Our little miracle @ 411 days gestation...

411 days??!! Surely that should go in the Guiness Book of Records? Am so pleased that the foal has come out fighting, fingers tightly crossed for steady positive progress!
 
Hello there, i just wondered if there was an update on the little filly?

Fingers crossed for her x

ps i also think you should call her Koala- she looks like a little koala bear with the chestnut hair coming out of her ears! The sweetest thing bless her x
 
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wonder said:
Glad she has pulled through I have been following your mare as ours is now on 408 days and not foaled I hope we get ours ok. Good for you for giving her a chance.
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Wonder... hope all goes well for you, any indications as to why she may be so late?

Update is that the little one health wise improves every day, up and suckling on her own and no signs of failing now. The bad news is that her hind limbs are not improving, the tension in her extensor tendons particularly the left hind is rigid and not responding to the oxytetracyclin. The x-rays of her joints and bones are all good. It has been suggested to perform a complete discection of the extensor tendons but as this procedure has not been carried out before there are no guarantees that this will be successful. So we have three options, have her PTS, have the surgery carried out and then possibly still have PTS, bring her home and do what we can with splints and physio and still maybe still have to have her PTS.. I'm going to sleep on it but having had so much onhand experience with Robert Jones bandaging and physio with foals and youngstock I think I am going to go with option three. She is not in any distress and is well in herself but would rather have her home with us before making any decisons regarding her future, so plan at the moment is to collect her tomorow.
 
S_N said:
411 days??!! Surely that should go in the Guiness Book of Records? Am so pleased that the foal has come out fighting, fingers tightly crossed for steady positive progress!
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S_N as far as I know the longest recorded gestation period with a live foal born is 445 days...
 
Wishing you all the luck with her little legs, I know you can only do the best and im sure will do whatever the outcome. Good luck and huge positive thoughts coming your way!!!! She does deserve to keep on and get through this!!!
 
holiday said:
Wishing you all the luck with her little legs, I know you can only do the best and im sure will do whatever the outcome. Good luck and huge positive thoughts coming your way!!!! She does deserve to keep on and get through this!!!
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Thanks Holiday and everyone else too... :)

After a good night sleep and a lengthy discussion with her primary carer we decided to bring little fixation home, it was great to see her again and to see hown much she had filled out and totally floored at how agile she is despite her condition...

Having had lots of time to spend with her today, theres defintely suffiecient mobility in those joints, so will work away steadily with support bandages and physio on a daily basis, have consulted with friends and fellow colleagues the length and breadth of the UK and received a great deal of positive feedback with similar cases of severe hyper extension of the fetlocks in neonates...

In the meantime theres a lot to love... Even if she does weigh less than 25kgs she is determined to escape her stable as soon as the door is open, she's not being propped up but held back.. :* mum is just a superstar, totally dedicated to her little one and so, so careful not to knock her over or stand on her... really glad to have her back in her stable too...

so here she is a few days older stronger and brighter...

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I wish you all the luck in the world. She seems a little fighter and she is so lucky to have you fighting for her. What a sweet little filly
 
She looks adorable and very interested in your Airdale. Have you named her yet ? All the best and keep us updated.
 
I rarely post in Breeding, but she's utterly gorgeous. Feel quite teary reading all this!!:o Lots of good luck to you all for her to go from strength to strength.
 
Lovely to see new pics, she just looks adorable:D

I for one think you have made absolutely the right decision and I have everything crossed that she continues to improve.

Not the same I know but I am amazed at what can be done with foals limbs using non invasive methods. My Louies front leg is miles better with some remedial farriery and gentle physio and it looks like he will be sound and rideable albeit not the eventer I was hoping to breed but a lovely horse non the less.

Good Luck :)
 
All the best wishes for her continued improvement.
Love the attitude in the photo's! Once she gets going you will have your hands full!!
 
Hi Opie,
Great news about the little one you must be so proud of her determination, glad cappi is being such a great mummy, Lots of work ahead with her but it will all be worth it.
 
CILLA said:
She looks adorable and very interested in your Airdale. Have you named her yet ? All the best and keep us updated.
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hehe Cilla my airdale is a Standard Poodle... just brought her back from the almost dead too as has been diagnosed with adisons and nearly lost her.... she will look like a standard by tonight though as is now well enough to get her off to the parlour for a clip.. :cool:
 
Holly831 said:
Lovely to see new pics, she just looks adorable:D

I for one think you have made absolutely the right decision and I have everything crossed that she continues to improve.

Not the same I know but I am amazed at what can be done with foals limbs using non invasive methods. My Louies front leg is miles better with some remedial farriery and gentle physio and it looks like he will be sound and rideable albeit not the eventer I was hoping to breed but a lovely horse non the less.

Good Luck :)
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That's great news Holly!

we are looking into these as well...

http://www.dynasplint.com/divisions/veterinary/equine/
 
A little random...but any chance on an update on this little one?!
(as twins is such a hot topic at the moment!! :rolleyes:)
 
amy_b said:
A little random...but any chance on an update on this little one?!
(as twins is such a hot topic at the moment!! :rolleyes:)
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Regretably she didn't make it Amy and had her put to sleep at about three months of age. Loved her for every day that she was with us but alas it wasn't to be.
 
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