lovemylilbit
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I don't now if anyone will remember me, my name is Laura and my first post on here "So confused" has archived. I was trying to get opinions on if my mare was bred or not. Well after watching her for a while looking for signs, I gave up thinking she was just fat. I had a couple of family emergencies that took me out of state twice in the last month, when I got home this Sunday, Lizzy looked like she had lost a lot of weight, she had diareah, and I was worried about her.
I had been checking on her a lot yesterday as she just didn't seem right, and was going to tell my husband we needed to take her to the vet. I went out to the barn this afternoon to check on her again, and there at her feet was a beautiful colt, all clean and mostly dry. He wasn't able to get up. I am not sure how long since he had been born, no clue on if the birth was difficult, Lizzy did it all on her own. He did still have his golden slippers on and they were still wet and squishy.
Anyhow, We have been helping him stand, and he is able to stand on his own now and walk some, although still wobbly. He hasn't been able to nurse unless we put him right on the nipple. I have been checking on him every couple of hours, been trying to get him to nurse, but it takes 2 of us, 1 to hold him and one to guide him on the nipple. Only a few times have we actually seen him attatched and heard him sucking. With a suggestion from a friend we went out and bought some powdered colostrum and milk replacer and a bottle, just in case, as Lizzy really hasn't bagged up yet. But she does have milk in there, no doubt as when he gets a hold of the bag, milk comes streaming out.
I have tried expressing it, and rubbing it on her, so he would smell it and help him find it better. My husband is about to go to work and I can't get him attatched alone.
More then likely going to get him into the vet today, I have to call and see if they can either come out or if I can just bring him in, or if I need to bring mom in too I will have to borrow a trailer.
so anyhow, I could really use some advice while waiting to get a hold of the vet.
The nipple I got him was a lamb nipple. I don't think the hole was big enough, I made it bigger as he was sucking forever and got nothing out of it ( I measured before and after feeding), so after this last bottle I just gave him, he got maybe 2 ounces. How much milk does a miniature foal drink at a time?
I hold him up to her, or stand him next to her facing that direction, and he has tried nursing, but he sucks on everything but her nipple.
Thanks in advance for any advice. I am a nervous wreck. I am in love with him, I want him to live and I am trying everything I can think of.
I will try to add pictures here in a bit. We named him Remington.
Please forgive any misspellings, I have been up all night and am too tired to proof read.
I had been checking on her a lot yesterday as she just didn't seem right, and was going to tell my husband we needed to take her to the vet. I went out to the barn this afternoon to check on her again, and there at her feet was a beautiful colt, all clean and mostly dry. He wasn't able to get up. I am not sure how long since he had been born, no clue on if the birth was difficult, Lizzy did it all on her own. He did still have his golden slippers on and they were still wet and squishy.
Anyhow, We have been helping him stand, and he is able to stand on his own now and walk some, although still wobbly. He hasn't been able to nurse unless we put him right on the nipple. I have been checking on him every couple of hours, been trying to get him to nurse, but it takes 2 of us, 1 to hold him and one to guide him on the nipple. Only a few times have we actually seen him attatched and heard him sucking. With a suggestion from a friend we went out and bought some powdered colostrum and milk replacer and a bottle, just in case, as Lizzy really hasn't bagged up yet. But she does have milk in there, no doubt as when he gets a hold of the bag, milk comes streaming out.
I have tried expressing it, and rubbing it on her, so he would smell it and help him find it better. My husband is about to go to work and I can't get him attatched alone.
More then likely going to get him into the vet today, I have to call and see if they can either come out or if I can just bring him in, or if I need to bring mom in too I will have to borrow a trailer.
so anyhow, I could really use some advice while waiting to get a hold of the vet.
The nipple I got him was a lamb nipple. I don't think the hole was big enough, I made it bigger as he was sucking forever and got nothing out of it ( I measured before and after feeding), so after this last bottle I just gave him, he got maybe 2 ounces. How much milk does a miniature foal drink at a time?
I hold him up to her, or stand him next to her facing that direction, and he has tried nursing, but he sucks on everything but her nipple.
Thanks in advance for any advice. I am a nervous wreck. I am in love with him, I want him to live and I am trying everything I can think of.
I will try to add pictures here in a bit. We named him Remington.
Please forgive any misspellings, I have been up all night and am too tired to proof read.