It figures that when the husband is out of town, we lose a foal.........Our mare, "Whisper" was obviously getting close. Checked on her this morning and there was a baby laying by her with the placenta still attached to him. Evidence indicates he was stillborn.
Yes, I'm sad, but mostly for Whisper. We've lost foals before but it's been a long time....... The main reason why I'm posting this is to remind folks how important it is to allow the mare to GRIEVE.
She is in the barn with her dead baby right now, still pawing and nickering at it as I type this. She needs this time to understand that her foal is gone...... That's what's hard for me....Some people just dive in and whisk the dead baby away and I don't believe in doing that. Our four legged ones feel grief just like us in many ways. Just wish I could make her understand, but she needs to figure it out on her own.....
That's all.....
Yes, I'm sad, but mostly for Whisper. We've lost foals before but it's been a long time....... The main reason why I'm posting this is to remind folks how important it is to allow the mare to GRIEVE.
She is in the barn with her dead baby right now, still pawing and nickering at it as I type this. She needs this time to understand that her foal is gone...... That's what's hard for me....Some people just dive in and whisk the dead baby away and I don't believe in doing that. Our four legged ones feel grief just like us in many ways. Just wish I could make her understand, but she needs to figure it out on her own.....
That's all.....