Jingles for Baby Innocence

[aspenlucas]

Well this is my "I" year and this baby has appropriately been named. She was born 2 1/2 hours ago and is very small. Mom had a red bag delivery. Luckily I was there and got her out. But she is trying her darndest to stand and is not doing so well. I can hardly hold her little body up her hind legs are so week. As I'm not a newbie to foaling this is very hard for me. My first foal was like this and he's here and 18 this year, but it's been 18 years since I've had one. She is not my mare and I have a call into Cornell and to the owner of the mare. I'm home unthawing some cholostrum that I luckily stored from a good mare last year. So I'm going to go take care of her and do what I can til they call back. Please send some jingles for her.

[Donella]

Major jingles!!! Good for you for managing to get her out alive, also great you had colostrum on hand! Hoping for the best for little Innocence.

[amdfarm]

Awww, poor little girl.

More MAJOR JINGLES headed your way for Innocence.

[Iron Horse Farm]

Big Michigan jingles on the way!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spacely]

Major jingles from CA!

[Bugs-n-Frodo]

Sending jingles right away!

[aspenlucas]

Thank you for the jingles, she passed away. I went back to give her some more cholostrum and she was there, gone. Something much greater must have been wrong. The owner wanted to see if she could gain any strength and then re-evaluate the options at 7AM. I guess God was letting us both know that there was nothing that could have been done. She most likely would have died on the way to the hospital. I am going to go back to bed. I am exhausted, and that just took the fun out of my foals this year. :(

[selah]

I am so sorry to hear that...sending prayers & jingles for you all.

[AppJumpr08]

Oh I'm so sorry :(:(

[Quinn]

I'm so sorry.

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[Hillside H Ranch]

I am so, so sorry. It sounds like you were well-prepared and did everything you could. Sometimes it just isn't meant to be and it really hurts.

[Daydream Believer]

Oh crap. I'm so sorry. I had a red bag baby back in 2007 and it was terrifying. It sounds like you did all you could. {{{hugs}}}

[pintopiaffe]

:cry:

I'm so sorry. It's so hard when you loose all the *possibility*. :cry:

[can't re-]

So sad and hard to lose a little one.....:(

[clint]

I am so, so sorry. God speed, little one.

[Molly Malone]

I am so sorry for your loss

[nsm]

I am so very very sorry, my deepest condolences, RIP little one

nsm

[amdfarm]

Oh NO! I'm so so very sorry. I loved her name, too. :cry::(

(((HUGS))) to you, the MO and the baby's mama.

[FLIPPED HER HALO]

I'm so sorry.

Is the mare doing ok?

[Bugs-n-Frodo]

I am so sorry, RIP sweet little filly.

I am going to give Frodo a big hug today - wow - life is so precious.

[Equilibrium]

I'm very sorry to hear this, but you did everything you could. I can well imagine it's taken the wind out of your sails for the foaling season.

Terri

[Sugarbrook]

Oh crap...........i feel so bad for you. Having it a customers mare, for me, would be harder on me than my own. I have 4 to foal, and like always, I am scared to death until I see that everything is normal, and OK. I wish you well with the remainder of your mares.

[Esprit]

You were so well prepared and did so well for mare and foal - perhaps she was meant for higher pastures. My condolences...poor mare, I hope she is okay.

[goeslikestink]

Thank you for the jingles, she passed away. I went back to give her some more cholostrum and she was there, gone. Something much greater must have been wrong. The owner wanted to see if she could gain any strength and then re-evaluate the options at 7AM. I guess God was letting us both know that there was nothing that could have been done. She most likely would have died on the way to the hospital. I am going to go back to bed. I am exhausted, and that just took the fun out of my foals this year. :(

has the amre been seen via a vet- sad but then its life poor you

[aspenlucas]

Well the vet called and asked how everyone was doing. I had called the vet last night and then called Cornell. So nice of the vet to check in, they really care there at Sunbury Animal Hospital. The mare is fine, her temperature, pulse, respiration are all normal and the placenta was delivered intact and looked very good. The mare had a lot of amniotic fluid. I do remember (having a stillborn daughter) that too much fluid is as bad as too little, and can hinder the size of the baby.
At noon I went and put her out. She had accepted the filly was gone and went out, got a drink of fresh water from the trough (I guess it's better then bucket water) and started eating hay with her friends. I gave her a good grooming and loved on her. She is fine, mentally. And of course as with any loss I'll keep an eagle's eye on her to make sure things are all ok. We will give her time to heal and then she's going to be put back to work. I was just told her first foal was hospitalized for 30 days with pneumonia so this mare may not be the best candidate for being a mommy. Thank you for all the jingles. I have til May to recoup and start foaling out my own mares. I hope to have my strength back then! I'm sure I will, foaling has it's ups and it's downs, but boy are the ups a wonderful natural high!

[Fred]

I'm so very sad and sorry for you. Heartfelt condolences.

[blackstallion2]

I know it doesn't make it any easier, but mercifully, she did not suffer long. :( So sorry for you loss and glad her dam is accepting it. Sometimes dams seem to 'know' nothing can be done.