Thanks for the reply, I'll try the mare care. I do have a call into our vet. We bought this mare in April, she was exposed to a stud in late Jan/Feb so she may or not be bred. Our vet didn't want to do a preg test unless he knew exactly when she as bred. The previous owers are no longer returning calls.Hey,we have 2 mini mares right now doing the same thing,so we called and asked a vet. He said they can loose thier hair like that if they are lacking vitamins(and since our mares are bred,he sugessted that we give them some Mare Care)...is your mare bred? if so i think this might work for her,as we have noticed alot less of thier manes and tails coming out....
We only have Mare Plus avail here, running out to buy some now. How much are you giving your mini's? Ours weighs 217, put a call into vet for amount to modify for her, but haven't heard back yetHey,we have 2 mini mares right now doing the same thing,so we called and asked a vet. He said they can loose thier hair like that if they are lacking vitamins(and since our mares are bred,he sugessted that we give them some Mare Care)...is your mare bred? if so i think this might work for her,as we have noticed alot less of thier manes and tails coming out....
Our vet recommended 1/2 of that, as you said. Thanks. We don't have a stud around to tease her. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Yesterday she was eating, she kicked at her stomach at bit, and did this thing with her back legs, crossed and uncrossed them kind of quickly. Thought maybe she was feeling some quickening? Checked her bowel sounds, they are good, she has an appetite, and loped around tossing her head as a dog was running around her. So that put my mind at ease about colic, although she is watched closely everday. I was told she had 4 foals before, so I didn't think any quickening would surprise her at this point. She is also eating grass hay 2x day and platform pellets 1x has a mineral block, utd on everything, otherwise seems healthy and happy. She is allowed to graze a bit 2x a week. The vet says she's healthy, that she shouldn't be lacking unless she is in foal, but past the 120 test as she was exposed in Feb by previous owner.Well Mare Plus and Mare Kare are the same thing. i think the only difference is ones cheaper...our mare that was bred in march(her mane was coming out alot more than the other)she weights right around 400lbs.shes a stocky 37in.we give her 2/3rds of the scoop/cup full,so not a whole scoop. the other mare doing it weights around 340lbs and she gets half of the scoop...so i think for your mare 1/3 of that scoop would be fine,but your vet might go ahead and recomend half of it....hope this helps!....do you have a stud to tease her? just curious...
Our vet recommended 1/2 of that, as you said. Thanks. We don't have a stud around to tease her. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Yesterday she was eating, she kicked at her stomach at bit, and did this thing with her back legs, crossed and uncrossed them kind of quickly. Thought maybe she was feeling some quickening? Checked her bowel sounds, they are good, she has an appetite, and loped around tossing her head as a dog was running around her. So that put my mind at ease about colic, although she is watched closely everday. I was told she had 4 foals before, so I didn't think any quickening would surprise her at this point. She is also eating grass hay 2x day and platform pellets 1x has a mineral block, utd on everything, otherwise seems healthy and happy. She is allowed to graze a bit 2x a week. The vet says she's healthy, that she shouldn't be lacking unless she is in foal, but past the 120 test as she was exposed in Feb by previous owner.Well Mare Plus and Mare Kare are the same thing. i think the only difference is ones cheaper...our mare that was bred in march(her mane was coming out alot more than the other)she weights right around 400lbs.shes a stocky 37in.we give her 2/3rds of the scoop/cup full,so not a whole scoop. the other mare doing it weights around 340lbs and she gets half of the scoop...so i think for your mare 1/3 of that scoop would be fine,but your vet might go ahead and recomend half of it....hope this helps!....do you have a stud to tease her? just curious...
