Thank you Anna Your awesome. I had heard they could go down but never realized they could go away LOL. Ill take more update pictures of her shortly and post them! I am hoping we are closer
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Lily's Foal Watch
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We are going to be almost 90 today...no chance of rain for us. I think a bath may make her feel better. I just wasnt sure if the rolling after the bath was a good idea...i dont want her to undo any progress LOL ...I know Im over paranoid!
Equuisize
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A little primping always makes a pregnant lady feel better.
Plus she'll look pretty for her New Mom and Baby photos.
Plus she'll look pretty for her New Mom and Baby photos.
ok I have a question. I noticed it yesterday when i bathed her. Lily has a big spot on the side of her neck that the skin is peeling from (like we do when we are sun burned) it has yellow crusties near the skin and the skin is red.....any recommendations? heres a pictue its not the best
Eagle
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Have a good look to make sure she hasn't got lice.
okay I just went out to check and did not see any lice
I also went and bought a product called MTG to try and see if it works to clear it up. Heres new pictures of lily. Her due date is tomorrow she is 339 today! He rbag has been better but it has not gone down today. I still dont think she"ll go tonight
I really hope she has it before may 19th.....It will be so hard to leave and not know. Ill only be gone that one night but still its like leaving a child. Praying she goes soon so I have time to monitor the baby
Okay I have some questions....LOL
I have been reading different thing people say to do once the foal is born. I know about worming mom within the first 12 hours Question 1: When in thsoe 12 hours do you gusy do it...another words is there a to soon time? I know to give the little one a enema to help his bowels. I was reading where a few breeders also give the foal the foal response stuff whether it looks healthy or not....what do you guys recommend give it or wait? I want to do what is right but at the same time I dont want to stress the foal out either. I also know to dip the umbicial cord...anything else I might has missed?
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Eagle
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I do much the same as Diane. I am not a stump dipper either basically because for years I spent night after night in the barn waiting for them to foal only for them to foal during the day out in the field whilst I was busy with my kids
so there wasn't much point by the time I got there. They are on cam now so they can't do a sly one any more
I usually give an enema especially if it is a colt. If your mare foals in the middle of the night (which most "normal" mares do) you can give her Ivermectin in the morning once the foal is up eating and pooping (about 6 hours after)
If it is a normal birth and foal is healthy that is all I do. I put them out in the morning for an hour so the mare can stretch her legs and eat some grass and then again in the afternoon for an hour. If you leave them in too long I find that mum gets excited and starts running around which can be tiring and upsetting for the little one.
Renee
I usually give an enema especially if it is a colt. If your mare foals in the middle of the night (which most "normal" mares do) you can give her Ivermectin in the morning once the foal is up eating and pooping (about 6 hours after)
If it is a normal birth and foal is healthy that is all I do. I put them out in the morning for an hour so the mare can stretch her legs and eat some grass and then again in the afternoon for an hour. If you leave them in too long I find that mum gets excited and starts running around which can be tiring and upsetting for the little one.
Renee
Sandy B
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SInce we are still waiting on our first minis to be born I can only speak of my years of experience foaling out my big horses. I always dip navels- twice in the first 24 hours and then one more time the next day. I use a syringe casing and fill with iodine or Novalsan (sp?) and stick the casing up to the cord stump touching the belly and shake it around. I give my mom a dose of Banamine after she foals and a nice hot bran mash. After making sure baby nurses I see if the foal will pass meconium on its own and regardless always follow up with an enema to make sure it cleans out. If I see any additional signs of straining later on, I administer another enema. Since I have de-wormed the mare within 30 days of foaling usually, I administer Ivermectrin to mom again when the foal is a day old. I forgot to mention that after foaling and before the foal nurses I wash with a warm wash cloth the udder and collect a sample of colostrum and read it on my refractormeter to make sure the quality is good and if it is good I will sometimes milk a mare and freeze the colostrum for emergencies. I also draw blood at 12-16 hours old and check the foals IgG levels with a Snap Test kit.
If weather is good I also turn out in a small area the first day for an hour so mom can get some fresh air and take a walk and graze some. A foal's eye sight is poor at this time so you need to take caution with this. On day two I turn out twice a day for an hour or two and on day 3 I will turn out for 4-5 hours mid day increasing the time until they are only brought in at night. By a week old they are out full time if all is well.
This is what I have done for my full sized horses and yes I am dealing with high dollar performance horses but will still follow the same plan with these precious mini babies as well. BTW- Your mare is beautiful and I can not wait to see your baby!
If weather is good I also turn out in a small area the first day for an hour so mom can get some fresh air and take a walk and graze some. A foal's eye sight is poor at this time so you need to take caution with this. On day two I turn out twice a day for an hour or two and on day 3 I will turn out for 4-5 hours mid day increasing the time until they are only brought in at night. By a week old they are out full time if all is well.
This is what I have done for my full sized horses and yes I am dealing with high dollar performance horses but will still follow the same plan with these precious mini babies as well. BTW- Your mare is beautiful and I can not wait to see your baby!
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