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New Member: Neilas |
Posted on Saturday, Feb 18, 2006 - 9:58 pm: I have an older mare (23), she foaled last year at 316 days. The colt seemed like it would have been okay but her placentia was very tough and didn't break and the foal sufficated. This year at 302 days the same thing happened, again the filly looked like it would have been okay. Do older mares have this problem with a tough placentia or did I do something wrong. Both times the mare gave no signs she was going to foal, we had just moved her that day to the foaling stall.Thank you Neila |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Sunday, Feb 19, 2006 - 9:49 am: Hello Neila,My sincere condolences Neila. A tough placenta was not the only problem, both foals were premature so it is possible they were too weak to break out of even a normal placenta. A 302 day old filly is not going to be OK. Even intensive care does not bring most of those back. There are many possibilities and the first thing to be done is to have a thorough necropsy done on the foal and placenta for abnormalities. Then a careful review of the management the last half of the pregnancy should be undertaken, see Equine Reproduction » Pregnancy, Foaling, & Neonatal Care » Pregnant Mare Care and Nutrition. If you will have this done and list the lesions found and the management that differs from our article we may be able to help. To answer your first question, no older mares do not have a tougher placenta and we don't know the answer to the second until we review the above information. DrO |
New Member: elihorse |
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 27, 2018 - 8:41 am: Our boarded 21 year old mare gave birth this am to a lovely dead filly. We gave her about 20 minutes after water broke, as presentation was normal, then helped ease shoulders out. As soon as hubby took hold of hooves he remarked foals eyes werent right. He suspected it was dead.this was full term, she was due about a week ago. We have a couple of clues, but are trying to get a better idea what happened. first she was in 1st stage labor way too long, started intermittent contractions 26 hrs before actual labor when water broke. 2nd the placenta cleared very quickly and looks very torn compared to others we ve seen as breeders. Could this indicate it separated yesterday? Foal hasnt been dead long in our opinion. also wondering if we should wait til mom is willing to leave baby before we try taking it away, as is our inclination. The only other dead foal we had, mom died too from arthrogryposis. any thoughts? Owner doesnt want to call vet. thanks, folks.. |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 28, 2018 - 8:48 am: Welcome Kathy,I believe we can help you with your question but let me get you started off right so you can get the best answer as quick as possible. You will get more responses if you start your own discussion rather than post at the bottom of another member's discussion. Each discussion is "owned" by the original poster and all replies in that discussion should either directly or indirectly address the concerns of the original poster. To start your own discussion back up one page using the navigation bar at the top of this page. This will be a Article Page on this topic. Below the article you will find a list of already existing discussions on this topic. Under this list you will find the "Start New Discussion" button. We do have a better topic covering your problem. You will find it at HorseAdvice.com » Diseases of Horses » Reproductive Diseases » Birthing Problems. There you will find a list of articles on this subject. Read those that may apply. At the bottom of the article page you will find a list of already existing discussions on this topic. Under this list you will find the "Start New Discussion" button. You should first review the article as it will have important information on your subject. Next check the titles of the already existing discussions to see if your question has already been answered. If your question remains unanswered, now is the time to Start a New Discussion. Select a short title that describes your specific concern. This is likely to bring more responses from those with some experience with your topic and allows members to find answers to their questions quicker. Thank you for helping to keep Horseadvice organized, DrO |