Another Red Bag Delivery

[weerunner]

My very last foal was born on Aug. 16th at 840pm. Both my hubby and I were present and so I got him to record the event. Little did I know it would be another red bag delivery (my second for this year). Got the placenta tore open and everything gushed out, and we have a healthy lovely pinto tobiano filly. The reason I knew it was a red bag was that she was pushing and there was little fluids (no water breaking) and no white sack showing up.

It all turned out perfect and was a exciting ending to the foaling season.

She has two blue eyes!



And here she is all dried off:

 

[Sue_C.]

I cannot wait to meet her "for REAL"! We will have to get up some time when we are up for the Hants County Ex. Her Auntie Diva will have her driving debut there.

Oh, and nope, she is no Tobi...you have a splash...that is why I sugested you have her checked for LWO because the new colt she will be bred to is pinto too; should prolly have him checked too.

 

[Reble]

CONGRATULATIONS

No you can not sell that one...

Just asking, with red bag is there not alot of blood that cushes out? could not see that was too dark...

Did you have to break the red bag first?

Just for information thanks.

 

[MindyLee]

Thank you for sharing this video. I never had a redbag yet but these videos defently prepare and help me with what I should look for and do if the time comes where I run into this situation.

 

[MountainMeadows]

With a red bag delivery there is usually no more blood than with a normal delivery - except that the bloody part of the placenta is highly visible and that seems to make you think there is more than in a usually delivery. I think when there is more blood it has more to do with the mare straining, rolling & pushing more than she would have to with a normal presentation.

 

[walkermini]

Thaniks for sharing the video! So far no red bags here (knock on wood) but watching the videos posted on this is great for future reference. I do have to disagree though, she is splash and not tobiano, and a very pretty one at that!

 

[Maxi'sMinis]

Oh wow she is beautiful and you did a fantastic job!!!

 

[sundancer]

Congrats on your beautiful new filly! She is absolutely beautiful. I am so happy it turned out well. Thank you for posting the video. I have never seen a red bag delivery so this was very informative. Again congrats and enjoy your new filly!!

Victory Pass Stable

Cumberland Maine

 

[supaspot]

yes shes definately splash and a very pretty one at that , congratulations!

 

[weerunner]

Opps, sorry about the colour slip. I'm trying to learn a bit more about pintos, I'm afraid I've got a long ways to go. Now I've got three of them, I'm going to have to work harder at it.

amanda

 

[ThreeCFarm]

Wow! Talk about chrome!! I'm so happy you were there to help her!!

 

[wingnut]

Wow! Talk about chrome!! I'm so happy you were there to help her!!

Congrats!!! I was in awe watching that video...it's such an amazing thing to watch these babies being born! I kept having to remind myself to keep breathing

 

[Matt73]

Congratulations!!!

That video was great. Can't do a more textbook job than that; so calm, cool, and collected

Got the job done. You've helped a lot of people by posting that (not only for a red bag delivery, but a foaling in general...).

 

[dreaminmini]

Congratulations! She is beautiful! Thanks for posting the video.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

I'm really glad you got a beautiful foal but are you absolutely sure that was a red bag?

In all cases I have had (and I have had a few) the placenta has come with the foal, as it was already coming loose (this is the reason for needing to get the foal out, those of you who do not know, that placenta detaches and the foal starts to come, not in the amniotic sac but inside everything, and since the placenta has detached partially or completely the foal will be trying to breathe in the bag.)Normally I will have to use something to break the bag, it does not tear easily, and I think I saw you do it with your hand? I think you found the natural breaking point, there.

I think what you had here was a thick placenta that did not break at the weak spot that they all have, not a true red bag delivery.

A very nice foal though, you are lucky.

 

[rubyviewminis]

My gosh, that is word for word what I thought too Rabbit. I studied so many foaling videos, especially red bags, so I thought the same that she had a thick placenta and you were able to break the "star" for her since I didn't see any red come out there. But then I have only one foal so I kept my fingers quiet! But all in all you did a fantastic job, I did learn more from watching it, thank you. And that is a beautiful spashy filly!

 

[weerunner]

Pretty sure it was a real red bag. The placenta presented itself at her vulva, it was red. I did tear it with my fingernails. When I checked the placenta after she expelled it (which I always do) the cervical star was about 12 inches away from where I had torn the hole in the placenta. That placenta was coming out with baby, but it was not very thick. I cannot be sure it might not have broken open on it's own if I had left her try on her own, but since the placenta was detached I couldn't be sure she'd have enough oxygen if I waited. Pushing with no water breaking and the appearance of a red placenta IS a red bag. Tha's what I've been told by my vet anyways.

 

[rubyviewminis]

Interesting, now that I think about it, while I was trying to get my filly out, and find her front leg, nothing came out until gradually between me pulling as Missy pushed, all of a sudden when I could grab the shoulder, she popped out, and that is when the water gushed out. When Missy stood a little later the placenta plopped on the mat. The whole thing, I never got a chance to examine it, my husband put it in a bag right away for the vet because Missy started to eat it while I was trying to hang onto Jewel and put clean hay under her. So maybe she was a redbag, She looked lifeless as yours did while I was trying to get her unstuck.

 

[weerunner]

Too bad you didn't get to examine the placenta. Red bag placentas are opposite to what a normal placenta would look like. The outside would be all that dark red velvety colour. With a normal delivery the placenta is shiny pink and smooth and if you turn it inside out then you see the dark red part. My mares placenta was the dark red colour and rough textured and you could see the paler place where the placenta had detached prematurely. You could also see the intact cervical star.

I always like to check the placenta myself as I want to know ASAP if there is any section that might have been retained in the mare. So far I've been very lucky about this and all my mares have shed cleanly.