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Still have my fingers crossed Cassie
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I hope all goes well.

I decided to still answer your rego stuff, you can read it later when Finn is feeling better
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From memory said group did fold so those regos may not be 'legit' anymore
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I know the name but I'm not too familiar with the horse. He's owned by Almighty Miniatures right?

yep Almighty Miniatures, Sharon Crawford is the owner.

He has certainly been a big winner and I like what I've seen of him in photos. His foals also seem to have done alright for themselves.

IMHR and AMHS are your best bet
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Let's just say I'm not suprised about your experience with the other
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IMHR has a good solid membership and show base especially in your state. I'll be up in Tamworth with IMHR for their Nationals.

AMHS is very new but growing quickly with a lot of exciting ideas. Cheap as to join right now as well which certainly makes it easy
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You can bring her into AMPS but I think it may cost $200 or more to bring in an unknown mare? It's not the worst fee I've seen and would certainly be worth it so you could show her and breed with rego'd stallions.

will probably go IMHR and will look at AMHS for Penny and maybe AMPS for Suzie... don't know if I will ever show her lol would love to but I think it would be hard work getting that tummy into line LOL
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Give Finn a snuggle from me when he perks up.
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Thanks for the info Bree
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n Finn gives you a bite back LOL and says for you to tell me to leave him alone he feels sick and is sick of all the needles
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Anytime Cassie
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Now stop prodding poor Fin with the spiky things!
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And tell him Storm is very jealous, he has been trying to bite me when my back is turned for weeks now and hasn't managed it so it's no fair that Finn mananged it
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ok update now...

was good all last night 3am check he was lying down alot but not rolling or stressed...

this morning went outside to feed and he was lying down again, he got up when I went into the stable, but was miserable, I fed them and he sort of just played with his food didn't really want it... I gave Suz some hay and he wasn't interested in that either, (I was getting worried again ) I cleaned out the stable... he had done another big poo ( I saw him do it after I fed Suzie) but as I was cleaning out the stable he lay back down and did a roll...
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I watched him for a while and he just lay there, going from sternal to flat and back again ever now and then but no more rolling.

I rang the vet clinic and let them know as I wasn't sure if this was a nromal recovery or if he was colicing again, got hold of Doug (who was the vet who looked after him this time.... I think you girls would have liked me having marestare working at this point LOL he was VERY good looking, and Irish LOL I just love the irish accent hehe) he calls him "his little weeman" hehe

he was on his way to another job far away so he rang Kylie (the vet who looked after him the first time who is absoloutly lovely!) and she came out...

she gave him another small dose of Finnadine, said he wasn't to bad but could tell he wasn't himself, she took a blood sample (to see if there was an infection... ) and a poo sample (in case he had worms) they both think that he may be prone to colic and so anything else like an infection or worms could cause a small impaction. I will get the results for that this afternoon... we are going to put him on carafate for a week (which is a bit of an ulcer guard and will line the stomach) just to make sure he doesn't do it again while he is recovering and I am going to start giving him rice bran oil in his feed, she said I could use sunflower seed oil but that rice bran oil was the best. And we will go from there.

will keep you updated, if it is an infection then he will go on some antibiotics... but will see how the results come back.

so in short he is on the mend but still not 100% and we are going to try some things to stop him from doing it next time...

Penny update: nothing very exciting happening but she is getting a little fuller in the tummy... nothing happening udder wise but if it is true what Mark said that she bags up 1-2 weeks before foaling then she still has a little time left... she is softening in the rear, about a month ago she was rock hard around the base of her tail and now I can feel quite a bit of softeness before hitting the hard (she isn't enough to say she will foal anytime soon but is softening a little ) just in case... could there be any other reason she would be softening behind if she isn't in foal? just checking lol

I thought I could feel and see foal movements this morning... she kept reacting to what looked like kicks... but I'm not saying anything definite yet LOL
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Thank you everyone for checking in on whats happening with Finn and the rest of the gang... I'm thinking I might set up Marestare... even if Penny isn't that close (or not preggers at all LOL) I think I want some eyes on Finn at the moment... just while he gets better, I then can also watch him from work as well (my brothers are going to have heart attacks but I don't care LOL) what do you think? is that a good idea?
 
