Mare and baby update 11 pm 07/11/12
I was almost done with an update and I got the blue screen of death. I will have to do it over in the morning – too tired tonight but wanted to let everyone know that the mare and baby are here. The vet has come and gone. His IGG level was very low and even with him getting plasma today it may not have been enough – he may need more – he is at risk of going septic. We are waiting on bloodwork results.
I’ll provide more info in the morning. Have to go give meds and tuck him in for a few hours. More pictures and info in the morning.
Thank you all for caring. God bless – please pray for this little one and his momma.
Oh – good news on the others. The mini is going to the hospital tomorrow and will be going to her new home from there. The filly and stud are being picked up tomorrow – at the same time. I can’t tell you how worried I was about this – a family is being separated and it breaks my heart. A big thank you to those that helped to make this happen!
NO HORSE LEFT BEHIND!!
Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
www.bhfer.org
Great on the no horse left behind!!! You are my heroes!!!
Prayers and Vibes for the sweet little colt and his Mom and ALL the horses
Meconium is made up of water,bile,lipids,dead skin cells,hair,blood,enzymes, etc.
It is pretty normal for a foal to have retained meconium if they had lack of mobility in the first 12 hours after they were born. Having retained meconium is not an issue and may be retained in the large intestine for 2 to 4 weeks of more after birth with no difficulty. Foals that have retained meconium aren’t even aware they have it and it does not cause colic, or strain.
It is only if the foal has a meconium impaction that it becomes serious. It usually happens in colts more than fillies because their pelvic canal is narrower. if impacted it is just like any other impaction. It will cause colic and extreme pain. The way to tell is to watch the foals back and see if they are straining and if so their back will arch pretty high. Usually the impaction is caused by dehydration. The fact that he is drinking is a great sign. SO long as it is only a retention he is fine. It is the impaction that you have to worry about.
It is impaction we are worried about which is why we were running fluids until the little guy decided to pull his cath out. Going to run more fluids now then off to physical therapy.