Devastating Day Here...

[_minihorses4ever_]

Please understand how deeply it saddens me to read this.. My prayers for you and Katie.

 

[Valerie]

Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your dog and your new filly..........your poor mare, I am sure she is beside herself.......please know my thoughts and prayers are with you and all of your family.

 

[lil_miss_sunshine]

oh Helen, Im so sorry, hugs for you and Katie

 

[sedeh]

I'm so sorry for the loss of your filly. I know how it feels when you're by yourself and things aren't going well and the vet is a ways out. I hope Katie passes her placenta without problems and recovers fully.

 

[Tony]

I am so very very sorry for your loss.

Tony Greaves

 

[Sarah's Little Blessings]

OMG!! I am so sorry sending (hugs) over the internet!!!

 

[miniaddiction]

Katie is going to be o.k. It was touch and go for a while..she is quite torn and bruised but with help from the vet she passed the placenta at 6.00am today.

She is just so heartbroken about her filly..it was her first foal and she stood over her little girl all night long, licking and trying to get her up..

Thankyou for your support.

 

[Sue_C.]

Oh no!! I am so sorry for your loss! How devistating this is, and yes, I am sure we've all been through it, yet it will hurt as bad should it ever happen again. The pains of foaling can be many, that is for sure.

 

[PaintedPromiseRanch]

so sorry Helen

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i still hate to talk about it but if sharing will help another... we lost a donkey foal a couple of years ago that was too big for mama to deliver... she was pretty torn up. you mentioned "quite torn" with your mare, please watch her carefullly for quite a while, we lost our jennet SIX WEEKS later, we thought she was healing quite well and she was healing TOO well, the scar tissue sealed up her urethra and she could not urinate. i am not saying this to scare you, just keep an eye on Katie's "output", we changed vets because his comment was "i was afraid something like this would happen" but he never even mentioned to us to watch out for it...

 

[River1018]

I'm soo sorry to hear! :no:

 

[Charlotte]

I am so terribly terribly sorry

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I'm sending prayers for your little mare to recover well and for your heart to ease.

Charlotte

 

[Shelley]

Two terrible things in one day is just too much. I am so very sorry.

Praying your mare will be ok.

Shelley

 

[shadowpaints]

I am so very sorry to hear this! please know that you are in my prayers.. along with your mare.. sending you HUGE cyber hugs from Idaho

 

[Robin1]

I am so sorry!!!! :no: :no: Good thoughts coming your way.

Robin

 

[gypsy's mom]

I just got inside, I didn't think I would be able to do this but I want to tell you all and its easier to get it off my chest....

To start the day off we had our 13 year old beagle dog put down this am because of a brain tumour..

I was home alone when Katie went into labour at 6.00pm and everything looked textbook. As soon as she started I went in and checked everything was ok...the two feet and the little nose were just where they were supposed to be so I watched for a while.

Everything went fine until the foal reached its hips, after 5 minutes of nothing a tried to pull with the contractions. After another five minutes and a few panicked phonecalls, I decided it was hiplocked and tried to turn it....It would budge.

On the phone to the vet who was 1/2 an hour away and still pulling I thought something else must be up...so I went back in and found a tiny hoof jammed up alongside the foals stomach. As soon as I felt that foot, I knew it was over.

I was on my own and almost hysterical by this point, at 6.30 I realised my foal was no longer breathing...that's when I just lost it.

Much later my mum and sister arrived home and then shortly after the vet arrived.

The vet gave Katie an anaesthetic and then tried to get the foal out...Finally after almost two hours a beautiful filly foal was born - dead.

Katie tried so very hard and completely exhausted herself to deliver her filly. It was a bright red bay - minimal pinto with four white stockings legs for miles and a stunning head...she is perfect in every way.

Finding it very hard to get my head around...309 days of pure love and excitement that amounts to this....there are no words to say how I feel.

Katie is in a bad way, she was out cold for over 1/2 an hour and still has not passed the placenta. Her little heart is breaking too, she doesn't understand and keeps licking her filly and nickering to it...

Please pray for Katie, the vet has given her antibiotics and pain killers and will be back in the morning and we will go from there.

Sorry if this is dis-jointed and full of typos...just thought I should let you all know.

Thankyou for your support, Helen

 

[gypsy's mom]

Helen: Words can't express my sympathy for you and your mare. As so many others here have said, I too, have been where you are now. Just this year we lost a beautiful foal at 1 day shy of 2 weeks old. The year before, my Gypsy delivered a gorgeous grey and white colt who did not get out of the sack. The grief is so hard to bear and yet, when all goes well and the result is a healthy and lively baby, there is no other feeling quite like it except for maybe holding your own baby for the first time. Please do not blame yourself. And please do not give up trying for that first foal. They are indeed worth the wait. I speak from experience. Gypsy gave me a handsome palomino colt with a blaze this year and he has been a complete joy. There are so many friends here for you. Please know you are in my prayers. Gypsy's Mom

 

[Sue S]

How sad,I am so sorry for your losses, prayers coming your way for you and your mare, hoping she will be fine, give her a kiss for me.

 

[Brandi*]

This is truly a sad story :no: I am very sorry for your loss

 

[miniaddiction]

Just been out and took some photos of baby, she is a tall filly for such a tiny mare..Almost 20'' long with 6'' cannon bones...not sure if that was a contributing factor or not. Katie had no problems delivering her until that foot got stuck so I dont know..

I have one question though is that Katie is so sore with her udder. Its dripping colostrum and is tight and hard as a rock. Is there anything we can do to relieve the pressure? Just wish there was an orphan somewhere needing a mama...she hasnt left her baby. We will take it away tonight and I know she will be very upset.

ETA if anyone would like to see pictures just let me know, not sure if I am allowed to post them here.

 

[barefoot]

So sorry.