I've been watching my maiden mare Sophia for at least three weeks. Her due date is Friday. Her bag has been about the same for two weeks now. I can only get a drop of milk not enought to test. I checked her vulva this morning and no signs. I checked it again around 5:00 and it looked a little swollen. I had to leave for a few hours and when I got home it looked like this....
I've seen lots of swollen vulva but never one like this. There also seems to be a pocket of blood or fluid under the vulva. That worries me the most. It just doesn't look normal to me and wondered what you all thought. Maybe I'm over reacting. She does have several loose bowl movements and her bag is firmer but I only get a drop of milk. Mom was watching her while I was gone and she said she was rubbing her butt like crazy on the window sill. I'm sure the rubbing probably caused the problem but is there anything I need to do to help her. Did she hurt herself.
Thanks so much for the help.
I've seen lots of swollen vulva but never one like this. There also seems to be a pocket of blood or fluid under the vulva. That worries me the most. It just doesn't look normal to me and wondered what you all thought. Maybe I'm over reacting. She does have several loose bowl movements and her bag is firmer but I only get a drop of milk. Mom was watching her while I was gone and she said she was rubbing her butt like crazy on the window sill. I'm sure the rubbing probably caused the problem but is there anything I need to do to help her. Did she hurt herself.
Thanks so much for the help.