Katie on Cam :) ~ Its Filly! pics pg30

[Bonny]

If you see Katie foaling, and there is no one in the stall please call Holly @ 281-610-8202 Thanks!!

Katie is our silver buckskin ( 31 in) bred to a solid black.( 30 in) She hits day 300 June 1st. She has started her itty bitty udder. Typically she foals around day 330. We will see how she does this year. This is Katies 4th foal, so far she is 3 for 3 fillies.

Camstreams barn cam:

http://holly.camstreams.com/

Katie Not bred:

And I will post preggers pics soon!

During the day our Arabian mare is on cam, Katie comes in at dinner time. Once Katie gets closer she will be on full time

 

[Bonny]

OOOOPPPPS! I cant believe I forgot to add the cam link! You can see it on my webpage, or you can go directly to live cam & chat at:

http://holly.camstreams.com/

Thank you for the compliments on Katie. This is the second foal I will have from her.

The sire is Pocco and here is a picture of him:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293052_308561715877916_100001722710602_789117_945816189_n.jpg

And a recent preggers pic of Katie:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/577502_346161452117942_100001722710602_883760_48734125_n.jpg

 

[Bonny]

Oh, and if you have your Arabian on a cam we could watch, I would love to watch her. I used to raise Arabians as a "much younger" woman, and would be happy to watch. Just post the cam link and we're on it!!

My Arabian...She is a long awaited Dream! Ive been waiting to get one, and she is Davenport top and bottom. When I got her ( 3 weeks ago) She was rather skinny and now she is starting to gain. We are working on her ground, she was halter trained at less than a year, shes 2 now, and she wasnt messed with again until I got her 3 weeks ago. She is coming along nicely. I can now actually walk up and scratch her with out her running or turning away. She leads well but is still nervous around new people. Thankfully I have a lot of people that are happy to scratch her and give her love.

This is my first time having an arabian, and so far I am loving the breed, however, if you have any tips of the breed I would love to hear them!

 

[AnnaC]

Hi and welcome to the Maternity Unit. Katie is a very pretty girl and I love her hubby to be - you ae going to have a beautiful little baby in June sometime.

Can we see a picture of her last foal - was it with the same sire?

Good luck with your new Arabian mare - dont forget to include pictures of her as well - we love pictures of all animals so do you have any dogs or cats etc etc. just show them all!

 

[Bonny]

I have Tons of Critters. LOL

My welsh Stallion: Sec A Heritage Halls Hy~Priority:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=238327536234668&set=a.238019972932091.57350.100001722710602&type=3

Welsh Sec B mare: Zia Alice BlueGown:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=346667788733975&set=a.346667595400661.78468.100001722710602&type=3

Welsh Sec B mare Kiss Me Kate:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=346881535379267&set=a.346881285379292.78500.100001722710602&type=3

Davenport Arabian Tokens Dream Catcher:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=341247092609378&set=a.341244242609663.77658.100001722710602&type=3

Then there is my grade gelding Wrangler:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2938088968989&set=t.100001722710602&type=3

We have 3 dogs, Max our 10 yr old shep:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2938099489252&set=t.100001722710602&type=3

Pickle our mini reg Dashund:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2938059008240&set=t.100001722710602&type=3

And Emma our 6 month old Cane Corso:no pic yet! Just got her

Then there is our resident mascot... Nana the 10 yr old goat. We bottle raised her many moons ago..love her muches!:

I think thats all!

 

[Bonny]

I will have to try and figure it all out. Which one couldnt you see?

 

[Wings]

I remember your lovely arab and welshy stallion from a post in the main forum, I'm pleased she's coming along well! She's going to be a total stunner when she gets into condition

 

[Bonny]

Thanks Wings, I am very pleased with her. I will update with new pics on her in about a month. Weight gain can be such a slow progress.... I am just thrilled her ground work is coming along so well.

 

[Bonny]

Well Katie is full of surprises! ~ Day 289

This am her udder went from 2 flippy flaps to the udder we saw a week before she foaled last year. It has only decreased slightly through out the day. I am hoping this is just a trial run and it will go down for a few more weeks.

For educational purposes...

This is Katies udder in the month before she foals, and what its been like until this am:



Then this udder cam up this am, which is what she had 7 days before she foaled last time.



for all gins and giggles..here is her foaling udder:

 

[cassie]

your girl is gorgeous Bonny

welcome

I tried to pull the camera up but I can't for some reason

will keep playing and see if I can get her up... hoping to watch your gorgeous girl! she is so lovely!

 

[Bonny]

Thanks so much for the warm welcome!

did you try this link? :http://holly.camstreams.com/

I hope you can join us!

As of this evening Katies udder is still looking like it did at nighttime 4 days out from foaling....

 

[Eagle]

Hi Bonny and Welcome to the nursery

sorry it has taken me so long to say hi but I have had a crazy week.

Your girl is gorgeous and is moving very fast.

 

[cassie]

YAY I can get the camera up

thanks Bonny, its just black at the moment... but maybe she isn't in the stable yet...? also can you list your phone numbers just in case we have to call or text you please?

Thanks!

