Placentitis

[Pacific Classic]

Anyone had experience with a mare diagnosed at 300 days? What was the outcome?

[Laurierace]

The only time I ever had a case of placentitis it was diagnosed after the mare aborted. Day 300 gives you a decent shot at survival if you are aggressive with your treatment and have a little luck. Something about placentitis causes the foal to mature a little quicker so even if they are born early it can be ok. Day 320 and on it your goal. Best of luck to you both.

[Diane]

Mine had it, she aborted after being on regumate,clenbuterol and antibiotic. It was 5 years ago so my timeline is alittle fuzzy but if I remember correctly she was 6-8 weeks from term when she aborted and she was treated agressively with meds for 2-3 weeks. Sorry can't be more helpful. The week before it started I drove in and the first thing I saw was this mare standing on her hind legs in the arena, playing. I always wondered if it was normal for i/f (Tb) mares to play that hard and if she didn't cause a separation of the placenta from the uterine wall by doing so.

[Fair Play]

I put mine on regumate and she held on, unfortunately. The foal was so crooked, I put her down at 3. The stallion owner said he also regretted interfering with nature as he had never seen a decent foal come of it.

[skywatcher]

one of my mares aborted her foal 2 weeks before he was due because of it last spring...

[Pacific Classic]

My mare foaled this morning at 307 days. The foal is on the small side of normal and has no apparent disability or illness, at least at this point, but I realize we are nowhere near out of the woods. Will pull IgG in the morning and know more tomorrow, but it is pretty darn amazing so far.

[LB]

Congratulations on your good news--so far, so good, anyway. Best of luck with the foal going forward.

[Pacific Classic]

Thank you, LB. 24 hours and doing great - He is a nice foal under these circumstances, I can't imagine what another month would have done for him - he is by Milwaukee Brew - you lucky people in Ontario!

We did start the mare on antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and Regu-Mate, which continued for 7 days, until she foaled. I'm not sure that made a difference, but who knows. Anyway, I read so many terrible stories on the internet during that week of waiting and I know it many turn out bad, but there is hope for a live, healthy foal...even at 307 days!

[Fair Play]

Congrats on your new baby and best of luck with the little Brew. I have never heard of one being born live before 320 days. That is great.

[Jessi P]

Congratulations on your new foal, and all the best with both mare and baby. Where's the pics??

[Pacific Classic]

Well, IgG = 200. Too late for colostrum now. I did not want to do plamsa, but second opinion says he will have over 80% chance of becoming very ill, so I guess there is no choice. We should have tubed him with colostrum in the beginning. Big, big mistake.

Sunny here, so pics will come after this plasma ordeal is over - thanks for the good wishes!

[Nessa]

I hope things continue in your favor, best of luck.

[foothillsequine]

I too hope things come out in your favor. Best of luck to you. Sorry you are second guessing yourself, that is always the hardest.

[madelyn]

Best wishes for your little guy.

[Pacific Classic]

Well, the plasma went without any problems. 2 hours later he was out in his paddock doing little loops around the mare - and watch out, he kicks.