Pedigree Query

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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

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.

Best wishes for your little guy.

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.