HAWK THING DONT SEEM TO CHANGE AT THE MO HER BAG DOESNT LOOK QUITE FULL YET AND IS QUITE FIRM SHE SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY SMALL UDDER AND HAS COLOSTRUM STILL SO DONT THINK IT WILL GET TOO MUCH BIGGER, THE LUMP IN HER GIRTH AREA HAS GOT A LOT BIGGER AND STILL FLIUD FILLED YOU CAN SEE THE FOAL KICKING JUST BEHINED THE LUMP IT SEEMS A LONG WAY FORWARD (FOAL HAS GONE VERY QUIET OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS) HOPE SHE DOESNT DO IT IN ALL THIS WEATHER!!!!!