Ii HAD A MARE GO OVER 365 DAYS. Ii HAND BRED HER ONE DAY ONLY & SENT STUD HOME ,THEN Ii HAD SURGERY, SO, Ii WAS SURE OF BREED DATE. I USED DOMPER. AFTER SHE WENT ONE YR. SsHE BAGGED QUICKLY AFTER ONLY 2 DAYS THENI I HELD OFF FOR3 DAYS BECAUSE I WAS HAVING SURGERY AGAIN, TtHEN STARTED HER BACK...
I live in GA where we have no animal control, but lots of strays & packs, & also hog hunters whose dogs dont know where my property starts & where the other farmer who allows hunting ends.
I was forced to let my boxer & aussie run loose at night ( I used to pen them in the barn at night), but...
I feed my minis whole oats & started a few yrs ago when my foal coliced 3 times on a pelleted feed. My vet suggested the oats & he never coliced again. Mine have great fertilized pasture, which I have to limit because they stay fat on it. I think you should go by the horses weight. If they do...
OK so what can we do about it?????
Anyone know how to get to the owners?
Lets start a letter of petition or somehow be a voice for this poor little mini
Any suggestions???
My mare didnt look to preg at 365 so I had her US. Baby was fine & in position. I started her on DOMPERIDONE at day 377 & she foaled within 7 days. Filly was tiny. Sac didnt break, I had to do CPR to get foal breathing, then 45 min later cut cord which was huge & didnt break.
I had a BREEDER...
To all mini fans who[waited 365 days for thier baby, here;s what I got for my patience. It was w<a href="http://s838.photobucket.com/albums/zz303/M...nt=_DSC0034.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz303/M...ar/_DSC0034.jpg" border="0" alt="minis"></a>orth the wait!
My mare went 384 days this year. My dates were correct. The stud went home June 1 because I had soulder surgery the end of that week. Baby finally came June 20, 2009.
ANd-everyone was wrong-IT IS A FILLY! Not a colt. She was tiny
It was well worth the wait, I got a beautiful Grulla filly. I...
Anyone ever had a foal make noises like a puppy.? Mine has since birth. I had vet ck her twice- no fluid in lungs, no temp, no cough. She runs , plays, but sometimes wheneating, or even standing still, makes noise like a wheeze, or puppy whine???
My mini came home from Auburn Univ last yr after having a ENTEROLITH colic surgery & they had me put her on GASTROGUARD for 4 wks from the stress of surgery, & her not being able to eat much.