Corvedale1
Member
Hi all,
I have been lurking on here for a while to pick up advice as breeding my first foal from a much loved mare (11 year old showjumper/eventer maiden). I had hoped my first post would be happy foal pics but devastated that she has suffered a rupture and can hardly walk with an abnormal shaped and distended dropped belly pelvis is slightly tilted. Internal exam showed the foal is still alive. She has been given antiflammatory and painkillers seems comfortable enough on box rest. Scan being done by my vet at home tomorrow to confirm if there is damage to the abdomen wall and whether she is fit to travel. She will certainly not be able to push the foal out herself without assistance. It seems to be very rare and we are just very unfortunate.
Initial plan had been for her to foal at Twemlows as I don't really have the set up here but has now been suggested she should go to Liverpool. She may need to be induced or even have a caesarian.
My insurance are unlikely to cover this as foaling is excluded but I will find the money to pay somehow if this is the best thing for the mare. Trawling the internet I have not found any cases with a good outcome and I am worried that I would be putting her through a lot with very low chance of survival. The case covered on Vet school at Leahurst a couple of years ago showed the mare having a terrible time of it and a dead foal although I think that was an abdominal tear rather than a prepubic tendon rupture? I don't know if that makes any difference sounds like finding more abdominal damage would be bad news. Any more positive reports would be very good to hear at the moment!
I will know a bit more tomorrow after the scan but then need to make a decision whether to move her and where to move her to. Part of me feels that she is much happier at home with her pony companion in her own stable for as long as possible and the rest of me wants to get her into expert hands as quickly as possible.
I would appreciate hearing any experiences (good or bad) that anyone has had with this type of situation as I really do not know what to do for the best.
I have been lurking on here for a while to pick up advice as breeding my first foal from a much loved mare (11 year old showjumper/eventer maiden). I had hoped my first post would be happy foal pics but devastated that she has suffered a rupture and can hardly walk with an abnormal shaped and distended dropped belly pelvis is slightly tilted. Internal exam showed the foal is still alive. She has been given antiflammatory and painkillers seems comfortable enough on box rest. Scan being done by my vet at home tomorrow to confirm if there is damage to the abdomen wall and whether she is fit to travel. She will certainly not be able to push the foal out herself without assistance. It seems to be very rare and we are just very unfortunate.
Initial plan had been for her to foal at Twemlows as I don't really have the set up here but has now been suggested she should go to Liverpool. She may need to be induced or even have a caesarian.
My insurance are unlikely to cover this as foaling is excluded but I will find the money to pay somehow if this is the best thing for the mare. Trawling the internet I have not found any cases with a good outcome and I am worried that I would be putting her through a lot with very low chance of survival. The case covered on Vet school at Leahurst a couple of years ago showed the mare having a terrible time of it and a dead foal although I think that was an abdominal tear rather than a prepubic tendon rupture? I don't know if that makes any difference sounds like finding more abdominal damage would be bad news. Any more positive reports would be very good to hear at the moment!
I will know a bit more tomorrow after the scan but then need to make a decision whether to move her and where to move her to. Part of me feels that she is much happier at home with her pony companion in her own stable for as long as possible and the rest of me wants to get her into expert hands as quickly as possible.
I would appreciate hearing any experiences (good or bad) that anyone has had with this type of situation as I really do not know what to do for the best.