Dead foal : (

Please discuss with your vet re: fostering etc. as many viruses can cause abortion of a seemingly healthy foal and might be worth screening for this (also before going back to stud in case it spreads).
Sorry your waited for event has been ruined :(
 
Thank you for all your kind words.
I very much doubt that my mare has got any virus as she was scanned before going to stud and has not been in contact with any horses (apart from her son, who had always lived with us until I sold him in Feb) and she settled well when he went. I'm guessing that the poor foal suffocated. Of course I will have her screened again before & if I send her to stud and if she is introduced to a new foal, although i am guessing that with every passing hour this is becoming more unlikely.
She however does not seem distressed. Yesterday she looked awful and she is still very "tucked up", but she is chewing her hay and even chose to walk around the yard whilst i mucked her stable out this morning, but as I left her, she was back standing vigil over him. Sooo so sad for her, I wish I could take the pain away for her.
I know I am way to emtional about these things!
Am thinking that once she has moved on I will probably send her back to stud in a 6wks or so time. Any opinions?
 
I would see how you feel in a couple of weeks. When Dolly's foal died, I didn't bother with a PM, as I was determined I would never put her or myself through something like that ever again, so what was the point. I was breeding something for me, a part of her to keep when she had gone, and a PM wouldn't have changed the fact the foal had died.

Once Dolly came home though, she was back to her old self within days, and now, almost a year later, it is only me that still gets upset about it. She hasn't a care in the world.

What I am trying to say is, your Mare will be fine before you know it. I wish we could bounce back as easily. As I said in my other post, I did try again once I had calmed down and had time to think about things.
 
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I've not read all the replies but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let her be a foster mare, without my amazing foster mare my Little ***** would not have half the start in life he had. We took a depressed mare who had foaled a dead foal and a mummified foal - she took to my boy within a few hours and never looked back.

Contact Joanna at the National Foaling Bank

And I am so sorry for your loss, no one should go through it.
 
I've called Joanna and left all our details and keeping my fingers crossed for her, but with every passing hour the chances become smaller.
I'm sure a foster foal would help her and of course I keep telling myself I'm lucky that I've still got her.
 
Channel four racing will put an appeal out for you and get a facebook page going

Good luck, warn you now you might get a few fruitcake messages or text, which I know is the last thing you want when you are so bewildered and upset

Good luck
 
No advice but thinking of you and your poor mare. I really hope she is ok and wish you all the best if you do send her back to stud. ((((hugs))) x
 
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