are equine urine pregnancy tests accurate?

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my mare has gone quite round and have a feeling that she could possible be in foal. ive had her for 2 months and her other owner only had her for 3 so im thinking there may be a possibility. i will be getting the vet soon for her vacs so i think i could wait until then for the vet to check and get a urine test in the mean time. are they quite accurate ?
 
That's the one I was going to recommend. I've used weefoal too with great success. But it's a lot more expensive. Only plus really is you can keep it as a momento :p
 
Is that test really that price and accurate? I paid £95 for a scan to be told not in foal !!!! I am sure the last scan I had done was like £30 and ok was few years ago but not long enough to have gone up that much - so stupidly I did not ask price before having done. So since scan we have had 1 last ditch attempt at getting her in foal and now I can't help keep wondering. PS dam and sire have been owned for years and foal is to keep.
 
Yes it has been proven by MANY people i know to be accurate. It was originally developed for cattle (but altered) hence the price - a farmer won't be paying £25 for a pee test! (as in weefoal, which has always been accurate for me)
 
I've used wee foal 120 in the past with accurate results . Also tried the 48 which was wrong, said not in foal and she was 120 is better. Not sure they even do the 48 anymore. They are expensive though . Work out about £34 I think with postage .
I haven't seen that cheaper one before but would try them in future. I had our local scan man come last month £20 each to scan my two one at 120 days the other 100 both in foal .
 
Thank you guys - yes I was very shocked when vet said £95 please!! so won't be doing that again (I would not stinge on a bill for genuine health issues but just to find out if she was in foal because I did not want to transport her again to try the old fashioned see the stallion method potentially stressing her and winding up my stallion who lives out near other horses I was happy to pay what I thought would be about £30)

There is not much point trying the see stallion method at 3 week intervals now because at this time of year she may well just not come into season now anyway again till next spring hence my wondering is making me think of other methods to find out :-D

I will wait with baited breath to see if the recent purchaser of the foal test gets the result they are looking for, my mare would only be 6 weeks at mo so I will have to wait another 50 odd days yet before I could try the test anyway.

Yes anything developed for farmers is much better because they would not pay stupid equestrian prices!! We are lucky that our hay supplier is a farmer not in the equestrian market!! hence under the same principle we can afford as much hay as we want for our hopefully impending foal :-)

Thanks again guys
 
if its positive ill probably buy another and try again, if its negative then ill just suppose that she isnt. im just thinking i may have a bogof as she has got a low, round belly rather quickly and was only in her last home for 3 months, maybe they found out she had been with a stallion? hopefully it is accurate because im excited to find out :)
 
amymay said:
I can't get my head round you not getting the vet out to examine a mare you think may be in foal...
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Exactly people seem happy to buy all sorts of other things that are known to be inaccurate and are to tight to get the expert to check .To be honest any vet who is charging £90 is taking the P pardon the pun.
 
equi said:
Yes it has been proven by MANY people i know to be accurate. It was originally developed for cattle (but altered) hence the price - a farmer won't be paying £25 for a pee test! (as in weefoal, which has always been accurate for me)
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Farmers dont use it because a vet does scanning over a herd at £2.50/head well mine does really dont see the point in chasing cows around waiting for the moment. LOL
 
toltecniranja said:
Is that test really that price and accurate? I paid £95 for a scan to be told not in foal !!!! I am sure the last scan I had done was like £30 and ok was few years ago but not long enough to have gone up that much - so stupidly I did not ask price before having done. So since scan we have had 1 last ditch attempt at getting her in foal and now I can't help keep wondering. PS dam and sire have been owned for years and foal is to keep.
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Did you query with the vet. I was charged about 120 to confirm pregnancy and the only reason I knew otherwise was I had had a follicle scan which was around 40 quid. I then looked closely at the bill and I had been charged to scan a tendon!! I got a refund. (And a positive result).
 
popsdosh said:
Farmers dont use it because a vet does scanning over a herd at £2.50/head well mine does really dont see the point in chasing cows around waiting for the moment. LOL
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I'd pay £2.50 a cow to watch you collecting urine for pregnancy testing. :D.

I'm getting cows scanned on Monday. Wonder if I can sneak my mare in for another scan along with them. ;)
 
popsdosh said:
Farmers dont use it because a vet does scanning over a herd at £2.50/head well mine does really dont see the point in chasing cows around waiting for the moment. LOL
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I didn't say they did I said it was developed for the cattle market. Obviously it didn't quite "take"
 
Can't really give you advice but I wish I had found these a few years ago! Mare I knew/sorta looked after was getting huge. Owners insisted she wasn't in foal. My grandad went out to the field one morning and surprise! Stunning colt❤️They were so shocked to see it. She went through the entire labour process by herself:) Btw the foal is now two a beautiful skewbald and very happy❤️
 
i just want to know soon as she has got the shape of a pregnant belly imo. im getting the vet out soon for vaccs so might aswell wait until then. if these are accurate then they are great :):)
 
amymay said:
I can't get my head round you not getting the vet out to examine a mare you think may be in foal...
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Why does she need a vet? He can't change the outcome can he but she may be relieved of nearly £100 like I was that she could much better use to buy feed. By the last 3 months when lifestyle changes may be needed it will likely be obvious - we are just being inquisitive to know
 
popsdosh said:
Exactly people seem happy to buy all sorts of other things that are known to be inaccurate and are to tight to get the expert to check .To be honest any vet who is charging £90 is taking the P pardon the pun.
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Yes I was happy to pay £30 but I am not paying another £95 and I did tell him I was shocked but I could not refuse as he had done the scan - love the pun. The pee test thung really is just for a bit of (for me in my situation) that it would be interesting to know if these things do work. Call it consumer research lol
 
I use a pee test as a confirmation the pregnancy has lasted past the early days. I then have a vet check nearing the final months too.
 
toltecniranja said:
Why does she need a vet? He can't change the outcome can he but she may be relieved of nearly £100 like I was that she could much better use to buy feed. By the last 3 months when lifestyle changes may be needed it will likely be obvious - we are just being inquisitive to know
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No, the vet can't change the outcome. But as a novice, first time owner I would suggest it may be £100 quid well spent for the professional confirmation (or otherwise), advice and piece of mind that they could give.
 
I'm going to get my 'possible BOGOF' mare scanned on top of a positive urine test (still waiting for blood result), just to make sure everything looks ok, that there is only one in there and to get an estimate as to how far along she may be, so I have something to go on when I try to trace the sire.

I want to be as prepared as I can be, as although I don't want the hassle and expense it's almost certainly going to happen, and so I want it all to go as smoothly as possible and that means knowing as much as possible as to what is going on with the mare and maybe foal.

I think it's worth the cost for the peace of mind.
 
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