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To: HairOfTheDog
WE HAVE A BABY!!!

@8 am our baby arrived All white except for the ears are sorrel.

Baby hasn't nursed yet...after birth is still hanging from mom. Do I panic yet???

9,573 posted on 07/12/2008 6:17:16 AM PDT by mommadooo3 (Old concept in justice. If the law won't take care of it, it's just us.)
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To: mommadooo3; Duchess47; FrogInABlender

Congratulations! Duchess and frog have both had far more babies than I have. But till they get here I’ll say what I know.

Don’t pull on the afterbirth. Let it hang. If it’s dragging you can even knot it. to keep her from tearing it. That’s not a worry it can take a few hours.

You say baby isn’t nursing, but what IS she doing? Just resting, trying to get up... it can take a long time for them to figure out where to go to nurse.

Now.... who is this baby and where are the pictures? Long time no talk!


9,574 posted on 07/12/2008 6:32:33 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: mommadooo3

Hair is right. Tie a knot in the bottom of the afterbirth. If it soesn’t drop after 6 hours, call a vet. You’ve got about a twelve hour window for the foal to nurse. For sure, the foal has some color right? Not solid white?

Oh, and congratulations :)


9,577 posted on 07/12/2008 8:18:33 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: mommadooo3

Congrats on the new baby Mommadoo! You’re gonna have SO much fun playing with it. I’ve only seen one of my foals born and he took about 2 hours to get up and nurse. The rest of them foaled while I was at work and were nursing by the time I got home. I’m hoping yours is all healthy and happy and running around like crazy by now. I’ll look forward to the pics!


9,598 posted on 07/13/2008 5:50:48 AM PDT by FrogInABlender
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