marestare mare colicing. Pls can someone get her owners attention

If the foal was born at 4.30pm our time then she should have passed her placenta already and if she hasnt passed it after 4hrs then she needs a vet anyway to remove it and wash her out as the risks of laminitis from a retained placenta are high. I have personally seen it in a tb mare and unfortunately we coudnt save her as her pedal bones penetrated through the bottom of her hooves. She was a very good and expensive mare as well.
 
anyone else think the foal is looking a bit constipated??? lots of tail swishing... does anyone no if it got given an enema?
 
Hope that girl has called a vet they both look quite distressed to me, not that i'm a breeder or vet of anykind, just good old common sense would have me on the phone to the vet if that were my mare. Hope they are both ok.
 
Foaly may well not have passed her meconium but I also think she is hungry as she cant suck while mare is lying down and she has been pestering her for a long time now and would most likely be laid down possibly slightly colicy as well if she was constipated.
 
yeah definately!! i've just had a look after seeing that someone had posted about the mare colicing... and thought the foal looked uncomfortable.. also noticed the foal still wasn't nursing well.. eg- searching the mares elbow rather than the back legs.. - and the mare was stood nicely when she was doing it...

hope they are both ok
 
Yes it is real time. The post is about a foal that died a couple of days ago. This foal was born this afternoon after a tricky delivery and long gestation. Mare is not comfortable and foal is looking constipated probably due to not being able to suckly much.
 
yes, it's realtime. The filly that died was another mares. This mare is Fanali, the other mare was Mia.

The foal has been pooping, but poor mare does look really un-comfy. I've watched the cams of this farm for a few years and the owner seems quite knowledgeable and does get the vet etc. when needed, so fingers crossed.
 
We have two mares that behave like this post birth. I always have the vet on standby to come with the buscopan. The foal may well be a little constipated as if its not getting the colostrum (if the mare is continually getting up and down the foal wont be getting chance to suckle) colostrum encourages the bowel to empty. The womb continous to contract as if its still in labour.
 
Too~Many~Nags said:
I find this quite distressing to watch, something just doesn't seem right.
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Funny I have been following this and cannot bare to watch now - I know absolutely nothing so happy to be told otherwise - but to me it looks horrible and if it was my mare I would be very very worried. Foaly looks unhappy too.
 
iv not looked at the whole thread but has anyone managed to contact them, something isnt right!
The foal looks constipated. Its only 2:30 over there so chances are they will be back soon. hopefully
 
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china said:
iv not looked at the whole thread but has anyone managed to contact them, something isnt right!
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Someone was in with them a short while ago and was on the phone. Hopefully to the vet. She held the mare for a while and the foal was trying to feed, but I don't know if it managed to get anything, couldn't see.
 
well, I've been watching for two hours since I got in from work, and shes been down and uncomfortable since then. Stood up a few times, but not for very long.
 
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