Our vet recommended 1/2 of that, as you said. Thanks. We don't have a stud around to tease her. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Yesterday she was eating, she kicked at her stomach at bit, and did this thing with her back legs, crossed and uncrossed them kind of quickly. Thought maybe she was feeling some quickening? Checked her bowel sounds, they are good, she has an appetite, and loped around tossing her head as a dog was running around her. So that put my mind at ease about colic, although she is watched closely everday. I was told she had 4 foals before, so I didn't think any quickening would surprise her at this point. She is also eating grass hay 2x day and platform pellets 1x has a mineral block, utd on everything, otherwise seems healthy and happy. She is allowed to graze a bit 2x a week. The vet says she's healthy, that she shouldn't be lacking unless she is in foal, but past the 120 test as she was exposed in Feb by previous owner.Well Mare Plus and Mare Kare are the same thing. i think the only difference is ones cheaper...our mare that was bred in march(her mane was coming out alot more than the other)she weights right around 400lbs.shes a stocky 37in.we give her 2/3rds of the scoop/cup full,so not a whole scoop. the other mare doing it weights around 340lbs and she gets half of the scoop...so i think for your mare 1/3 of that scoop would be fine,but your vet might go ahead and recomend half of it....hope this helps!....do you have a stud to tease her? just curious...
Well it does sound like shes in foal!i wouldnt doubt it. and no it doesnt sound like shes colicing as long as she is still pooping there shoudnt be anything to worry about.our mare is due in Feb.it was a more of an accidental breeding as we were trying to wait until April/May,but we had had them all running together and didnt think anything of them coming into heat in March(even though we knew we just thought they were bred from the year before as they didnt come in after Aug. of last year)but after we saw the stud on her we seperated them only to find out that someone had left the other side of his gate open,so while we had left for a week he was out with the mares.the person looking after them didnt think anything of it...so now we have a foal due when its cold!!! and 2 more we bought about a month ago and we were told they werent bred and all of a sudden within that month they have gotten huge!! and they are starting to udder...soooo this is gonna be kinda scary as the one mare is 32in and we werent planning on EVER breeding her....and shes a maiden!so at least your mare has had foals and will know what to do on her own and you shouldnt have any probs...GOOD LUCK!
Well im pretty sure you see movement at 7months....so it sounds like shes at least 7 months along!!
Thanks for you your reply....Our Mare's bloodwork was also fine, but her wee foal test was positive! We are excited and I have posted a pic below along with some other pics of her on photobucket. We clipped our mare in June, so couldn't tell if that was it.I just went through this with my mare. she lost a lot of hair , and I did the full bloodwork pannel on her thinking she had a serious problem...test result came back 100% normal, all hormone and minerals were fine...she is also shedding like crazy right now..I am going to say its a seasonal , or tempature change in the weather , because we cant find anything wrong with her.
I am so excited! Thanks, bought the littlest little red foal halter yesterday, and ordered a blanket for the foaling kit I'll be putting together! Are you ready for nursing school? If you have questions, let me know. You are going to love being a labor and delivery nurse!CONGRATS!!!i knew it! she just had to be bred!!! Hope everything goes smooth!
I am so excited! Thanks, bought the littlest little red foal halter yesterday, and ordered a blanket for the foaling kit I'll be putting together! Are you ready for nursing school? If you have questions, let me know. You are going to love being a labor and delivery nurse!CONGRATS!!!i knew it! she just had to be bred!!! Hope everything goes smooth!
Feel free to ask any questions! I collected the urine after a big pee on the ground, (there was quite a puddle)and then let the dirt settle to the bottom, there was no other way! LOL Did you see the cup thing that hooks onto the blanket to collect the urine on the site? LOL My mare would blow that cup right out of there! The Wee Foal kit said " a little dirt won't hurt" It was supposed to take 5 mins, only took a minute for one line...Maybe you can get extra credit for foaling out your mares...!I am so excited! Thanks, bought the littlest little red foal halter yesterday, and ordered a blanket for the foaling kit I'll be putting together! Are you ready for nursing school? If you have questions, let me know. You are going to love being a labor and delivery nurse!CONGRATS!!!i knew it! she just had to be bred!!! Hope everything goes smooth!
