valshingle
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Have you checked with your vet? There may be a physical reason why she's rejecting him. At the very least the vet can give you some long acting sedatives for her.
mare rejecting 2 month old foal
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Well heres an update...
Momma still rejests him BUT will allow him to suckle when I catch her now. I go out many times a day and grab her up so he can drink. She dont like it, but dont fight me know more and just allows it, as long as Im there holding her.
He has been trying to suckle from another mare who had no foal this yr... Since she allows him, will she bag up and produce milk?
Otherwise he is getting milk as of now from momma with my help...
Momma still rejests him BUT will allow him to suckle when I catch her now. I go out many times a day and grab her up so he can drink. She dont like it, but dont fight me know more and just allows it, as long as Im there holding her.
He has been trying to suckle from another mare who had no foal this yr... Since she allows him, will she bag up and produce milk?
Otherwise he is getting milk as of now from momma with my help...
I agree with Val, I'd have a vet check the mare to be sure there isn't a physical cause, something that's causing her pain when he nurses. Is he eating grain with mom yet? If you have to wean him, he should be fine as long as he is eating and you can add a milk replacer pellet - by 2 months he's gotten much of what he needs nutritionally from mom.
Jan
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