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Thanks so much!!! Any ideas on color?

Just wanted to share pictures of our new baby boy born around 12:30 a.m. this morning! He looks just like daddy! This is the baby of the mare I posted about a few months ago that we thought was in premature labor. He's a perfectly healthy boy who was already jumping and running around just 3...

The mare is doing great, and pretty much back to normal now! My parents did not give her any more bute, and were glad to hear the concerns mentioned about bute so they can be more informed next time. So thanks! We really don't know what caused her problems. Like I said before, the vet seemed...

Wow, I had no idea about bute! I'll be sure to tell my parents first thing tomorrow! Thanks!

Well, the vet came out and checked her tonight. He checked her temp., which was normal, listened for gut sounds, which were good, and gave her an enema, with good results. He feels she has most likely injured her back somehow. He said with the way she seems to not have control over her...

Yes, I hope maybe the foal is just laying a certain way and it's making her uncomfortable. My dad gave her the bantamine about an hour ago and the vet said it would take an hour to kick in. She immediately laid down after getting the shot and rolled a couple of times and we got her up, then...

Thank you all for your responses and concern. Not much has changed, except she hasn't been laying down that we've seen. We checked her pretty much round the clock. Her bowels are still moving, and she's still urinating. My dad called the vet this morning (he wasn't taking emergency calls...

Our mare Bella is due in 6 weeks. This is not her first foal, but the first she's had with us. Tonight at feeding time she was laying in the barn with another horse actually standing over her to get to his feed. After moving the other horses out of the barn and opening a stall door for her...