I lost a foal last night and am wondering why his feet looked like this?? Anyone else seen this??
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I had to google it, -- found out there is name for the soft tissue on the bottoms of newborn foal feet-- its called "eponychium".
Here is a blog showing some photos and adding some more info--
Laughing Orca Ranch: Feathery Foal Feet
I just lost a foal two days ago with hooves similar in appearance. The mother carried her for 12 months so although the vet said the feet appeared to be those of a premature foal, she went to term. The vet came out and did an autopsy and found nothing else abnormal. He said the hooves were softer than normal but made no comment on them being malformed. The lungs had air in them so he said this means the foal was born alive. I am wondering if it died because it could not stand on feet that look like this and, because if was raining, died of hypothermia. Anybody have any ideas?I lost a foal last night and am wondering why his feet looked like this?? Anyone else seen this??
I'm sorry for your loss..I had a foal lost recently as well and feet looked a lot like those..not quiet but pretty much..he was still born at 320 days the best guess from the vet.
So sorry, that's gotta be tough to go through twice. So, she has had successful live births in the past? Do you know the cause of death of the deceased foals? I have never had a failed foaling before. Do you think this is becoming more commonplace? My vet said it was just bad luck but I believe it happened for a reason.I don't know much about mare abandonment..I've only had 1 mare who has lost her foal twice now. once in 2010 and 2nd just a week ago. She never left either one though. She was found standing by or within 10 feet from the foal. She was not a maiden though.
Not sure where you get your hay from, but you may have had a mustard foal. There was a study done by Eastern Washington University on mustard babies. If the mare consumes mustard plants in her last trimester, the foal is effected. Some of the main signs of a mustard foal is a lengthened gestation with a preemie foal. There are also other negatives depending on the severity of the case. My mom had a very mild case of a mustard foal, and she was very small with that preemie hair and size. She also had to be assisted in standing up every two hours (helped down too) for the first 28 hours of life. The vet my mom used is very knowledgeable, and has handled many mustard foals. Most aren't so lucky and end up being PTS. My mom's filly was very lucky and my mom isn't taking any more chances and is keeping her pregnant mare away from all mustard.I just lost a foal two days ago with hooves similar in appearance. The mother carried her for 12 months so although the vet said the feet appeared to be those of a premature foal, she went to term. The vet came out and did an autopsy and found nothing else abnormal. He said the hooves were softer than normal but made no comment on them being malformed. The lungs had air in them so he said this means the foal was born alive. I am wondering if it died because it could not stand on feet that look like this and, because if was raining, died of hypothermia. Anybody have any ideas?
I was told that there is a strong correlation between the West Nile vaccine and still births, premature births, deformities. I highly doubt it, but what do you think?I don't know much about mare abandonment..I've only had 1 mare who has lost her foal twice now. once in 2010 and 2nd just a week ago. She never left either one though. She was found standing by or within 10 feet from the foal. She was not a maiden though.