Rocklone 2016 - Charm

[Silver City Heritage Farm]

Do you have difficulties finding a vet that will do scans on the minis in your area? Seems that large animal vets only do...well...LARGE animals anymore. If it's not small animals that are traditional household pets or cattle and horses, it appears that the veterinary training is lacking. Kind of a sad commentary on how far from the Earth humans have move if you ask me. :-(

[dcwolcott]

When I needed my mares ultrasounded, my equine vet didn't have the equipment, but said she would have been willing to do them if she did.  So, I told her I would be willing to pay for the "wand" for the internal ultrasounds as they were important to my program, and I guess "shamed" her into it, because she bought the piece, and then used my herd for "practice" at no charge for the next year.  I had each mare ultrasounded 3 times that year so I could watch the pregnancies progress, and the twins disappear/absorb.  Fascinating!

[Rocklone]

When I needed my mares ultrasounded, my equine vet didn't have the equipment, but said she would have been willing to do them if she did.  So, I told her I would be willing to pay for the "wand" for the internal ultrasounds as they were important to my program, and I guess "shamed" her into it, because she bought the piece, and then used my herd for "practice" at no charge for the next year.  I had each mare ultrasounded 3 times that year so I could watch the pregnancies progress, and the twins disappear/absorb.  Fascinating!

Nope my local vets are always very obliging. With Goldie, he could not get in far enough to see the entire foal, but we clearly saw a spine.

Last time charm was scanned, there was a lovely picture of the blob that was meadow lol

[Rocklone]

Purchased pee tests today, can't imagine ill get a sample from Goldie but i will try! Charms usually like clock work lol

she is either 51 or 71 days, and i'm leaning more to 71 days - but i will have her scanned before "80" days

[Holly]

Cant wait to hear the news!
What kind of urine tests did you order?

[Rocklone]

Cant wait to hear the news!
What kind of urine tests did you order?

Theyre called Equine P tests. Cheaper alternative to weefoal.

[Holly]

Are they from EM labs? as in the P Test? If so those are the ones I am using this year and Ive gotten accurate results so far

[Rocklone]

Maybe, not sure!

[Rocklone]

Still no pee to be had.

She used to pee as soon as she came in, and literally stopped as soon as i tried to get pee. Useless mare!

[paintponylvr]

Does taping a feminine pad over and slightly under the vulva work for collection?  I've seen pics, but have no idea!    

[Rocklone]

The test says not to cause sanitary items have chemicals added.


Hour three into pee collection day with a bottle strapped to her butt lol meadownis out without her. They did a bit of calling for about 15mins but that was it. Weaning has started

[Chanda]

I've heard some use just folded paper towel taped under the tail.

[Rocklone]

Well if the test is accurate, shes pregnant! I would say from the colour and what not she more likley took the first time, making her about 85-90days. Remember how i said the last time she covered it really was not "proper" ? Well im really thinking that it was just submissive covering and hormones from foal and pregnancy and season all rushing about in there making her seem in season. Ill be getting her scanned at some point, but this has been fun anyway.

Last cover of proper season was 27th August, another cover happened on 17th September, just one and i dont think she was happy about it.

[Rocklone]

SO now im REALLY kicking myself for not keeping the old thread lol

[Rocklone]

Going to up her feed a little now, shes not doing poorly and is still the size of a house but definitely could use some extra.