 

[Bonny]

Sorry yall. We had an emergency at our barn. Our Arabian Dream, the one weve been making such awesome progress with, sliced her face open in the pasture. We took her to the vet this morning, she got many stitches and staples. She is in the stall but I have the cam shut off temporarily, so I can watch her privately. She is doing ok, face very swollen.

The vet had to do inside stitches, surface stitches then he finished up with staples. This is terrible as now she is hurt we are back to square one. She is avoiding me, wants to be left alone. So it takes me a long time to get her calmed down where I can work on her, thats why the cam is off. I really dont need critiques on whats going on in there from people who dont understand....camstreams has some harsh visitors sometimes...

Meanwhile Katie...well she is the same as yesterday, udder up in the am down a tad at night...looks like she is still in the week or so range...maybe she will just stay here longer this time

any way...for those that want to keep up with Dreams healing progress I will post pics occasionally....

this was right after I cleaned it up:



After the vet repaired and (as my son said) gave her a paint job

:



and yeah..she pretty miserable:



Vet has prescribed an antibiotic, as well we have a spray and vetricin to use on it. She is also on bute 1/2 a tab am & pm for a few days for swelling and pain. I am also soaking her feed to make chewing a bit easier on her.

Sigh...my poor girl.

 

[Eagle]

Oh Bonny I am so sorry

your poor little girl

I will pray she gets well soon

I totally understand about going private, unfortunately not everyone is as understanding as we are so going private is the only thing to do in these situations. Lets hope Katie keeps her legs crossed to give you some time to get Dream better.

 

[Bonny]

Morning yall and thank you both so much.

The injury itself, I am not as worried about, so much as the effect it has had on her letting me close again. She looks at me like she did day 1, wide eyed and full of fear.She will not let me near her, and it takes nearly 30 minutes of being with her in the stall, (12 x 20) to be able to put my hands on her. Meanwhile she bolts and jumps around. Its *safe* as can be in the stall for her, but I can just imagine what some one would say if they saw that 3 ring circus.

Once I have her she settles right down and is herself again. I do understand, she is just afraid and hurt. She doesnt know woah so basically everything I do right now is body language. Today I plan on spending a lot of time in there with her, hoping that she will settle down again.

I realize right now its a huge set back but I truly believe that in the long run, she will have more trust for me.

 

[Bonny]

Thank you! I sat with her feed bowl in my lap. She ate from it, took her a bit to come , I was able to talk to her as I pet her head and ears. I am back to baby steps. I know its because she is young and unhandled for the most part. However she seems so skiddish, and I am not sure if thats the Arabian in her also? Another thing Ive noticed is she is ok with me, however she gets more nervous if anyone else is around. I think one thing is I will be getting her socialized to other humans after I gain her trust back.

I try to stay as calm as possible, and take small steps towards her but sometimes she just bolts, and or will turn away. She has never offered to kick or bite, its more of keeping her head away. Honestly, I get more frustrated with her breeder for not doing, or having done, the work that was needed as a foal.

I look at this mornings feeding time as a great accomplishment.

As for her healing, her face is more swollen this morning, which I expected, however she seems to be eating fine. I left a flake of coastal hay in her stall last night, its gone. I am giving her soaked beet pulp mixed with her grain feed( pelleted), thats keeping her feed soft and moist. I add her bute and antibiotic to that.

I gave her a tetnus shot after the accident, I wasnt sure when she had the last one if ever, so decided better safe than sorry.

I cant think of anything else to do to keep her comfy. I can not put a halter on her, it hits the wound, as well as her fly mask. So to catch her Ive been walking up, when she is eating and draping the lead around her neck. Ive got to knots in it and I clip between, so it wont go to tight. She leads fine with this...amazingly, and even stands tied with it while I work on her.

So if you have any suggestions, please feel free. I dont want to move to fast and regress. But I still want her to see me as her trusted leader...

As for Katie, well we are on Day 3 of her udder staying up, not huge but her pre udder. each day it has felt though not looked firmer. If this continues I will be setting up a different stall area for dream, and moving Katie back in. Katie is rubbing her tail a lot, and she looks pretty slab from behind...

 

[AnnaC]

I'm so very sorry to hear about poor Dream. Sending prayers for a fast recovery for her and sending ((((HUGS)))) to you.

Katie looks as though she could be presenting you withher little one any day now - good luck and safe foaling!

Please let us know how Dream is progressing.

 

[Eagle]

Wow Katie is looking good, I think you might need to keep your eyes on her

It sounds like you are doing a wonderful job with Dream, slowly and quietly is the key just as you are doing. Don't look directly at her, keep you head turned away and your shoulders down. Sometimes it helps if you approach them walking backwards. Does she have a favourite treat? Apples or mints? Find out what she likes and put a couple in a plastic bag, let her hear you taking the treat out of the bag and place it in a bowl and leave, after a couple of times she will hear the plastic and want the treat, continue to place it in her bowl and leave her. This has worked for me many times, after not even a week they have come to me as soon as they hear the plastic and taken the treat from my hands.

Gosh no I am woffling sorry for the essay.

 

[Bonny]

Got Dream moved to a new paddock, safety checked it too LOL!

Katie is back on cam and can go in and out of her stall during the day, in at evening. The stall she is in has a separate attached paddock. Shes got ponies on all sides but is in her own space.

Feel Free to peep in on Katie anytime!

http://holly.camstreams.com/