okay sweet pea is not definately pregnant but she is getting a bag and her vulva is stretching (getting longer). i checked her a few minutes ago and her teats are hot! she was biting at her sides earlier and kicked up at her belly there is definately movement in the flank area...
how can you say she is "not definately" pregnant when she is showing all the signs of labor and has waxed teats? you should have had the vet out the second there was any possibility of pregnancy
Waxing comes before dripping, odd.....Um why would you think she isn't pregnant? Was she exposed some how? I'm a little baffled. Is she a new horse to you and maybe you weren't told if she was exposed? How do you not know if your horse is in foal?
i have called all aroud trying to find a vet that could look at her before this monday i just found out that it looks like shes pregnant she has an appt monday. ive done all i can do until monday my vet is on vacation the only other vet is 2 hours away. ive dont all i can do. please forgive me for not knowing any sooner.
well, now im just hoping you can find a vet or at least someone very experienced with foaling. i really hope you find one if she is indeed going into labor! hindsight is 20/20 eh?
I'm sorry but I love how many peoples excuse is the vet is two hours away. *sigh* I live in the BFE and I can get multiple vets to me house in the middle of the night. This could be a false pregnancy, but if it isn't I hope you find someone to help you out and quickly.
ive talked to my trainer who is all the way in alabama! she said just to check on her and if i had any questions to call her. i got her last october and the previous owner said that she had broken out of her pin to get to a clydesdale stud but they told me that she wasnt pregnant. i shouldve called a vet then but shes my first horse so i didnt know anybetter i know now. ive tried to breed her and all she did was kick the stud over and over. so we quit trying she got stuff coming out of her vulva now.... i dont know whats going on but jill has told me that everything will be okay shes in good health just keep an eye on her..... any suggestions tips??
Horses normally foal without difficulty, even maiden mares. Though there are times where something goes wrong. For now I would sit back and keep a close eye on her. I've never personally witnessed a birth, I missed my mares foaling. I'm sure someone here can help you.
oh sorry september is when she got out. and i didnt think she was pregnant and my trainer has a world champion paint stud and she was gonna let me breed to him.
I'm sorry.. But you really, really better hope this mare isn't pregnant... the trainer said you could so you thought "what the hell." that's called ignorance. So I suppose this mare hasn't gotten any prenatal care, would she have if you bred her? If she does foal the vet will be needed to do an overall check and later for vaccines.
if i would have bred her then yes she wouldve had the best prenatal care ever. if she does foal then i will go out of my way to get a vet out here to check the baby. i didnt even remember that she had broken out of her pin to get to that other stud. because she didnt show any signs and shes been to 2 different vets and a teeth floater guy and the last time she was at the vet was 2 months ago and she didnt say anything at all. i take good care of my horses. any question i have i find the answer the vet knows me very well i talk to her all the time. she would come in heat for a stud but would hurt them when he came near her. i probably am a sucky owner considering i didnt get her checked but atleast im doing all i can now to get her the best care she can get now.
Vets don't do a preg check unless you ask!! You need to call a YOUR vet and have them come out, instead of sitting on the internet asking a strangers to diagnose your mare....
i am having her vet checked monday. thats the only time i could get her in. and no unfortunately i only have the one pasture. i just went and checked on her again shes not sweaty or anything but what does it mean when there is stuff coming out of her vulva?
I am getting my popcorn on the stove ready for this one.:roll:
To the OP.
IF your trainer had any concern for his stud he would have insisted on a clean swab/culture from your mare.
If the mare IS pregnant there probably would have been some signs and a good broodmare vet would have picked up on it. They would have also checked internally to see if she was ready to breed.
Maybe this might help.....I wish you were more prepped for this but it is what it is, deal with what is front of you. Are there any other horses pastured with her?
i didnt bring the possiblity of pregnancy til last week because i didnt remember the lady telling us she broke out until i saw that huge vein pop up. i know i sound like a bad owner but im only 15 im really trying hard. my trainer is getting ready to castrate so she was just letting her be his last mare.
Don't get my wrong, but usually a horse unless maiden becomes obviously pregnant within the last two months. Though, she could just have an infection and that is why a sudden change came on. The vein could be anything other then a milk vein. My mare is only 4 months pregnant and she had loads of veins, not milk veins though. I'm only 17 and I'm thinking clearly though this. You should take a deep breath, and try not to worry so much about your mare. I'm sure she will be fine, and with the signs you are saying now I doubt she will foal tonight, she is even pregnant.
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