vickie gee
Well-Known Member
We just had our first foal born here at the farm two days ago. Her little front legs will not straighten out. She is strong...a real live wire...a real cutie. She gets where she wants to go and is not in pain. She looks like a little spider in motion. Took her to our local vet yesterday. He said xray show normal bone and that the knees are locked up due to too short of tendons. The vet said he had seen this before in the pastern area but never the knee. He has sent the xrays to Texas A & M. Today I talked to a vet who last year to saved our mare that needed a c-section. His office is 2 hours from me but still a lot closer than A & M. This vet told me he has seen this before and it could be something relatively easy to fix or may even not be repairable. He says the filly would need to be put under anesthesia for him to find out the exact cause in order to try to treat her. I was just wondering if anyone has had the same problem with a foal and what the outcome was.