Our new filly is a fainting foal!

[wwminis]

[SIZE=12pt]Well, we found out that our new filly that was born yesterday is a fainter!

: If you restrain her in anyway she rolls her eyes so you see the whites and faints dead away!

: We did her IGg check this morning ( it was great) and she fainted when I held her for the vet! We noticed just after she was born that when you touched her she would lay her ears back and show the whites of her eyes! Wanalynn said, "She a fisty little thing, look at her showing her eyes and laying her ears back" Then she held her to spray her navel stump and she fell limp! We knew right then she was a fainter! She'll probably grow out of it in a few days, so we will try not to restrain or stress her until she does! Just thought I would post this in case any of you have a foal that shows the whites of their eyes as soon as their born, it could be the first sign of a fainting foal![/SIZE]

Bill & Wanalynn

 

[ChrystalPaths]

A good thing to share for those unfamiliar with fainting foals. Lord knows a couple years ago both my foals born a day apart were both fainters for the first few days. Both fully cooked and perfect, just fainters! Lord it sure does get the heart going eh Bill? She is so so cute. I love that face!

 

[wwminis]

[SIZE=14pt]Yes, Deb, It's pretty scary at first when they just go limp!

Wanalynn said, OMG Bill help her! And I rubbed her sides and woke her up! Then when we sprayed her stump and she fainted dead away, we knew she was a fainter! Once you know what's going on, then it's not so bad! You know not to stress her, by restraining for a few days! We had a colt last year that was a fainter also!

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Bill

 

[GMAMINIS]

I HAD A FAINTER LAST YEAR AND HE GREW OUT OF IT AT AROUND A MONTH OLD. FOR SOME REASON EVERTIME MY DAUGHTER WOULD GO NEAR HIM HE WOULD GO LIMP. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2 DAYS OLD AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE HE WAS DEAD BY THE LOOK OF HIS EYES. I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES UNTIL I REALISED IT WAS WHEN HE WAS MORE RESTRAINED AS MY DAUGHTER ALWAYS WANTED TO HUG HIM. ANY OTHER TIME HE WAS QUITE THE PISTOL. YOUR LITTLE GIRL LOOKS SO SWEET!

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[wildoak]

We had a filly born a couple of weeks ago who has fainted on me once. I just backed off and pretty much left her alone when unless I had to hold her, and she seems to be past it now. Hadn't had one in a few years, and it did startle me. Yours is sure a pretty girl.

Jan

 

[CharmedMinis]

Yup it's definitely a nerve wracking thing!

I've had 2 that weren't just fainters, but also had small seizures to go along with the fainting......You wanna talk about an adrenaline rush, I could barely breathe each time it happened

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Both of mine were fillies out of the same mare, by different stallions. Both my girls outgrew it by the time they were 2 weeks old.

 

[Bluerocket]

How is she doing now?

She sure is cute - I hope she does outgrow this.

JJay

 

[palsminihorses]

We, too, had a "fainter" foal a few years ago. Our foal would also sleep very soundly. At first we were worried about him, but he was just fine when he would wake up. It took our foal over a month to completely quit fainting, so don't worry if your colt takes a little longer than a few days.

Pam C.

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Thanks for the post. A newbie like me can really use this information! Hopefully when it happens to us we'll know what it is and not totally freak out. Well, we'll probably do that anyway :new_shocked:

BTW, she's adorable! I love her color and head the best!

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[anita]

Your filly is cute as can be!

Thanks for information Bill.

I have never heard of fainting with horses.

Anita

 

[wwminis]

[SIZE=18pt]So far our new girl is doing just fine! She's OK as long as you don't try to hold her or restrain her! She's acting like an normal foal does! We will wait a couple weeks and test her to see if she still faints! Most likely she will out grow it in a week or so! Thanks for thinking about our little one!

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Bill

 

[Joyce]

I've had a few through the years of "fainter foals." They were all from the same mare and it seemed to me that the fainting spells didn't stary until their frist drink of milk. Anyone else ever notice that. She had 6 foals for me and all but one was a fainter.

Joyce

 

[chandab]

Congratulations! What a little cutie.

 

[CKC]

She is so cute.

I also, had my first fainter last year. He grew out of it as well.

 

[kaykay]

Robin cole and I both contributed to an article on thehorse.com magazine about fainting foals. Here is the link if you didnt get the magazine. fainting foals

you do have to sign in to read it but its now free

And yes they usually run in certain bloodlines

 

[RobinRTrueJoy]

I had a red bag foal faint on me twice.... I gave her some molasses on my finger evry so often the next couple hours and she never fainted again.

I have always wondered if it is a blood sugar problem until they stabilize... any one else?

Congrats on a beautiful baby!!!

 

[Sandy S.]

THANKS BILL, I THINK ALL THE NEWBIES AND SOMETIMES ALL OF US NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THIS. I REMEMBER OUR FIRST ONE THAT DID THIS AND EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED A LITTLE WITH ME BY LINDA R. OF HAVENBROOK, I STILL PANICKED AND CALLED HER. I THOUGHT I HAD GONE AND DONE IT, KILLED MY LITTLE FOAL SOMEHOW AT FIRST. IT SURE GIVES YOU A HEART ATTACK AND PANICK ATTACK, NOW IT JUST FLUTTERS A LITTLE IF WE HAVE THAT HAPPEN AND A SLIGHT PANICK ATTACK.

STILL SCARES THE :xkngt: OUT OF YOU.

 

[Gena]

Congratulations! Your little filly is adorable!!