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Fishaholic
I'll give you some background on how his came about because it was Not planned nor expeted!
I have 5 horses, 3 Male Lipizaners, 2 Female Friesians.
The Two Females Are In with one of the lipizaners as I was told he was infertile as he is an ex show horse.
So they have been living together for the past 6years without any problems.
The other month I noticed Hope ( female friesian ) was acting strange and had become slighty rounder. I kept a close eye on her and put her on a diet
Then she became really sluggish last week so took her to the vet, turns out she was pregnant! I made the vet check about a million times as I couldnt believe it. My little boy wasnt so infertile after all!
Then, yesterday when I went out to the paddock, Hope was lying on her side, and wouldnt even get up for a salt coated carrot!
I phoned the vet and he said she was probably just exhausted, so I Stayed with her for a while, then she started fitting, it was horrible..she was rushed into the vets surgery and operated on as the foals life was at risk.
She stabilised after a while, then the foal ruptured one Of Hopes arterys as it was distressed and moving about everywhere, so she had to have an emergency section, and little foal was born, 2 and a half months early!
Both doing fine, although foal is on 24hour watch.
Now I need a name for this little one...her mother is called Hope, and The Other Female is called Faith..
Help!!
I have 5 horses, 3 Male Lipizaners, 2 Female Friesians.
The Two Females Are In with one of the lipizaners as I was told he was infertile as he is an ex show horse.
So they have been living together for the past 6years without any problems.
The other month I noticed Hope ( female friesian ) was acting strange and had become slighty rounder. I kept a close eye on her and put her on a diet
Then she became really sluggish last week so took her to the vet, turns out she was pregnant! I made the vet check about a million times as I couldnt believe it. My little boy wasnt so infertile after all!
Then, yesterday when I went out to the paddock, Hope was lying on her side, and wouldnt even get up for a salt coated carrot!
I phoned the vet and he said she was probably just exhausted, so I Stayed with her for a while, then she started fitting, it was horrible..she was rushed into the vets surgery and operated on as the foals life was at risk.
She stabilised after a while, then the foal ruptured one Of Hopes arterys as it was distressed and moving about everywhere, so she had to have an emergency section, and little foal was born, 2 and a half months early!
Both doing fine, although foal is on 24hour watch.
Now I need a name for this little one...her mother is called Hope, and The Other Female is called Faith..
Help!!