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dcwolcott:
Stay calm, minis are a bit different some times, but I'm not reading any signs that she is in serious distress.  She could have a quite upset tummy, if she's not her usual self, and eaten too much. 

Do you feel any foal movement, or has baby shifted around?  Sometimes, at the late stage, the foal moving around can put pressure on nerves, and make her very uncomfortable.  And being uncomfortable can certainly change her attitude from being a "greeting you" mare, to a bit quieter.

You could take her for a slow walk, or let her out to pasture and observe her behavior.  I'd keep an eye on her for a couple of hours, just to see if after things moves through her system, she seems more like herself.

See if she is interested in moving around on her own and doing a little nibbling as she goes.

Keep us posted!!  And let us know of any changes you see.  I'm praying its just from a bit of over-eating, and she comes around in a couple of hours.  But some normal outside time may give her room to stretch things and shift baby around to a more comfortable place.   ;pray ;pray

 

Lnight89:
Man 5he vet still hasn't returned my calls or pages yet. .

As for sugar I put her out to pasture for a bit and she wandered around here and there, stood still for awhile, wandered some more and then asked to come in at the back door. She's still not herself at all. And she hasn't pooped since before 8 am today. ... she did have alot of poops in the night and I held her feeds this morning. She was kicking out her hay bin trying to find hay at least, this morning she wasn't interested AT ALL.

Her baby is still kicking and moving (my youngest daughter  actually felt the baby kick for the first time today) to me her belly does look lower now and not as much to the sides.  Man this is stressing right out :(

Lnight89:
If the vet doesn't respond and she still hasn't passed a bowel movement soon should I give her something ?

Chanda:
You say she had a lot of poops over night...  Were they formed or cow patties?   Mares clean out right before foaling.   I think you said she didn't have a bag, but that can come up rather quickly, especially if she is maiden (don't recall that part).   Minis can and do have viable foals at 300 days, so if the seller was looking at say 320-330 day gestation, you can be nearly a month off.   horses don't have due dates, just ranges and averages.

Lnight89:
She had about 5 normals and then one mucky one. I just went out and she finally just had another normal bowel movement! And she was standing at her grain bin pushing around in it like she's getting more into the idea of food! I'm starting to feel a bit more relaxed. .. and yeah I've had my foaling kit ready right in the barn (sealed all up to stay clean) for a few weeks just incase! And her old owner did say her bag normally only fills about a day or two before she delivers... I think this stuff stressed me out more then giving birth to all of my own children haha! Thank you to all of you for keeping me calm today! You were all the biggest help! Happens to be a weekend that my husband is away and my mother and father were out of town as well. I had to bring my kids to two seperate birthday parties today... I was a mess. You are all awesome!

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