Early placental separation.

[Dottie]

My mare lost her first foal last year. She suffered 'early placental separation caused by placentitis'. The foal was carried full term but was still-born.
Afterwards she suffered from endometritis and had two blood clots on her ovary's were the foal had nicked the uterine(?) artery on the way out. Although she could proberly carry full term again my vet has said not to breed from her in case the artery ruptures next time.

I will not be breeding from her again but i was just wondering if anyone has had any experiance with this or were we just very unlucky?

 

[S_N]

OOhhhh yes, had plenty of experience of this in Kentucky in 2001/2002, during MRLS (Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome). We saw a LOT pf placentitis in 2002 especially and ALL the foaling mares on the farm (about 550) were on domperidone and SMZ's, twice daily. With regards to the foaling issue - we had a few of the later foaling mares in 2001 suffer from similar sounding problems, even lost one, poor girl. But those years were exceptionally horrific for problems with mare pregnancies and foalings.

So sorry to hear about your mare and of course the foal, such a shame.

 

[Anastasia]

Dottie, very sorry to hear about your mare and foal.

Unfortunately placentitis can be quite a common problem in breeding and can be caused by a multitude of factors which we cannot safeguard against them all I am afraid.

This is the pitfalls of breeding sometimes........some years you can have a good year with no problems........the next can be an absolute nightmare!

Last year we had what I would class as the "year from hell"......this year its been the opposite........next year is anyones guess........you just have to keep on going and put both the good and bad things that happen down to experience.....