Make sure you have scissors and iodine! We actually are ordering our foal blankets next week. we are gonna get blue,pink and red! we have 2 mares that we bought about 2 months ago,they werent suppose to be bred and low and behold they have baby bellies! with the movement and how big they are they will prolly foal when its cold...yeah! lol, but we really have NO idea! oh and dont ya just love collecting the pee for the wee foal test?! and YES i am SOOOOOO READY for school!!!!! i will totally keep you in mind if/when i get some ?'s cause i know i will have them!!!
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yes i saw it and kinda thought it was stupid cause they pee alot!! We ran behind them with a big empty ice cream bucket!!! LOL!!! we put the in the stall so no one could see us playin with horse pee!Feel free to ask any questions! I collected the urine after a big pee on the ground, (there was quite a puddle)and then let the dirt settle to the bottom, there was no other way! LOL Did you see the cup thing that hooks onto the blanket to collect the urine on the site? LOL My mare would blow that cup right out of there! The Wee Foal kit said " a little dirt won't hurt" It was supposed to take 5 mins, only took a minute for one line...Maybe you can get extra credit for foaling out your mares...!I am so excited! Thanks, bought the littlest little red foal halter yesterday, and ordered a blanket for the foaling kit I'll be putting together! Are you ready for nursing school? If you have questions, let me know. You are going to love being a labor and delivery nurse!CONGRATS!!!i knew it! she just had to be bred!!! Hope everything goes smooth!
Make sure you have scissors and iodine! We actually are ordering our foal blankets next week. we are gonna get blue,pink and red! we have 2 mares that we bought about 2 months ago,they werent suppose to be bred and low and behold they have baby bellies! with the movement and how big they are they will prolly foal when its cold...yeah! lol, but we really have NO idea! oh and dont ya just love collecting the pee for the wee foal test?! and YES i am SOOOOOO READY for school!!!!! i will totally keep you in mind if/when i get some ?'s cause i know i will have them!!!
THANKS!
Great Pee Story....My kids were grossed out when I was doing the test...LOLyes i saw it and kinda thought it was stupid cause they pee alot!! We ran behind them with a big empty ice cream bucket!!! LOL!!! we put the in the stall so no one could see us playin with horse pee!Feel free to ask any questions! I collected the urine after a big pee on the ground, (there was quite a puddle)and then let the dirt settle to the bottom, there was no other way! LOL Did you see the cup thing that hooks onto the blanket to collect the urine on the site? LOL My mare would blow that cup right out of there! The Wee Foal kit said " a little dirt won't hurt" It was supposed to take 5 mins, only took a minute for one line...Maybe you can get extra credit for foaling out your mares...!I am so excited! Thanks, bought the littlest little red foal halter yesterday, and ordered a blanket for the foaling kit I'll be putting together! Are you ready for nursing school? If you have questions, let me know. You are going to love being a labor and delivery nurse!CONGRATS!!!i knew it! she just had to be bred!!! Hope everything goes smooth!
Make sure you have scissors and iodine! We actually are ordering our foal blankets next week. we are gonna get blue,pink and red! we have 2 mares that we bought about 2 months ago,they werent suppose to be bred and low and behold they have baby bellies! with the movement and how big they are they will prolly foal when its cold...yeah! lol, but we really have NO idea! oh and dont ya just love collecting the pee for the wee foal test?! and YES i am SOOOOOO READY for school!!!!! i will totally keep you in mind if/when i get some ?'s cause i know i will have them!!!
THANKS!lol.... we have actually had a few horses foal before,i think 12 horse foals,with a total of 2 that died....the one died at 2 months of age cause she had a heart mumor(and its so sad cause your thinkin,well this is what i have planned to do with her,and the next minuted shes laying down in the dead of winter freezin to death,so we had to literally flip her over on a tarp and pull her up our feild into the barn where the vet could look her over,we had to put her down the next morning cause she wasnt able to get up and her organs were starting to shut down,our other foal died at 36hrs from pneumonia(sp?)....
But this yr/and nxt will be our first mini foals! im so excited!! oh and i have a ?...ok do you have to be like an RN before you can be a labor and delivery nurse? (i mean like do you have to be just a reg. nurse before you jump right into labor and delivery or could you go right from school and be one...?)
