Annie Foal Watch 2003!

*January*
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12 - Day 246 Annie's mood continues to be poor. She's clearly uncomfortable and irritable. Appetite is good, however. Her feed has been increased as she was starting to lose condition.	13 - Day 247	14 - Day 248	15 - Day 249	16 - Day 250	17 - Day 251 Annie continues to be irritable. She doesn't want to be handled or brushed. Eating, however, is fine with her.	18 - Day 252
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26 - Day 260	27 - Day 261	28 - Day 262 Annie is starting to develop a bag...a concern since it's too early. We're monitoring closely.	29 - Day 263 Foal is very active tonight, Annie is fussing about it. Mood is not good.	30 - Day 264	31 - Day 265


*February*
*Sunday*	*Monday*	*Tuesday*	*Wednesday*	*Thursday*	*Friday*	*Saturday*
						1 - Day 266 Foal is very deep and Annie is quite uncomfortable. She tires easily. We've increased her feed again as she's getting a bit "ribby" again.
2 - Day 267 Annie's foal is very deep, as this photo shows. Annie spends a great deal of time napping...she has very little energy for anything except eating.	3 - Day 268	4 - Day 269 Annie is really shedding . Our mares all shed during the last months of pregnancy.	5 - Day 270	6 - Day 271	7 - Day 272	8 - Day 273
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23 - Day 289 Annie's udder has started filling. Was able to milk out fluid this evening. It's clear and salty (good since that indicates she isn't real close), plentiful (not good since she's so far out).	24 - Day 290	25 - Day 291	26 - Day 292	27 - Day 293 Annie's mood is good, despite her large size. She spends a lot of time sleeping. Her weight is slipping again...we're increasing her feed. She's already eating more than any of the other mares.	28 -Day 294


*March*
*Sunday*	*Monday*	*Tuesday*	*Wednesday*	*Thursday*	*Friday*	*Saturday*
						1 - Day 295 Annie continues to spend a great deal of her time sleeping. Her mood is good. Udder is developing.
2 - Day 296	3 - Day 297	4 - Day 298	5 - Day 299	6 - Day 300 Udder is growing daily now, and Annie is starting to "loosen" by her tail.	7 - Day 301	8 - Day 302
9 - Day 303	10 - Day 304 Quite a bit of udder for this point in the pregnancy.	11 - Day 305	12 - Day 306	13 - Day 307	14 - Day 308	15 - Day 309 Annie is acting very odd...we're concerned. Tested milk, calcium is under 50 PPM, still clear, slightly salty but becoming sweet. Foal has been very active today and Annie is clearly uncomfortable.
16 - Day 310 Milk is now down into the teats, as the photo shows. Surprisingly, it's more difficult to milk her this evening. Milk is cloudy, still slightly salty. Annie has started "butt pushing" (trying to move the sides of the barn out a foot or two!)	17 - Day 311 Milk is pale yellow, becoming cloudy. Most of the saltiness has left. Calcium level is under 50 PPM. Udder is so full that it's very hard to milk & Annie is tender. Annie is still eating well, but is really slowed down by her large size.	18 - Day 312 It's hard to imagine Annie being able to grow any more! Her udder is full, tight and very warm. Milk is pale yellow, clear but becoming cloudy. Still slightly salty. Appetite is good...mood is good, although she has very little energy.	19 - Day 313 Milk tests under 50 PPM calcium. It's becoming more cloudy, but still pale yellow. Slightly salty. Appetite is still good, mood good. She's dropped off quite a bit in the hindquarters. Started showing signs of pressure.	20 - Day 314 Milk tests under 50 PPM calcium. Annie's mood is odd, she's more restless than she's been. Udder is very full. Milk is yellow, slightly cloudy but not changing a lot. Annie looks like she's getting close, but we'd like a few more weeks.	21 - Day 315 No substantial change. Udder continues very full and tight, but milk is only slightly cloudy. Her hindquarters have dropped off, but she's not really sagging under the tail yet.	22 - Day 316 Udder extremely full and hard, but milk is only slightly cloudy. Her hindquarters have dropped off, starting to sag under the tail. Appetite still good. Mood is good, although she is really slowed down and tires easily.
23 - Day 317 Udder is VERY full and tight. Milk is till slightly salty and pale yellow. Annie is still eating well, although she doesn't have energy for much else.	24 - Day 318	25 - Day 319	26 - Day 320	27 - Day 321 Udder is so full it seems like it will POP! Her teats are full and distended. Milk is still clear, salty, tests under 50 PPM Calcium.	28 - Day 322	29 - Day 323 Annie is now showing edema...fluid collecting on the bottom of her abdomen. She isn't moving around very well today. Udder is huge, but calcium is under 50 PPM. Mucus discharge this morning.
30 - Day 324 Calcium under 50 PPM. Annie is moving very slowly, doing much butt-pushing and generally acting like a VERY pregnant mare. Udder very full and tight. Milk is still clear, but is getting cloudier..	31 - Day 325 Calcium under 50 PPM. Milk is still clear, but is cloudier and has white particles in it. Appetite not as good as it's been. Udder is very full, tight and warm.


*April*
*Sunday*	*Monday*	*Tuesday*	*Wednesday*	*Thursday*	*Friday*	*Saturday*
		1 - Day 326 Calcium under 50 PPM, but close. Lots of signs of pressure...Annie is getting close now.	2 - Day 327 Calcium at about 50 PPM. Milk is getting sticky, still translucent, but becoming whiter. Annie's udder actually seemed to shrink some today...first time in weeks...perhaps she's been dripping milk..	3 - Day 328 Calcium at about 65 PPM. Milk isn't foal ready, but is whiter each day. Annie isn't getting around very well and her appetite has dropped off. She's not comfortable.	4 - Day 329 Calcium at about 80 PPM. Milk is thicker, but still not opaque. Sweet, tastes like milk. Appetite is back...something we typically see close to foaling. Belly has changed shape some. We're likely in the last week.	5 - Day 330 No change in calcium...looks like we're in a holding pattern.
6 - Day 331 8:30 PM Update: Milk is still not opaque, but very thick and sticky. No change to calcium levels. Annie is very restless, tail swishing and roaming in her stall. She has a mucus discharge (again). Based on calcium...she's not foaling tonight. It won't be much longer, though.	7 - Day 332 8:30 PM Update: Milk not completely opaque, but very thick and sticky. Calcium continues about 100. She's holding her tail up much of the time and she's so sunken next to her tail that it makes the tail look like it's sticking out. Udder very full and warm. She appears to be in the last days.	8 - Day 333 8:30 PM Update: Calcium at about 125, moving up much slower than last year. Other than the calcium levels, there are no signs we expect to see: everything looks ready. It's the usual wait for "nose at both ends"	9 - Day 334 8:30 PM Update: Calcium at about 200, milk very thick, yellow and sticky. Nearly opaque, but not as white as she usually does before foaling. Belly has changed shape. Very restless, lots of pressure. Annie's calcium usually gets to 500 before foaling.	10 - Day 335 8:50 PM Update: Calcium reached 500 this afternoon. Milk white and thick. Completely opaque, ready to foal. Dripping milk & waxed. Annie is restless, with tail-up (see photo). There has been quite a bit of foal activity this evening. We expect Annie to foal before tomorrow.	11 - Day 336 It's a Colt! Click to visit his page! Check out the height and build on this boy! Now we know why Annie looked the way she did. No problem delivering him, despite his size.	12 - Day 337
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