 Mare Just gave Birth, need HELP!
Hi everyone. I just had to help my Aunts Horse Last night. She was in labor starting around 3:00 pm and I put her in a different stall so I could clean hers and put fresh straw down for her and while I was sraping the last little bit out of her stall she started getting real restless, I noticed she was leaking ALOT of water (at first I thought she was just peeing but after about 1 1/2 minutes I knew is had to be her water), so I hurried and put fresh straw down and got her into HER stall and as soon as she walked in she laid down and started pushing. after a few minutes one foot emurged and about 15 minutes later the other, but them the baby seamed to be stuck, so me and another lady just kind of kept a stready force of holding the foals feet to help the mother get the rest of the foal out. A few minutes later the baby was out (AND she is BIG). Its a little girl and she is doing wonderful.
What I need help with is the mother tore kinda bad. she is torn from her.........well i guess there are no better words........from her pee pee to her butt hole. We couldn't get a vet out (couldn't get ahold of any that late) but one we called and did get ahold of said to leave it and let it heal on its own, and if she needed it she could have reconstructive surgery in about 5 months. To be honest I dont see how the mare can even poop. Plus she could get an infection and everything else.
Also she will not let the baby nurse, we tryed to tie her and hold her head so she cant keep moveing from the foal and then she kicked the baby. But if the baby gets two feet from her she whinnies for the foal to come closer to her.
What can we do? |