Anytime Cassie
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Now stop prodding poor Fin with the spiky things!
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And tell him Storm is very jealous, he has been trying to bite me when my back is turned for weeks now and hasn't managed it so it's no fair that Finn mananged it
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:rofl thanks for making me laugh Bree
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you guys can always make me feel better
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Thank you.

oh n as long as Finn as stays healthy I PROMISE I won't *** him with anything
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Sorry but just not had time to get to the computer at all today, but een saying prayers and sending healing thoughts to our sweet Finn.

Glad to hear that there has been some improvemnt - hopefully this will continue, poor little lad. You must be so worried Cassie, how I wish that we could all be together at times like this.

I suppose that it could be possible that your weather changes have caused him to colic, but in conjunction with this, might it be possible that at 'important' moments Finn doesn't take in enough liquid. Did he perhaps not drink enough quickly enough as the weather went to hot? Rather like the last time, when being stabled could have meant that he didn't take in enough liquid?? Maybe he is going to be one who must keep more liquid going through his system at all times and just a couple of hours without sufficient moisture might be enough to start blocking his system??? Just throwing out ideas here, but I cant think of any other reason why he should suffer 'semi blockages'? And even if it is a lack of moisture, how can we help him when he has Suzie plus an unlimited water supply???

Are you feeding him Cassie or is your grass good enough at the moment (I know you said that you had plenty this year due to the rain you have been having).

Talking about rain - you are far away enough from the awful floods we are hearing about I hope??

12.30am now and past my bed time. Hope little Finn keeps improving, bless him. Will continue with my prayers.
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:rofl thanks for making me laugh Bree
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you guys can always make me feel better
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Thank you.

oh n as long as Finn as stays healthy I PROMISE I won't *** him with anything
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Thank-you! Thank-you! (bows with much drama)
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I know how awful it is when your babies are sick, sometime you juts need a little laugh.

Where's Finn living at the moment? Are you able to turn him and his mum out on some good grass? I'm a big believer in grass
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If you remember poor Twinkles didn't pick up after her foaling so I didn't rebreed her. After a month out on grass (and it's dry slightly average grass) you wouldn't know it from her good weight and glossy coat. Sometimes I think they just need the space and the ability to just graze throughout the day to get their systems back in the right gear.

Also being able to graze constantly can be great for a colic stressed system as it won't have too much food hitting it at once and will allow for a constant, slow intake. Plus if it's the moisture issue there is more in grass then there is in hay.

Obviously check with your vet but it's some food for thought.
 
Sorry but just not had time to get to the computer at all today, but een saying prayers and sending healing thoughts to our sweet Finn.

Glad to hear that there has been some improvemnt - hopefully this will continue, poor little lad. You must be so worried Cassie, how I wish that we could all be together at times like this.

I suppose that it could be possible that your weather changes have caused him to colic, but in conjunction with this, might it be possible that at 'important' moments Finn doesn't take in enough liquid. Did he perhaps not drink enough quickly enough as the weather went to hot? Rather like the last time, when being stabled could have meant that he didn't take in enough liquid?? Maybe he is going to be one who must keep more liquid going through his system at all times and just a couple of hours without sufficient moisture might be enough to start blocking his system??? Just throwing out ideas here, but I cant think of any other reason why he should suffer 'semi blockages'? And even if it is a lack of moisture, how can we help him when he has Suzie plus an unlimited water supply???

Are you feeding him Cassie or is your grass good enough at the moment (I know you said that you had plenty this year due to the rain you have been having).

Talking about rain - you are far away enough from the awful floods we are hearing about I hope??

12.30am now and past my bed time. Hope little Finn keeps improving, bless him. Will continue with my prayers.
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Thanks Anna, regarding floods, we are lower then them thank goodness! but we have had a massive amount of rain! if we get much more they will open the flood gates and then we will for sure get a flood... luckily out property is on really high ground and a flood has never reached this high... the grounds sure a water logged though!

Thank-you! Thank-you! (bows with much drama)
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I know how awful it is when your babies are sick, sometime you juts need a little laugh.

Where's Finn living at the moment? Are you able to turn him and his mum out on some good grass? I'm a big believer in grass
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If you remember poor Twinkles didn't pick up after her foaling so I didn't rebreed her. After a month out on grass (and it's dry slightly average grass) you wouldn't know it from her good weight and glossy coat. Sometimes I think they just need the space and the ability to just graze throughout the day to get their systems back in the right gear.

