On Target Miniatures - foal updates December 2014

[Eagle]

Dancer out flat again for a second, she has been chewing her legs and looking at her belly.

3.59 am and Dancer is out flat again

4.03 am and she is back sternal

 

[Eagle]

4.17 am and all is quiet. Mary I have to pop out for an hour.

 

[Eagle]

5.10 am I am back and all is quiet still.

 

[cassie]

Oh wow, how horrible

I don't know how ppl can treat horses that way... Hope all goes well with getting him reported... How are your precious babies doing in their new homes?

 

[Eagle]

As far as I know they are fine but I haven't seen them since they left. My vet id due to go and vacc Odette and Arthur soon so she will let nme know

 

[targetsmom]

Anyone else notice that Dancer always lays flat in the same spot, with her rear end in the corner with the water bucket?? Just one more thing to worry about. Last night she laid there so much that there is very little bedding left this morning.

 

[targetsmom]

Here is a great example of why you should have a good relationship with your vet. Mine is the best! First, his wife e-mailed me this morning to see how we were doing from the lack of sleep. Then HE just called me to see how everyone was doing and to let me know he MIGHT have to go to a different part of the state today. Then we chatted about what the mares were doing and how close they might be, which of course no one can tell, but we found something to chat about anyway! He is hoping that we only call him to report on safe foalings and to come check IgG levels!!!

 

[Gone_Riding]

That's awesome!

 

Send Peter our love......he is really something SPECIAL!!!!

 

[cassie]

I agree Diane

hey Mary can we get some new pictures of Dancer? she is looking different to me tonight, I can't pinpoint what it is... might be a sign

of course she can't foal with Peter not around...

 

[cassie]

My computer has just crashed so I can't watch, we are running off the generator at the moment as they have turned our power off due to electrical work... But for some reason my computer isn't working... Sorry I can't watch ATM

 

[cassie]

back up phew

 

[targetsmom]

I tried to get new photos of Dancer tonight but the udder shots are too dark. I really don't think anything has changed except she got her neck clipped over the weekend! Milk pH for Toffee and Dancer are both 6.8 or 7.0 tonight. No soft poop, no sticky milk, no indication that foaling is imminent but of course we will watch anyway. On the other hand, Gary noticed that neither one has laid down yet tonight, and Dancer was pawing at bedtime which is not normal at all. She already had her hay.

My latest prediction is that they will both foal in the days between this Friday May 3 and next Tuesday 7. This is because I have co-authored a paper with one of my clients that is due to be published next week and the pre-publication schedule is nasty for those days. We have to respond to any edits almost immediately, or risk errors in the publication later next week. Sorry, can't say any more than that until it is published.

Photos from tonight of Dancer: I have some of Toffee for reference (baby is still sideways) that I will post later in the week.

 

[cassie]

must be the neck clipping lol

she has just gone down sternal, her udder is getting there though

teats pointing down and once they fill I think we will see your little baby

 

[blazingstarranch]

I like those white markings on her belly-she looks like she's getting close, ah the suspense!

 

[targetsmom]

She is definitely acting "different" tonight....stay tuned - maybe she didn't like my prediction that she would hang on a few days more. BTW, teats have been pointing down for days and some days more filled than others.

 

[cassie]

yeah I agree with her acting funny tonight... alot of butt pushing/ rubbing and standing in different positions to normal...

whats with these mares this year?! LOL

 

[Eagle]

I will be around to watch in about 30 mins Mary

 

[Eagle]

Ok so Dancer's behaviour tonight has been very suspicious, she has had me glued several times. I really think she is getting close Mary

She has just had her morning roll and is now waiting for breakfast

 

[targetsmom]

Thank you all. Yes, I have been watching her closely myself, as she has been down a lot and I just saw her pawing. Definitely not acting normal.......