This message is from: "B. Hendricks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes, congratulations on your new baby!! The Fjord foals are SO CUTE!!! Bonnie Commissioned Horse Portraits, Oil Paintings, Prints, Books http://www.hendricksgallery.com and http://members.xoom.com/BHendricks/Gallery1.html
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 2:20 PM Subject: Re: OUR FIRST FOAL HAS ARRIVED > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 6/25/99 6:58:37 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > << If there is anything i need to do other than iodine on the cord stump, > let > me know guys, This is our first one. He hasnt nursed yet and its been two > hours, im a little concerned about that, but I will go out now and work on > that >> > > First, congratulations! Fjord babies are the best! I'm sure someone else > will come on and tell you a lot of the same, but make sure the placenta is > all there. If you can get a vet to come out, save it in a bucket of water > for him to go over, otherwise, (don't know how far away from things you are > in your part of Montana) go over it bit by bit and be certain that there is > nothing left in the mare. If so, could be major infection brewing. Also, if > you have the vet around, later in the day, have him draw blood and check for > antibody levels. If your baby hasn't had enough colostrum, there is a > limited window that you have to get the colostrum in there. > > Probably by now your foal has nursed? Yes? If not, try milking just a little > out of the mare, rubbing it on her bag, a little on your fingers, and help > guide the baby there. Usually once they get a taste, you're out of the > woods. The vet also checks for cleft palate on a routine basis, and gives > some couple of injections the first day. > > That's all I can think of now, but I know others will fill you in on more. > In the meantime, enjoy your baby! > > Pamela >
