Help! My mare is way too early...

zorse · 04-05-2005, 09:26 PM

I just noticed my mare looks like she has full udders, and there's stuff dripping from it. She's not even due untill July, she's only at 8 months!!

I don't know tons about pregnant mares..I know stuff about bloodlines, stuff about foals, but not actual pregnant mares. This will be our second foal, but the first one I wasn't really involved with. Now it's my first mare and she's a maiden.

I didn't get a good look to see if it was milk, wax, or something else. I'm going to check again in the morning. I don't know what to do though...she is WAY too early to be showing any signs.

Help!

eventin_papa · 04-05-2005, 09:28 PM

well good luc..i dont really know about prego mares either.. you should pm drafty 1 she knows alot about them. I watched/ helped with 2 mares this year but im not very sure about yours.

MissBandit · 04-05-2005, 09:32 PM

Zorse, I didn't even know you had a pregnant mare. Where have I been?
From what I've seen it's not all that uncommon for them to give you false signs of being ready. How much is dripping? What colour is it?

zorse · 04-05-2005, 09:35 PM

Miss B: Should she be giving signs THIS early though? She's VERY large, she waddles instead of walking. I assume she's just like that because she's short-backed.
There's not tons dripping, and I'm not sure what color it is. It was dark. I can bring her into the barn and check her right now if you think I should.

Cool Time 84 · 04-05-2005, 09:39 PM

hmmm. that's scary, my mare showed signs 2 mos before foaling but she went 1 month over due so it was only 1 month prior to her due date that she started showing signs.. it sounds odd, but I'd def want to know the color and the amount

zorse · 04-05-2005, 09:40 PM

Should I run down and check? I can take my camera too..like I say I don't know tons about pre-foaling. What else can I check for?

horse_luvr83 · 04-05-2005, 09:50 PM

JMO, i would find out what color it is, she may be developing mastitis maybe if it's colored.

zorse · 04-05-2005, 09:53 PM

Ok, I just ran down. There is just stuff on the tips right now, it kind of looks white to me...

Cowgirl2135 · 04-05-2005, 09:54 PM

Is this Sunny, yes that is a little early, I would just call and asked the vet and see what he thinks thought.

naughtygirl · 04-05-2005, 09:56 PM

Scary, sori i cant help, i knw nothing about prego mares! Hope everything is ok!

04-05-2005, 09:26 PM	#1
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,607 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 332	Help! My mare is way too early... I just noticed my mare looks like she has full udders, and there's stuff dripping from it. She's not even due untill July, she's only at 8 months!! I don't know tons about pregnant mares..I know stuff about bloodlines, stuff about foals, but not actual pregnant mares. This will be our second foal, but the first one I wasn't really involved with. Now it's my first mare and she's a maiden. I didn't get a good look to see if it was milk, wax, or something else. I'm going to check again in the morning. I don't know what to do though...she is WAY too early to be showing any signs. Help! __________________ "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." -Samual Johnson

04-05-2005, 09:28 PM	#2
eventin_papa Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 7th stall down, california Posts: 2,600 Images: 65 Blog Entries: 1	well good luc..i dont really know about prego mares either.. you should pm drafty 1 she knows alot about them. I watched/ helped with 2 mares this year but im not very sure about yours. __________________ My horses hooves are as swift as rolling thunder she is there to carry me away from all my fears when the world threatens to fall asunder her mane is there to wipe away my tears *Ash*

04-05-2005, 09:32 PM	#3
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,218 Images: 300 Blog Entries: 43	Zorse, I didn't even know you had a pregnant mare. Where have I been? From what I've seen it's not all that uncommon for them to give you false signs of being ready. How much is dripping? What colour is it? __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

04-05-2005, 09:35 PM	#4
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,607 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 332	Miss B: Should she be giving signs THIS early though? She's VERY large, she waddles instead of walking. I assume she's just like that because she's short-backed. There's not tons dripping, and I'm not sure what color it is. It was dark. I can bring her into the barn and check her right now if you think I should. __________________ "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." -Samual Johnson

04-05-2005, 09:39 PM	#5
Cool Time 84 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 6,024 Images: 849 Blog Entries: 2	hmmm. that's scary, my mare showed signs 2 mos before foaling but she went 1 month over due so it was only 1 month prior to her due date that she started showing signs.. it sounds odd, but I'd def want to know the color and the amount __________________ *LUCKY B RANCH* http://www.freewebs.com/luckybranch/index.htm *STOP = Spin Tires On Pavement!*

04-05-2005, 09:40 PM	#6
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,607 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 332	Should I run down and check? I can take my camera too..like I say I don't know tons about pre-foaling. What else can I check for? __________________ "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." -Samual Johnson

04-05-2005, 09:50 PM	#7
horse_luvr83 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntsville,Tx Posts: 4,813 Images: 218	JMO, i would find out what color it is, she may be developing mastitis maybe if it's colored. __________________ "If my horse doesn't like you, what makes you think i will?" My video http://media.putfile.com/Toby_Crook

04-05-2005, 09:53 PM	#8
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,607 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 332	Ok, I just ran down. There is just stuff on the tips right now, it kind of looks white to me... __________________ "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." -Samual Johnson Last edited by zorse; 04-05-2005 at 10:14 PM.

04-05-2005, 09:54 PM	#9
Cowgirl2135 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 3,459 Images: 32	Is this Sunny, yes that is a little early, I would just call and asked the vet and see what he thinks thought. __________________ My Quarter Horse is better than your 4th level dressage horse!

04-05-2005, 09:56 PM	#10
naughtygirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand Posts: 4,715 Images: 719 Blog Entries: 18	Scary, sori i cant help, i knw nothing about prego mares! Hope everything is ok! __________________ -Sly Preferido- "Love me, love my horse"

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