Are we going to have an oops???

LuvinThePaint · 04-26-2008, 07:38 AM

Yesterday when we were out with the horses we discovered something new. We were able to see the mare's teats. We have never been able before. She also looks a lot rounder but don't know if maybe she is just getting fat.

See the reason we are wondering is because last summer mom got a 2 year old stud (if my terms are wrong please correct me) and before she put him in with her mare she got him cut. The thing is we couldn't wait very long before we put them in together. The mare also got out and went "riding" with a neighbor and we aren't sure if they have a stud.

My question is how do we tell without a vet?

Chelle2005 · 04-26-2008, 07:59 AM

a vet would be the best answer, I am not sure how to tell without though!!!

BornToRide · 04-26-2008, 08:07 AM

Vet would be the best answer..

Sounds sort of irresponsible to put a stud in right away.. ... sorry but..

You should have been able to tell if she was pregnant awhile ago. Not just.. One day... correct me if im wrong.

Top Dun · 04-26-2008, 08:12 AM

That 2 year old who was gelded would have been fertile for up to 30-45 days after being gelded due to storage of some semen in a different location from the test.icles. So yes the mare could be in foal. Get a vet check.

Mutrok · 04-26-2008, 08:39 AM

Vet Check......

Appylvr · 04-26-2008, 08:49 AM

I was just wondering how you could never see the mare's teats before? Did you just never look?

LuvinThePaint · 04-26-2008, 09:22 AM

We had to bring the gelding home due to the fact that where we had him had racing horses and they needed the feild that he was in to run the horses and they didn't want him to get into the running thing. The mare had to be here because the people that were boarding her, were abusing her. She was a bag of bones and had run her into a feed bunk while using her at a feed lot. So really we didn't have a choice. If she is in foal with the appy then that is great cause she is 1/4 appy anyway. My mom wanted to breed them before he got gelded but it was too late in the season (almost summer) and we couldn't leave him as a stud. Its not like we want to abort her or get rid of the foal I was just wondering.
As for seeing her teats before... we had looked under her lots to see how the cuts were healing and never really saw anything. Now you look under and can definatly see them.

Mutrok · 04-26-2008, 09:24 AM

The problem you are risking at this point is if there are twins you will not know. I would highly suggest getting the vet out to check her and see. Pregnant mares need different care...better to know for sure.

Akhorse · 04-26-2008, 11:05 AM

Do what I did, you have a small bucket ready to catch the urine and use a human preg test on it. Thay are 99% accurate.

May take 2! If posative (+) then call a vet for a check up. Still a vet would be a better and less time consuming way to find out. (They never pee when you want them to!!!

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accphotography · 04-26-2008, 11:25 AM

It has been shown that human pregnancy tests do NOT work on horses as the hormones that trigger the test are not the same in horses.

ACC

04-26-2008, 07:38 AM	#1
LuvinThePaint Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 40 Images: 14	Are we going to have an oops??? Yesterday when we were out with the horses we discovered something new. We were able to see the mare's teats. We have never been able before. She also looks a lot rounder but don't know if maybe she is just getting fat. See the reason we are wondering is because last summer mom got a 2 year old stud (if my terms are wrong please correct me) and before she put him in with her mare she got him cut. The thing is we couldn't wait very long before we put them in together. The mare also got out and went "riding" with a neighbor and we aren't sure if they have a stud. My question is how do we tell without a vet? __________________ Turn a negative situation into a learning experience and get a positive solution. Proud new owner of APHA reg. mare, Miss Crackin Threebar (Daisy)

04-26-2008, 07:59 AM	#2
Chelle2005 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,531 Images: 44	a vet would be the best answer, I am not sure how to tell without though!!! __________________ RIP IBN FUKSET (BUBBA) 06/06/93 - 04/11/07 Proud Member of the FF Club

04-26-2008, 08:07 AM	#3
BornToRide Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,005 Images: 192	Vet would be the best answer.. Sounds sort of irresponsible to put a stud in right away.. ... sorry but.. You should have been able to tell if she was pregnant awhile ago. Not just.. One day... correct me if im wrong. __________________ There are times when you can trust a horse, times when you can't and times when you have to. got to get the bagel with the cream cheeze oh the creamy creamy cheeze eh Blistering Winds? lmao

04-26-2008, 08:12 AM	#4
Top Dun Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,500 Images: 173 Blog Entries: 1	That 2 year old who was gelded would have been fertile for up to 30-45 days after being gelded due to storage of some semen in a different location from the test.icles. So yes the mare could be in foal. Get a vet check. __________________ Real ID Act is not going to help create a NATIONAL ID, instead it is helping to create an INTERNATIONAL Biometric ID Card. The world is being enrolled into a single global biometric ID system through - passports, driver's license Social Security card, etc.

04-26-2008, 08:39 AM	#5
Mutrok Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,253 Images: 259	Vet Check...... __________________ "In the book of life.....the answers are NOT in the back!" www.mutrokranch.com www.ekwebsitedesigns.com I have been love struck!

04-26-2008, 08:49 AM	#6
Appylvr Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California Posts: 6,459 Images: 307	I was just wondering how you could never see the mare's teats before? Did you just never look? __________________ ~Tonya~ Teak~Coco~Baylee~Dolly~Rosie~Shilo~Jazzy A solitary ride through the bush is more beneficial than six months with the best psychiatrist

04-26-2008, 09:22 AM	#7
LuvinThePaint Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 40 Images: 14	We had to bring the gelding home due to the fact that where we had him had racing horses and they needed the feild that he was in to run the horses and they didn't want him to get into the running thing. The mare had to be here because the people that were boarding her, were abusing her. She was a bag of bones and had run her into a feed bunk while using her at a feed lot. So really we didn't have a choice. If she is in foal with the appy then that is great cause she is 1/4 appy anyway. My mom wanted to breed them before he got gelded but it was too late in the season (almost summer) and we couldn't leave him as a stud. Its not like we want to abort her or get rid of the foal I was just wondering. As for seeing her teats before... we had looked under her lots to see how the cuts were healing and never really saw anything. Now you look under and can definatly see them. __________________ Turn a negative situation into a learning experience and get a positive solution. Proud new owner of APHA reg. mare, Miss Crackin Threebar (Daisy)

04-26-2008, 09:24 AM	#8
Mutrok Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,253 Images: 259	The problem you are risking at this point is if there are twins you will not know. I would highly suggest getting the vet out to check her and see. Pregnant mares need different care...better to know for sure. __________________ "In the book of life.....the answers are NOT in the back!" www.mutrokranch.com www.ekwebsitedesigns.com I have been love struck!

04-26-2008, 11:05 AM	#9
Akhorse Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 122 Images: 34	Do what I did, you have a small bucket ready to catch the urine and use a human preg test on it. Thay are 99% accurate. May take 2! If posative (+) then call a vet for a check up. Still a vet would be a better and less time consuming way to find out. (They never pee when you want them to!!! )

04-26-2008, 11:25 AM	#10
accphotography Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 2,956	It has been shown that human pregnancy tests do NOT work on horses as the hormones that trigger the test are not the same in horses. ACC

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