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3 - Day 312
Annie is focused on eating,
growing and sleeping. She's not moving very much or fast these
days....
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4 - Day 313
Annie...muddy
again...
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5 - Day 314
Annie's teats have filled
today.
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6 - Day 315
Annie's milk is now cloudy and slightly sticky.
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7 - Day 316
Annie's milk is stickier and
thicker tonight. She's sagging under the tail and has been off her
feed. Her mood isn't good...been restless and irritable
tonight. Her milk doesn't look like she's ready, but she's getting
closer. |
8 - Day 317
Tested Annie's milk for
Calcium tonight. She's under 50
PPM, so she has a ways to go. Teats still full. Milk
is cloudy, slightly tacky, but can still see
through. Annie is still irritable and bickering with all the other
horses. |
9 - Day 318
Annie had a
heavy mucus discharge last evening, continues some today. Calcium is till under
50 PPM. Not much udder change, milk still
looks the same. Annie is still somewhat off her feed and
uncomfortable.. |
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10 - Day 319
Annie is off her feed.
Calcium
is till under
50 PPM but milk is changing color & consistency. Udder has increased
in size, more slackening under the tail. Annie
is starting to show signs of increasing pressue - tail held
sideways. |
11 - Day 320
This photo
shows the slackening of the
vulva.
This is a
notable change in the last 24 hours. She isn't sealing tight anymore
and continues to show signs of increasing pressure.
Milk still under 50 PPM Calcium, but is whiter and more
plentiful. |
12 - Day 321
Udder
is very
full, teats look like they're
going
to pop! She's
very saggy. Behavior is off and she's started butt pushing and frequent
urination. Milk is white but still tests under
50 PPM. She looks and acts very much like a ready
mare. |
13 - Day 322
Milk is white, thickening
but still tests under 50 PPM. Annie is not eating her grain, is
irritable and clearly feeling pressure. The foal has moved around
and the hind feet can be seen on Annie's belly toward the
udder.
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14 - Day 323
Milk is a bit whiter,
thickening but still tests under 50 PPM. Still not eating her
grain. Teats are even fuller than they have been, but she's
surprisingly more difficult to milk. She looks ready to
go...whenever she thinks it's time!
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15 - Day 324
Milk looks ready but still
tests under 50 PPM. Still not eating her
grain. Annie's sagged, has plenty of udder development, is
softened around the tailhead so we're up to waiting until ... Jupiter
aligns with Mars...???
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16 - Day 325
Still
not eating her grain. No real change...teats still full, udder is full (fuller
than at foaling last year), hindquarters are soft and relazed. However,
she's not showing the "I'm the last few days"
restlessness that we usually see.
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17 - Day 326
No
real change today. Her udder is very full and hard. She's been rolling some
and showing signs of being more uncomfortable. She's irritable.
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18 - Day 327
Udder is very full, hard and
warm today. Annie has more milk in
her
teats and it's easier to milk. There has been no change to the
way the milk looks or tests. Very soft & saggy.
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19 - Day 328
No
change.....
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20 - Day 329
No
change.....
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21 - Day 330
No change. This photo
does show the hollows next to her tail head. Annie actually has
depressions from the softening of the hindquarters. Behavior
is
same.
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22 - Day 331
The foal has changed
position today. The photograph shows the difference in Annie's
belly from the last several days. This change is seen in
the last week (or so) of pregnancy. She's very sunken by her
tailhead.
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23 - Day 332
This photo compares to
those earlier this
week and shows changes in belly shape. Annie waxed
a bit today, although her milk tests under 50 PPM.
She's showing "pre-labor" signs and is clearly coming down the home stretch
now.
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24 - Day 333
Small amounts of wax off/on
all day.
Milk is at
55 ppm Calcium.
Annie is acting very much like she's close.
She's clearly uncomfortable, didn't want to leave her stall
today and is still off her feed. Milks easily and is very
sticky.
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25 - Day 334
PM Update: Calcium at
500 PPM, we except a foal tonight. Milk is very plentiful, white,
thick and sticky.
Annie has
been restless most of the day...but decided to eat
tonight! She's been off her feed a long time, but ate normal
tonight!.
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26 - Day 335
IT'S a Filly! Click
for larger
photo |
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