Annie Foal Watch 2006

*April*
*Sunday*	*Monday*	*Tuesday*	*Wednesday*	*Thursday*	*Friday*	*Saturday*
						1 - Day 267
2 - Day 268	3 - Day 269	4 - Day 270	5 - Day 271	6 - Day 272	7 - Day 273	8 - Day 274
9 - Day 275	10 - Day 276	11 - Day 277	12 - Day 278	13 - Day 279	14 - Day 280	15 - Day 281
16 - Day 282	17 - Day 283	18 - Day 284	19 - Day 285	20 - Day 286	21 - Day 287	22 - Day 288
23 - Day 289	24 - Day 290 Annie has a slight hernia after her colic surgery. The band is to help support the foal.	25 - Day 291	26 - Day 292 Udder starting to change.	27 - Day 293	28 - Day 294	29 - Day 295
30 - Day 296 Annie has quite a bit of udder change in the last 24 hours. She's also off her feed, laying down a great deal. Foal movements can be see back on the top of her croup. Worrisome signs this early..

*May*
*Sunday*	*Monday*	*Tuesday*	*Wednesday*	*Thursday*	*Friday*	*Saturday*
	1 - Day 297 Udder continues to enlarge. While not foal ready, it's changing quite rapidly. Milked fluid out, not plentiful, but is cloudy. We've put up a camera in Annie's stall to keep an eye on her when she's in.	2 - Day 298 No udder change today (YEAH!), but Annie is very, very slowed down. Appetite is still off. No fever, no sign of illness. It's hard to imagine her growing for 40 more days.	3 - Day 299 Slight udder increase today. Fluid in the udder, but not enough to warrant calcium testing. Annie is still off her feed, spends a great deal of time laying down. Hoping she holds on until day 320.	4 - Day 300 Annie didn't want to go out for turn out today. Changed paddocks so she can be alone. Not much udder change. Appetite still poor, energy levels WAY down.	5 - Day 301	6 - Day 302 Udder continues to grow. Fluid is still clear yellow, quite salty. Annie's appetite is still off, she has no energy. Foal movement can be felt on the top of her hindquarters.
7 - Day 303 Holding steady...no substantial changes today.	8 - Day 304 Udder slightly larger, but no fluid to speak of. Annie very slowed down..	9 - Day 305 Udder larger, milked some fluid out. Yellow, thick. Will probably start calcium testing tomorrow..	10 - Day 306 Milked some fluid, but not enough to warrant testing yet. Annie VERY slowed down.	11 - Day 307 Quite a large udder, but doesn't milk easily or a lot. We'll calcium test as soon there is enough fluid to warrant it.	12 - Day 308 Milk is still clear, yellow and not plentiful. Udder is slightly larger today. Annie doesn't get around well..	13 - Day 309 Udder slightly larger today. She's got some fluid down in her teats, but the milk is still clear/yellow..
14 - Day 310 Udder continues to fill, fluid is still clear, yellow.	15 - Day 311	16 - Day 312 Quite sunken next to the tail, softening.	17 - Day 313 Appetite off, really slow moving around.	18 - Day 314	19 - Day 315	20 - Day 316 Udder changing, has that "powered sugar" look tonight.
21 - Day 317 Udder larger, warm. Milk still clear yellow. Annie is holding her tail sideways..	22 - Day 318 Udder actually shrunk a bit, changed shape. Appetite improved.	23 - Day 319 Udder unchanged, quite a bit of clear, yellow fluid.	24 - Day 320 Uneventful day. Appetite continues to be better..	25 - Day 321 Milk is starting to become cloudy. Hindquarters are quite hollow. Udder growing.	26 - Day 322 Tested milk, not on the scale yet. Slightly cloudy.	27 - Day 323 No change today.
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*June*
*Sunday*	*Monday*	*Tuesday*	*Wednesday*	*Thursday*	*Friday*	*Saturday*
				1 - Day 328 Tested milk, below 50 PPM. Fluid still yellow and clear, slightly cloudy.	2 - Day 329	3 - Day 330 Udder fuller today. Belly shape is different.
4 - Day 331 Tested milk, still below 50 PPM. Annie has deep hollows next to her tail head..	5 - Day 332 Udder larger, fluid down in teats. Still only slightly cloudy, but LOTS of it.	6 - Day 333 Annie is holding her tail sideways - which is a 'last week' habit of hers. Milk still yellow/clear. Very saggy butt!	7 - Day 334 Fluid down in the teats, still clear/yellow. Annie's appetite has picked up today.	8 - Day 335 It doesn't seem like Annie can grow any more! Udder quite full, milk still not white.	9 - Day 336 Annie did a LOT of rolling today (hence all the mud). Udder very full, milk turning white. She's close.	10 - Day 337 Last night Annie had an episode of pawing - looked like early labor. Stopped after about an hour. Today, milk tests over 250 PPM, tail is up/out, hindquarters are sunken. Milk is thick, opaque but quite yellow. Annie's milk is usually white at foaling. Expect a foal tonight or tomorrow night.
11 Calcium at 500 PM, this AM. foaling is imminent. Been dripping milk all day. Eating tonight with spells of restlessness. It's a tall colt! Photos soon! Great fellow!	12	13	14	15	16	17
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