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Post by beccaussie on Mar 16, 2007 21:00:12 GMT -5
 I bought an appaloosa Filly(3yr old) about 5 months ago, and I have started to notice that her bag/ teats have grown/changed shape. Is this an indication to being preganant? or is it natural for them at this age to go through "life changes" like puberty? Her belly looks rounded, but I'm not sure if that is just bloating/ wind, and yes, she has been wormed recently. Any help would be appreciated Becc
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Post by manureslinger on Mar 16, 2007 21:10:02 GMT -5
If it's possible maybe can you get us some pictures. Side views. back and front views, etc. That would be very helpful. And any pictures of her from when you fist got her.
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Post by shammy on Mar 17, 2007 9:32:59 GMT -5
if you go to Forum Help & Camera Assistance board it will tell you how to post pictures. Teats don't normally change. I would get a vet out to check her to be on the Safe side. do you know anything about her history? Was it possible that she was around a stud???
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Post by beccaussie on Mar 17, 2007 10:32:12 GMT -5
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Post by beccaussie on Mar 17, 2007 10:44:30 GMT -5
and thanks for helpin me put them up and i have no idea where they kept her until i got her the only thing that the man told me was that she was in a paddock with about six other horses but he did not specify on sex or any of that i didnt see or ride her before i bought her(i bought her from interstate and it took her three days on horse transport to get her to me)so im not sure if a stallion may have escaped and done the dirty deed or if she is just tricken me.also the reason im asken all u ppl is because all the other young mares/fillys ive seen in my wise 19 years (lol) have never had changes to their teats/udder thingo like this so thats why im curious and i was hopen to keep the vet out of this for as long as i can coz the vets in my town SUCK with treating horses or any animal larger than a dog!for goodness sake they even have trouble drenching a horse with colic (they dont have the right kind of pipe/hose or oil)so ill will ony go to them if i really have to and the closest 'horsey' vet to my town it like two to three hours away so ill see wat you lovley ppl can come up with then ill haul her to the next town to get her tested if u guy think she may be.thanks luv and huggs to those in need
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Post by shammy on Mar 17, 2007 11:56:30 GMT -5
I would Definably Have her checked!  Or else prepare for a baby Just in case! One of My friends has had 2 mares that have come from "similar" situation foal out. You can't be to careful  |
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Post by bndranch on Mar 17, 2007 13:46:04 GMT -5
Okay first off your mare is really pretty marked!!! Second No, mares udders don't change shape with puberty like a womans do. The only thing that changes a mare's udder is milk coming in. Its really hard to say from the pictures. But the REALLY easy way to find out is to have her palpated, palpation isnt that much and its a great ASSURANCE to whether you need to prepare fro a foaling or not.
She is a REALLY young mare in my opinion to be foaling out. So IF she is in foal you need to really start changing her diet. You need to prepare her body for foaling nutrition wise.
So first thing is to get her palpated then there is no second guessing.
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Post by beccaussie on Mar 17, 2007 18:16:15 GMT -5
I have already changed her diet, as soon as I started suspecting her, the sneaky little rascal. I've had horses for 15 years so I know that they dont develop "boobs" but wondered if with a change of hormone levels they might drop down a little, then shrink back up. So clearly that doesn't happen?! If, and I say if loosely, she is preggo what stage would she be at that her bag is beggining to develop? because I've been doinng a bit of research and a site I found said roughly 2 months to go...
Will see what I can do to organise a road trip to the Vet!
Thanks
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Post by shammy on Mar 17, 2007 18:19:52 GMT -5
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Post by shammy on Apr 9, 2007 8:28:13 GMT -5
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Post by Golden Girl on Apr 9, 2007 9:18:46 GMT -5
Yes she has very a beautiful blanket ;D. If you really want to know have your Vet palpate her or ultra sound her then you will know for sure You wouldn't be the first person to but a mare that was bred and you weren't told  If she is in foal, hope you get a spotted, short eared foal 
If you can't have a Vet come out to do the procedures, PM me and I will share my secret way of telling if she is in foal
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Post by duhorse on Apr 12, 2007 10:18:46 GMT -5
I am writing to you about the comment you made that you have a special way of telling if a mare is in foal. I was wondering if you would be willing to share this with me. I have a TB mare who I am almost certain is in foal and due April 27th, but she is showing completely different signs then she did with her first foal (this is only her second and her first is now a 2 year old) I am just looking for an inexpensive way to be reassured that she is still bred. I worked on a breeding farm for 2 years foaling out mares but this girl has me stumped! Not much of an udder, but with her first she started to develop one 5 weeks before she foaled. For a few weeks, she looked so tucked up you would have thought she was off the racetrack even though before that you could see a bit of a belly. Then all of a sudden she had her belly back. I am probably just obsessing because this foal is so special and important to me since the stallion had to be put down, there is no "next time" for this combination I have been waiting for. I know better than to get attached to an unborn foal but unfortunately it just happened. I was looking forward to it keeping me occupied during the rest of the time my husband is away. (not that our one year old son doesn't keep me entertained!) I do know that the easiest way to find out is by palpation but my husband is deployed right now so money is tight and needs to be used only in a real emergency. I know you didn’t ask for my life story but here it is Thanks!!! |
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Post by traceyclydeowner on Apr 12, 2007 20:00:50 GMT -5
have a vet do a preg check..it can't hurt also he will be able to assess any thing else goin on with her health related..i must admitt appys have my 2nd heart clydes being my 1st..good luck and thank god for people like you who give these god's gifts to us all a place to be home and loved!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Steph @ Elements on Apr 13, 2007 7:13:39 GMT -5
Well, I think that I would be far more surprised if the vet says NOT pregnant.... Beautiful girl, and sure looks pregnant to me....  |
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Post by birds75 on Apr 15, 2007 13:09:20 GMT -5
She does look a little pregnant, not sure though since I have never bred my mare, but on good food and fresh green grass, she does actually start producing milk, without ever being with a stud |
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I bought an appaloosa Filly(3yr old) about 5 months ago, and I have started to notice that her bag/ teats have grown/changed shape. Is this an indication to being preganant? or is it natural for them at this age to go through "life changes" like puberty? Her belly looks rounded, but I'm not sure if that is just bloating/ wind, and yes, she has been wormed recently.
and the other side!! 
Or else prepare for a baby Just in case! One of My friends has had 2 mares that have come from "similar" situation foal out. You can't be to careful 
If she is in foal, hope you get a spotted, short eared foal 
