Hello all - I am devastated with the fact that I may have an orphan foal soon. Long story so I will just to get to the many questions I have - I have tried searching these topics on the forum but I cant find answers to all my questions.
From everything I read, it seems having the baby nurse from a shallow pan works the best - I am not interested in trying a bottle as I am worried about asphyxiation and the fact that its more time consuming (Im not lazy but I know nursing a foal will be time consuming and tiring and more so with a bottle) .
If i cannot get foal lac powder in time, can I use some other formula in the mean time... something that perhaps tractor supply carries?
What is the correct amount of powder to water dilution? How much should be given... and what is the timeline to increase it?
Colt was born last Friday afternoon!
Thanks all, I am sure I will have more questions coming soon!
From everything I read, it seems having the baby nurse from a shallow pan works the best - I am not interested in trying a bottle as I am worried about asphyxiation and the fact that its more time consuming (Im not lazy but I know nursing a foal will be time consuming and tiring and more so with a bottle) .
If i cannot get foal lac powder in time, can I use some other formula in the mean time... something that perhaps tractor supply carries?
What is the correct amount of powder to water dilution? How much should be given... and what is the timeline to increase it?
Colt was born last Friday afternoon!
Thanks all, I am sure I will have more questions coming soon!