Over week and a half ago we noticed that the new born filly was lame in a back leg.

Had a vet come out and check her out. Stifle joint injury he thought.

We took her to a vet in town with an x ray.

No injury but a suspected infection.


Failure of Passive Transfer the vet figured.


Once in a while the foal does not receive antibodies from the mare. Maybe she leaked her colostrum.


This condition often presents itself as joint infections.

Joint infections are quite often fatal.



Good news just now. Vet called and after being in his care for a week, the infection seems to be clearing up!

The fluid drained off was very nearly clear last night.


We can bring them home today.....if we keep them in a box stall....clean and dry.




Guardedly optimistic! The wife and daughter were VERY attached to this filly.



Wife and I were very down at the idea of euthanizing the filly. Like what else was gonna go wrong this year??????



I will post some pictures later when we get them home.

Best of luck with the new gal. I'm sure your women folks will take good care of them, not to mention your input too.

Hoping for good results.

Geno

Not getting attached to your farm animals while raising kids is something Im glad I didn't have to deal with.

Putting the family pet down is bad enough. My girls had a funeral when they were little for the first family hamster.

I can only imagine dealing with girls and horses.

If you really want to know what else will go wrong the horses are a great place w start looking.

Glad it turned out for the good, Jim!

I know your kids sure wanted that filly.

Had horses break my heart several times. Colic, impaled, cut, or just die.

I just won't have them anymore.

plus you need a backhoe to bury them.

Or make them into dog food. Might need a pack of dogs and a big freezer for something that size, tho.

I'm not being "sick". I think.

I have taken several loved dogs out in the woods instead of buring them. I know they are still out there somewhere.

I had one shallow-buried dog (frost) dug up and eaten by a bear. And that's OK with me.

Best of luck with that filly, Jim.

The problem with stock is it’s always trying to die on you. Good luck on the colt.

I've always thought horses were pretty self contradictory. So strong, but so fragile at the same time. I think the list of things that can go wrong with a horse is longer than the list of things you can do with a horse.

Every horse I ever disliked lived forever......

Can't think of much better news the vet could have hope the trend continues! Best of luck Jim

I hope colt comes out ok!

You may be onto something there!

That’s great news Jim! No good husband or father wants to see his family sad and dogs, cats, horses, etc can break our hearts. Best of luck to you all.

I miss having horses at the Ranch. I don’t however miss all the trouble they are.

Glad to here it’s good news, Jim !

Good luck Jim. My stifle (knee) was infected after a surgery nearly 4 years ago. It’s certainly survivable.

I also had a horse that I had to put down because of stifle complications.

Keep us posted.

As a horseman, I feel your pain Jim. Hope she continues healing and is out on pasture asap.

Yeah, sure as hell it is always the good ones that end up sick, injured or dead.

Nope, not sick. I know of several competitive and recreational teams that cut their feed bill with horse meat.

Every one of them needed to be put down for a variety of reasons.

...and there's no graceful way to do it.

I miss my horses but I'll probably be a borrower for the rest of the journey.

Forgot to say I wish you all the best with the filly.

Jim,
If there's no pus showing in the fluid it sounds like you caught it in time. Keep her warm and dry and continue the antibiotics and she should be fine. Kids and baby anything are like magnets, they just click.

Best of luck with this little gal!

How does the mare look?A newborn can be hurt pretty easily by a new mother. Tough to tell unless hands on and even then it can be a guessing game. Maybe the stifle was poor from the get go. If the baby nursed it should of got sufficient colostrum, but who knows .Good luck

Good luck with your filly. Took our gelding in today and the odds are 50-50 he'll make it back. He pulls a cart for our grandchildren and they love him as much or more than we do. Sad day!

It’s easier to just not like horses, even if ya kinda, maybe, secretly do....


Puppies though. Little bastards are just heartbreaks waiting to happen.

You have to be careful with that in some counties.......I knew a guy in NV that had to dig one up.

Neighbor ratted on him.

Little update.


We took the pair to town and got a clean bill of health from the vet.


Very excited.


Daughter went for a ride on momma horse for the first time since she foaled.


Small horse was excited to go along.

Good to hear Jim.

Awesome good news!

Awesome news and awesome photos!

Love that smile; it's just like mine right now.

Giddy up, cowgirl!
Good news Jim.

Best wishes for your new pinto being, Good thing you were on top of it early,

Great news, Jim.

Great photo of your girl and her horse.

Great place to raise your kids. Count your blessings!

Hey, wow, the baby was born with racing stripes. Does that mean she will be fast when she grows up?

But seriously Jim. I remember the day when I was about three or four years old and the folks brought home a jet black shetland. It was a warm sunny spring day, and I remember stuffing my nose into the hair on the gelding's shoulder and breathing in that horsey aroma. That is my favorite scent on Earth to this day.

Four years ago I foaled a 1/4 horse x morgan for my then 12 yo granddaughter. It lives with my mare and four of my son's horses behind my house. Yesterday I had my nose buried in the sun warmed hair of my granddaughters gelding just loving the scent of the animal.

And over the last sixty years we have lost a few or born the disappointment of culling a couple which simply did not show the disposition and/or learning curve I demand of my horses.

So yes, all of us here understand your family's concern and great relief with the baby's recovery. Good luck to the girl, and I hope she has many years of joy with the filly as they grow.

That is a beautiful filly! I am glad everything worked out OK.

Great News!!!!!!!

Good deal Jimbo. Pretty filly, glad she's good to go.

My own paint filly was born back in March, they are funny critters.

Got an ex-stepdaughter like that.