marotelle
Well-Known Member
As in the title, my mare finally foaled two days ago, she was well overdue and has been
cared for in a very good stud, especialising in embryo transfer and ensemination.
She took everyone by surprise as she showed no outward sign that the foal was coming,her udder was non existant she didn't wax up, infact the foal has had to be bottle fed as she has so little milk.
They gave oxitocin after the birth, which in itself went very smoothly,the after birth was there within the hour ,but the foal struggled to stand and is very skinny.They milked what colustrum she had and fed the little one with a bottle.Blood tests shows his immune system is ok, but we are still waiting for the milk to come!
The mare is in good physical condition and has accepted the foal well,she allows herself to be succled but has two empty gloves hanging between her legs.The vets are giving two daily intravenous injections to stimulate things and they keep the foal hungry in the hope that this gets things going.
I am worried, as the mare is off her food but has no temp, the weather here is appalling , there is no way
she can be turned out, I am pretty sure good green grass would do her the world of good;
at the same time I don't dare give her food which is too rich, she gets plenty of hay and is on a huge deep littered straw box; the care given is faultless and the vets themselves seem baffled, the foal is lively and happily gallops around its mother,he is v playfull and is inquisitive. Do any of you lot know what I could do, he is now two days old I would have thought the milk would be there......Help!
cared for in a very good stud, especialising in embryo transfer and ensemination.
She took everyone by surprise as she showed no outward sign that the foal was coming,her udder was non existant she didn't wax up, infact the foal has had to be bottle fed as she has so little milk.
They gave oxitocin after the birth, which in itself went very smoothly,the after birth was there within the hour ,but the foal struggled to stand and is very skinny.They milked what colustrum she had and fed the little one with a bottle.Blood tests shows his immune system is ok, but we are still waiting for the milk to come!
The mare is in good physical condition and has accepted the foal well,she allows herself to be succled but has two empty gloves hanging between her legs.The vets are giving two daily intravenous injections to stimulate things and they keep the foal hungry in the hope that this gets things going.
I am worried, as the mare is off her food but has no temp, the weather here is appalling , there is no way
she can be turned out, I am pretty sure good green grass would do her the world of good;
at the same time I don't dare give her food which is too rich, she gets plenty of hay and is on a huge deep littered straw box; the care given is faultless and the vets themselves seem baffled, the foal is lively and happily gallops around its mother,he is v playfull and is inquisitive. Do any of you lot know what I could do, he is now two days old I would have thought the milk would be there......Help!