jj in foal? new mares pictures/soon jewel too!

[cassie]

oh my gosh!! I have only just had a chance to get on here, you poor thing! sounds like a very scary time for you and your little baby, (love her name p.s)

so glad to hear that she is doing well

I'm a vet nurse and I myself hate giving injections, I would much prefer to give orally then inject my poor babies, especially if its in the neck or back :/ very scary

what a great job you have done though working so fast to get her back helalthy again,

good on you

 

[Eagle]

No news is good news. Fantastic

 

[AnnaC]

Thank you for taking the trouble to keep us all up to date at a time when things must be so stressful for you. Still saying prayers for you and your little one and hoping for a speedy recovery as soon as the meds really kick in - your fast intervention has undoubtedly saved little Onyx's life as bacterial infections can be very dangerous to the little ones, so well done to you!

Sending you big ((((HUGS))))

 

[cilla]

Glad the wee one is on the mend. She is in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[crisco41]

It was a good night last night.

I slept in the barn . The one benefit to be sleeping in a metal shell with temps around 36 is if you are a heavy sleeper you will be so cold you will be awake plenty of times to keep an eye on things.

I did notice Onyx shivering when she would lie down. I had bought a dog blanket but had hesitated to use it because it is not velcroe. But I had no choice last night so she did get her blankie.

She seems to be nursing well...as best I could see with a flashlight and between the icicles dripping over my eyes.

Her foot appears to be normal now. Unless I was hallucinating from hypothermia and lack of sleep

I have not been able to catch her pooing. Even yesterday she wasn't pooing often..just icky stuff when she did. Her urine seems clear and dilute all good signs.

she seems frisky enough. The vet yesterday said she acted fine. But that is because she doesnt know what her normal is. she is a fiesty! Last night she had a lil excersize in her small stall. As tight a cirlce as she had to run..she should be a lil barrel horse.

Jewel has a ton of milk. It literally squirts out. I am wondering if i should milk some out so that baby doesnt inhale as much as she ingests.she takes a lil slurp and then shakes her head ..like overload overload

Thank God JJ didnt give birth last night. She was put up in a very nasty stall. I just didnt have any tiime to clean it up yesterday. Thats all i would need is a baby born in total filth...

I just want to thank each and every one of you Aunties. You have been so much help and your support has been so appreciated. I am thankful that i found you.i will put pictures that I took yesterday at the vet..and maybe of a very perky Onyx later today kep praying it is working:>)

 

[SummerTime]

So happy to hear she is doing better! Whew! What a scare!

 

[Eagle]

oh that is wonderful knews, I am so glad her little foot is back to normal

Putting a closed blanket on her is fine if you are there watching her

If Jewel's udder is very full you could milk her and feed some to Onyx with a syringe, check and see what Diane says as I am not sure if milking her will make her produce even more milk.

Sending hugs to you and prayers to baby girl

 

[Never2Mini]

So happy to hear things are going better ! Sending prayers all is totally well soon.

 

[MyGoldenSunny]

Wonderful news!!!! Thank goodness she is getting better!

 

[ratzo155]

So Scary!!! Glad to here she is doing better!! I will continue to pray for her.

 

[AnnaC]

Thank goodness - great to hear that she's improving and thank you again for keeping us updated. Will be keeping the prayers going until she fully recovers and adding some for you in the hope that you dont take ill with that cold weather.

 

[sparklingjewelacres]

Be sure to take care of yourself today. Glad baby is doing better.

 

[crisco41]

just put some yogurt and banamine down. neither Jewel or her are very happy with me.

she did have a large black formed tarry stinky poo. Iknow that is not good as it is obviously blood and infection./.but it is slightly formed and not mucous..so maybe a good sign>? Tarry stool is an indication of digested blood..so wondering if I should call the vet. surely she can't bebleeding up higher in her GI tract? She is still jaundiced today. Not terrible but not great. I am hoping it will resolve itself. She continues to be frisky..as long as she drinks and stays hydrated gets her meds, there is not much left to do.. we are almost at the 24 hour of the crucial 24-36 hours.

not to be gross but what should her poo look like at this age. born 2 nights ago? lOLOL wasn't she?

 

[Gone_Riding]

Oh bummer... I hope she pulls out of it. I've never had a newborn foal, so I don't know. I pray she gets better quick!

 

[Eagle]

Foals stool at 2 days should be a yellowy orange colour, the darker stools come straight after birth as the foals clears out the meconium. I would call your vet and let them know everything you are seeing. Is she taking ulcer meds? Is she rolling or acting colicky at all? How often is she feeding and is Jewels udder going down after she has eaten?

Sorry loads of questions, I am just trying to get the full picture

Sending hugs and

 

[crisco41]

she seems to nurse just about everytime I step outside. she is a sipper..and it doesnt appear jewels bag goes down..but she is so very full and with baby sipping I am not surprised. I am watching her urine. She is peeing often and it is diluted very nicely. She is not on an ulcer med. Can you tell me what I need?

She is not rolling or acting colicky. She does have some gas though.

 

[sparklingjewelacres]

Since she passed the meconium blacker poo... I would think you should start seeing yellowish brown blobs and not thick black ones at this early stage. Oh.. hope it isnt blood in the poo. I only have our baby and what I have read to compare to. I think you did so right in milking out that colostrum and giving the baby some to insure she did indeed get enough of it in those early crucial times. So.. you must be feeling so nerved at this time not knowing what is wrong or what to do. So hard not knowing!

 

[sparklingjewelacres]

I wonder if perhaps.. she hadnt passed all of her meconnium black poo and it was blocked up inside? Maybe that still needed to get its way on through her digestion track. Has she had any yellowish poo yet come out?

 

[Eagle]

Normally if you give benamine it is a good idea to give ulcer meds immediately as a prevention. Also the journey and being handled and receiving injections can cause stress. I would ask your vet what you can give her. Here in Italy it is sold by the box and it is expensive so maybe your vet could supply you with just the amount needed for such a small foal. You could call Diane as she will advice you.

Peeing is a good sign, you could also check her skin and gums to see if she is hydrated. To do a skin test pull out a small amount of skin on her neck and let it go, if it goes back into place she is fine, if it remains raised it is a sign of dehydration. (Practise on one of your other horses so you know what to expect) To check her gums lift her lips and see what colour her gums are, then press firmly then release, the colour should go pale as you apply pressure and then return pink as you release. This is a sign of good circulation.

If you need anything just let me know as I am here for a few hours.

Hugs

 

[crisco41]

i thought the vet said yesterday to get some maalox or other human ulcer med. But when I talked to her today she didnt remember me saying that. ..Pretty sure I heard her......

she passed 2 large hard meconium stools shortly after her birth.

from there..and I believe it was the first night..could have been her first day she passed a somewhat mucousy stool. I do not rememer othert hen thinking I am not sure that is right.Then I saw the bloody mucous blops,,and now we are at black soft but formed. ,,and am sure they are bloody not just meconium. It is foul smelling as well. She has not passed anything that resembles normal stool

It was quite the job to blanket her. She is not lacking in strength.

I looked all over for my 60 cc syringes so that I could milk her..but I gave them to the hubby for some brake fluid job on the car. Will go find some tomorrow. I did hand milk 1/2 c from jewel and it didnt hardly change her bag any.Still really hard..but baby is still nusing. I have seen her latch on several times today for good drinks andmany slurps though out the day.

If anyone knows of any OTC meds for ulcer protection please let me know.