Best foal supplement

[dmhstacy]

I have a foal that needs supplementing.

Can anyone recommend the best brand etc... of milk supplement for a foal?

The foal is 5 hours old has had a bit of colstrum.

The dam is a very old mare that I did not know was pregnant. She has been on adlib hand feeding but despite this she is a bag of bones. She has no milk & the foal has drank all the colstrum and she does not seem to be making anymore.

I will leave the foal on her incase she does make some. But I know I need to supplement the foal in the meantime.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

Stacy

 

[Mulligans Run]

There's a supplement called Mares Match Milk replacer that's really good, but not very easy to find in this area (Southeast); so our foal was started on it at the hospital, but switched to Foal Lac powder when she came home. She's done exceptionally well on it.

Best of luck....

 

[Robin1]

I have used the foal Lac powder with success. IF you need something right away and it sounds like you do. Try using some goat milk.

Robin

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[rabbitsfizz]

You are going to need an Ig test to make sure that the foal has had enough colostrum- I have a sneaky feeling all the foal has had is goop that is in the bag of an old mare anyway!! I would at least ask the Vet, even if you do not actually need a call out- the other thing is, of course, your Vet may have supplies at the clinic (mine never does!!) I would feed the baby, but not too well or it will not try to nurse and there is still every chance the milk will come through- how old is this foal??

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[dmhstacy]

The foal is no 10 hours old. For the last 4 hours I have been feeding it with colostrum which I got from the vets (milked from a mare who lost her foal 3 weeks ago (frozen)). I only have enough to last till tomorrow so will see what supplement we have available.

Its good to know what other people have had success with.

2 years ago we had one we fed it diveclite (i think thats how it is spelled) we lost that foal at 2 weeks of age.