Hi Everyone, its been awhile since I've posted here, but things have been incredibly chaotic!! Hopefully some light can be shed on "Misty" here. First and foremost, thank you for reading and please forgive me on the size of the pictures. I am on an unfamiliar computer and Photobucket doesn't want to cooperate
We purchased this mare in September of last year. We were told she was turned out with a stallion and thus more than likely pregnant.
We got bloodwork done shortly after we got her that deemed her "not pregnant." So we worried no longer, breathed a sigh of relief, and resumed life.
Well, I clipped her two weeks ago and realized her bulging sides were not in fact just fur. Please understand and keep in mind this isn't my Mini (she is my parents) and I don't fool with her much outside of keeping her hooves clipped, which in the pictures she got a tick long. While there is no worthy excuse, I no longer live at home and keep as tight a schedule as I did when I was home. I don't want to be judged for this last paragraph, so please grant me that courtesy
. I wasn't responsible for the breeding and we had no reason but to assume she wasn't pregnant.
We had an ultrasound done that just confirmed what we already knew (felt the munchkin kicking).
I've included a couple of pictures and the previous owner stated she was due mid-June, but that was as specific as it got. I've been following this website: http://www.yellowhouseranch.com/foaling.htmand took a squeeze of the milk today that resulted in this:
We guessed no earlier than 311 days by "comparing" the pictures on the website above, which unless she foals earlier... The timeline doesn't quite match up, but I know this isn't a "one size fits all." The milk, udder, and vulva pictures are from today.
My big concern is we spoke to the original owner who was also her breeder, not who we purchased Misty from, and she told us she had been a red bag mare on her maiden year. Misty has been turned out on pasture that no doubt has fescue (it is Virginia :/) and when we recognized she was pregnant, we immediately pulled her off the pasture. She's been stalled since then and is being given orchard grass.
Any light to be shed? I guess I'm not looking for anything specific, just uneasy at this whole ordeal. We were happy to find she was supposedly deemed barren. We've got our foal kit ready to go and in the process of surveillance. Fortunately she's not far from the house which allows us to watch her closely.
We purchased this mare in September of last year. We were told she was turned out with a stallion and thus more than likely pregnant.
We got bloodwork done shortly after we got her that deemed her "not pregnant." So we worried no longer, breathed a sigh of relief, and resumed life.
Well, I clipped her two weeks ago and realized her bulging sides were not in fact just fur. Please understand and keep in mind this isn't my Mini (she is my parents) and I don't fool with her much outside of keeping her hooves clipped, which in the pictures she got a tick long. While there is no worthy excuse, I no longer live at home and keep as tight a schedule as I did when I was home. I don't want to be judged for this last paragraph, so please grant me that courtesy
We had an ultrasound done that just confirmed what we already knew (felt the munchkin kicking).
I've included a couple of pictures and the previous owner stated she was due mid-June, but that was as specific as it got. I've been following this website: http://www.yellowhouseranch.com/foaling.htmand took a squeeze of the milk today that resulted in this:
We guessed no earlier than 311 days by "comparing" the pictures on the website above, which unless she foals earlier... The timeline doesn't quite match up, but I know this isn't a "one size fits all." The milk, udder, and vulva pictures are from today.
My big concern is we spoke to the original owner who was also her breeder, not who we purchased Misty from, and she told us she had been a red bag mare on her maiden year. Misty has been turned out on pasture that no doubt has fescue (it is Virginia :/) and when we recognized she was pregnant, we immediately pulled her off the pasture. She's been stalled since then and is being given orchard grass.
Any light to be shed? I guess I'm not looking for anything specific, just uneasy at this whole ordeal. We were happy to find she was supposedly deemed barren. We've got our foal kit ready to go and in the process of surveillance. Fortunately she's not far from the house which allows us to watch her closely.