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| Website by Southern Heart Ranch Photos by Joyce Manuel Please do not take any pictures or link to this site unless done so with permission. |
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| Breech Birth |
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| When things go terribly wrong |
| Thank you to Mr & Mrs Prince of Atkins, Tx for allowing me to add these pictures to my site |
| A Breech Birth is when the hind end and the tail of the foal is coming first and the two back legs are up underneath the foal. What this means is that the foal is in the uterus backwards. The feet are facing down towards the mares feet, the head is facing forward towards the mares head. In this mare, her water broke and she did not have contractions, meaning that she never had the urge to push.Time is of the essence during foaling. The Vet was called, but the foal was lost. We also do not know if the foal had died of suffocation waitng for the Vet to arrive or that it was already passed on when the mares water broke. In any event this was a sad day for the Prince's. May you rest in peace sweet baby |
| Mare: Small Delight Breeding Dates: May14-15, 2008 Age: 4 yrs old Date of delivery May 9, 2009 Was mares 2rd foal, first foal was a normal delivery Sex: Colt |
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| Above: The Vet is trying to position the foal so that it can be pulled out backwards |
| Above: The Vet gets the hind feet part ways out but then it won't come out any further and has to be pulled. |
| The Mare has been sedated and is sleeping soundly |
| Straps are put around the hind feet and then the pulling process begins, very very slowely. |
| The Vet quickly clears out the nose of the foal |
| Checks for vital signs |
| but there is no response or heart beat |
| Vet now checks the placenta to make sure that its all there |
| Vet points out as to how twisted the umbilical cord was |
| Vet Shows the position the foal was in, inside the mare |
| He's now galloping beyond the 'Rainbow Bridge' with other little foals just like him. |
| Vet gives mare saline flush with antibiotics |
| The mare sleeping soundly. When she woke up she didn't even know she had had a foal and did not look for one. The mare is doing great and will not be rebred. She will be in for a life of being spoiled and all the love that she can handle |
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