help orphan foal :-( update and new photos

[lisa]

does anyone have any advice i found one of my broodmares dead in the field this morning :-(
anyway she has left me her beautiful 6 week old filly who has been eating hard food with her mum for last 2/3 weeks
i have put her in the stable with another mare who will nanny her my friend brought me some lambs milk powder down which i am told she can have she wont drink it out of bucket or bottle i have managed to syringe about 400mls down her through out the day, she has also picked at hay and drunk some water

sorry if post seams waffley i feel very numb and shocked does anyone have an suggestions ? i am just about to ring foaling bank and i spoke to vet earlier

[Deleted]

Oh I am so sorry about your mare xxxxxxxxx

[holiday]

Ring me on 07753445614 I will have a chat!

[lisa]

thank you hoilday for all your help and ideas

[anotherdeal1]

Lisa whereabouts are you? Xx

[holiday]

No problems you will be ok with your little one!!!! Any problems give me a call anytime xxxxxx

[anniewrose]

we have a large bag of unopened foal milk .... buy one every season just in case but thankfully haven't needed it .... you are welcome to it if you are close enough to pick up (we are in west yorks) .. pm me if you want it xxx

[lisa]

well we made it through the first night ruby still isnt really drinking enough milk but she is stong and eating hay and hard food thank you all for your help and kindness i still feel very numb,
i am in east sussex

[anotherdeal1]

Ah that's a shame I have a bag of milk powder you could of had too I bought it for the twins but don't need it, I am sending big hugs for you and foalie xxxxx

[holiday]

Dont panic, Ruby will get the hang of it quite quickly, give her smaller amounts more often if need be. Try it at different temperatures and different ways of feeding, if she doesnt like you to hold a bowl put it in a hanging manager, we found a big metal dog bowl the best way forward rather than a bucket so they dont have to put their head in so deep xxxxx

[vjc]

Only just read this and i am so so sorry, holiday is giving you good advice i am sure as she has raised her own orphan. Keeping everything crossed for your little one.xxx

[lisa]

ruby has had a great day drinking her milk like a good girl and had an hour in the field
some photos of my special little lady

with her 'new mummy'

[bonnieheather]

Keeping everything crossed for you x

[holiday]

Oh Lisa, she is adorable!!!!!!! Keep at her and she will be fine!!!!!

Im sorry I dont think I said at the time I am so sorry to hear about your mare that was so bad of me, having been through it I do know where you are at, but your little person is here and really well so use her to deal with your bad days - thats what ive done xxxxxxx

[babsr]

So sorry to hear of the loss of your Mare and hope your foal is continuing to thrive

We lost our TB mare 17 days after a normal foaling. Little-Maureen had been well and so such a shock She was 24 years old and we think her time had simply come We had owned her for eighteen years and she had proved a fabulous Brood Mare

We left George (Sunray Sentiment) until he had got hungry and sat in his stable with a basin of Mares Formula Milk. George took a while and then after sucking the milk off my fingers, then just slurped away at the milk

He never looked back....his milk in one manger and foal creep pellets in another Our Welsh A nannied him out in the paddock during ther day and he would trot up to the gate for his milk from a bucket every two hours,as soon as he saw us He was quite happy to come into his stable at night by himself and his Nanny would come and collect him when he went out in the paddock

Milk pellets were also added into his foal creep feed and he was finally weaned off bucket milk at twelve weeks old, looking as well in condition as if he had been on a mare

He had the advantage he did not have to face the stress of weaning and grew into a normal well adjusted horse without any hang ups.



Sunray Sentiment aged 5 months (Sunray Scelebrity AASB/Little-Maureen GSB) He matured at 164cm and proved highly successful under saddle

Good luck with your foal. Very rewarding rearing an Orphan

Babs
www.SunrayAngloArabianStud.co.uk

[hazel]

You've had a wealth of advice from the above and it is something all breeders dread. So sorry to hear about your lovely mare and such a shock. Ruby looks lovely and new mummy looks very proud.

[pattendown]

wot a terrible shock it must have been im glad you have it under control

[geegees]

So sorry to hear about your mare it must have been a terrible shock for you

Pleased Ruby is doing well shes a lovely foal xxx

[suzee]

Best of luck with Ruby

[anotherdeal1]

How is ruby getting on? X

[lisa]

ruby is doing really really well she loves her new mummy and is drinking her milk very well now
thank you all for you help advice and surport x x x

[lisa]

just thought i would give you all a quick update and new photos

ruby is doing really well she loves her milk and her new mummy i took her to the vets last week as foster mum needed to be scanned (she is in foal yay) anyway back to ruby he was very impressed at how well she is doing and told me to stop worrying !

anyway some photos from today and a massive thank you to hoilday and tarco and everyone else for you help.

[holiday]

She looks fab well done!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxx

[anotherdeal1]

So pleased she is doing well xxx

[brindlerainbow]

You have done a great job with her
So sorry about your mare

[mcw]

so sorry for your loss
fab job with the foal by the way x