06/08/2025
UPDATE:
You never stop learning when it comes to breeding. The vet has done an examination on the placenta and cord and she is pretty confident it was Placentitis.
Placentitis is like a slient killer, it normally sneaks up on you with absolutely no warning. Annabelle had 4.5 weeks to go, everything looked perfectly normal yesterday morning, no bagging up whatsoever, she was bright and I thought healthy. Well she wasn't healthy, the Placentitis would have been brewing up for a while till the infection inside was too unhealthy and it made her prematurely deliver her foal. The foal would have passed away before being delivered as there was no attempt of movement made after being born.
This morning I was so very fortunate that my vet was already coming to my place to check on a mare as Annabelle had foundered. Yes they can foundered that quickly from the infection inside and she was critical. My vet gave her several flush outs internally and pain relief as well as antibiotics. The stuff that came out of Annabelle from the flush was very unhealthy and my vet felt had we not found Annabelle this morning and known she had aborted her foal, than she more than likely wouldn't be with me tomorrow. She had a tempature as well, which has come down, but I will keep monitoring it.
Fast forward a few hours later and Annabelle has passed poo and p*e and is now eating and drinking. We will flush her again tomorrow just to be sure. In the meantime she will have more antibiotics this afternoon and pain relief.
It goes to show you can never be sure what is happening inside, I thought Annabelle was well and healthy and it turns out she was far from well and it cost me a beautiful black c**t. RIP.
Placentitis- no warning or symptoms leading up to this morning or signs like bagging up, just nothing. Every breeders worse nightmare.
Just when you think things are going to bad, life has an amazing way I kicking you right in the guts.
Today I had a beautiful black, blingy Ingleside Remarkable c**t born sleeping 4 weeks early.
I am beyond disappointed and devastated for poor Annabelle.
I think I am at a point now that I am over breeding, I seem to have more heartache with breeding than success and I can tell you it's not from bloody trying my hardest.
I certainly I never done it for the money as that is a joke, but for the love of it, but there comes a time when reality sets in and tells you enough is enough.
I am done this time. Life really fu # sucks.