Also being able to graze constantly can be great for a colic stressed system as it won't have too much food hitting it at once and will allow for a constant, slow intake. Plus if it's the moisture issue there is more in grass then there is in hay.

Obviously check with your vet but it's some food for thought.
to answer both of your questions... Suzie and Finn have been turned out to paddocks 24/7 since his last episode, I was determined not to lock them away becuase of last time...
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he still proved me wrong... they have constant water... and though he isn't drinking as much from Suz now he does still drink... I can't think what I have done differentley, thats a good thought Anna with not drinking enough water... its just so hard to know... but I will wait and see what the results come back as...

Bree they are on a failry DRY paddock at the moment so I can get Suzie to drop the weight... but I can put them on good grass, as Anna said we have plenty around at the moment.
 
I will update with Finn progress on his thread... but here are some pictures of Penny...
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what do you all think?

comparison photos from a month ago...

today

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other side

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some udder pics...

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few weeks ago...

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today

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rear end

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sorry that stuffed up a bit LOL

the first pic on each new line of photos is the older one...

I don't know what happened with the rear end pics but here they are again,

and the first pic didn't work at all.. strange lol

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and the proper rear end pics LOL
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from a month ago...

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and today

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That last picture of her tummy IS a pregnant one, plus her teats have separated!
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Dont see much change in her rear end, but then I wouldn't expect to until she gets closer to actually foaling. I think she is progessing beautifully and that you WILL be welcoming a new edition to the family before very long! Have you done the ring test yet??
 
yep well said Anna, tummy is looking good and nipples are separating, hooha could change about a week before.

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That last picture of her tummy IS a pregnant one, plus her teats have separated!
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Dont see much change in her rear end, but then I wouldn't expect to until she gets closer to actually foaling. I think she is progessing beautifully and that you WILL be welcoming a new edition to the family before very long! Have you done the ring test yet??
hehe thanks Anna, I think I have felt a little more movement... but I really would have expected her to be getting ALOT bigger by now... BWDIK LOL, thanks and I hope you are right
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oh yeah I have done it a few times... last time it said definite filly but I might do it again just to make sure as I'm not sure with everything in this mare LOL
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yep well said Anna, tummy is looking good and nipples are separating, hooha could change about a week before.

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lol thanks Renee, I thought her hooha looked softer around the edges? maybe not? lol it feels softer to me when I check LOL

this weekend I have off, so I will work on getting the paddock tidy as long as it isn't raining hehe.

so... if she IS in foal lol do you think maybe 2-3 weeks? lol sorry
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I would say that she wouldn't have more than a month so I guess we will all soon find out
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OMG! You can see changes!
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So exciting! Her teats are definitely separating!
 
I did the ring test again this morning... And definite circles!!!!! So let's hope the filly fairy will be on its way here in a few weeks
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I was sure I felt movement as well this morning
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Considering penny is a more skittish mare she lets me check everything... As long as she is eating lol
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:yeah Looking good Cassie.
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:yeah I see more change in her than I do Delilah.
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:wub Love the filly fairy, hope you'll share when penny has hers
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:rofl Penny will probably have her filly before Delilah.
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:yeah Looking good Cassie.
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:yeah I see more change in her than I do Delilah.
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:wub Love the filly fairy, hope you'll share when penny has hers
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:rofl Penny will probably have her filly before Delilah.
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lol thanks Hazel, yeah she might do... I'm just hoping she will do something!! lol every morning I go out to see if there is an increase in udder size so I can get her on marestare... but nothing lol well besides the teat seperation LOL

Wow! She actually looks like she's doing something now
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YAY!!! we get the approval from Bree!!! ok everyone Penny is officially pregnant Bree gives us the ok!!!
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hehe I'm really hoping she will start bagging up in the next week or two...
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Sounds like she is progressing nicely.
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Wow 320 days! That means you are on the downhill run
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. It starts going faster on the down hill side of things
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. I know that's kind of lame, but I may be brain dead. Been working on income tax
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. Never a fun time of year. If we're shooting for a foal at day 340 that's just a little over two weeks away and that goes fast.
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