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Comment by Leann warrington on March 25, 2012 at 3:13pm

So glad all seems to be going OK now...good luck little fella

Comment by Heather Troglauer on March 25, 2012 at 2:52pm

BarbaraF - a redbag delivery is normally indicated when instead of a white bubble coming you see RED....deadly.  This means the placenta has detached and is coming first and the baby is getting no oxygen.  The red part is extremely thick and difficult to break.  You have to break the sac quickly and get that foal out.

With a redbag you will see us act very quickly and we do not pull with contractions - it's imperative to get oxygen to the foal and the only way to do that is to get it out quickly.

This redbag was different in that the placenta came out immediately after the foal, so we handled it as a normal foaling, not realizing that the foal was being deprived of oxygen.  The fit was also very tight due to Raven being a maiden mare.  She also stopped pushing right at the chest delivery, and then again at the hips.  This caused more stress for the foal.

So, when he was born he was lethargic, perked up but used all his energy trying to get up.  He fainted and started failing, so we gave Karo Syrup to boost his glucose levels which perked him up.  We gave colostrum from Raven and he started a rollercoaster of up, crash, up crash until he didn't seem to want to recover.

We called our vet who advised more karo - a larger dose to boost his system, and then karo/water every 10 minutes along with colostrum.  We also have a towel warmer in the barn and we heated towels for him to help him maintain his body temperature without expending energy.

It was alot of work for a few hours, but such a good outcome...so worth the effort.

Comment by Maureen Wallace on March 25, 2012 at 2:34pm

For your education and interest, there are red bag deliveries on YouTube. It looks like one of the most dangerous situations that can happen during a delivery but thankfully not a common occurrence.

Comment by Heather Troglauer on March 25, 2012 at 1:29pm

Toots, the video won't show anything because of her position.  Shannon was delivering and completely blocked the view based on where the cam was.  We will post the replay once it's up, but I am not sure howmuch you can see.

Comment by immy on March 25, 2012 at 1:27pm

yeah my computer was all fuzzy so i couldnt see very well and got all exited but yeah i see it now whens the next foal due????!!!!!

Comment by toots on March 25, 2012 at 1:14pm

Hi Heather, just wondering if it's possible for you to post the video of Raven's 'red bag' delivery, it would be very educational and helpful for people to see exactly what happens and how quick you have to be to save the foal.

A 'red bag' delivery is something i really dred happening.

Your little guy is beautiful !

 

Comment by Barbara F. on March 25, 2012 at 10:17am

Hi Heather,

What a great job you did with that adorable little guy!

When things are less hectic, would you mind telling us what a "red bag" is? I have heard the term, but I don't know what it means.

Thanks!

Comment by Ellin McGinley Daum on March 25, 2012 at 9:01am

Miraculous turn around.  Such good work under huge stress.  Experience really shows in these situations.  Congratulations!!

Comment by Maureen Wallace on March 25, 2012 at 8:56am

You must feel "over the moon" this morning. Your experience, and quick-thinking saved this little one's life. I think this one is now my favourite. Congratulations to Raven, you, and the owner.

Comment by Michelle Seguin on March 25, 2012 at 7:41am

went to bed and prayed so much last night for Raven's little colt....did not look so good there for a while....all smiles this morning when i saw him walking around....Stay strong little one!!! You girls sure did a great job last night, i wanted so much to jump into the computer and help out....

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