We had a colt on Sunday morning. Most of you probablly know from my previous post. I watched the newborn have his first two poops that morning. All looked good. Are they usually in the clear as far as intestinal problems after the first poop? We had the vet out monday just to check things and do blood test. The vet gave the little guy an enema because she thought he may be constipated because he was holding his tail out a lot. He passed some poops, nothing hard so she thought all was well. She also instructed me to give him another Enema if it looked like he needed it. I gave him an Enema Tuesday because he was still holding his tail out and I hadnt seen him poop, but was not watching all the time. He runs around good and nurses. should I still be concerned? Vet said only 2 Enemas. I didnt find any of his poops in the stall this morning, or see him go poop outside (I didnt watch much though). Tommorrow morning I will look the stall over for his poops and try to watch during the day. Other than that, what else should we be looking for? I know I'm probablly just being overly worried, but I'm new to this and dont want anything to go wrong. thanks for the help.
Mike - Watch for discomfort... biting sides... laying down and getting up repeatidly... foals make it pretty evident if there is discomfort! Good luck... I would imagine he is doing fine!
Another thing to look for is walking backwards. They seem to do that if they are blocked up. But I should imagine by this stage if he isn't showing strong signs of discomfort, he is probably fine!
thanks for the replies. I searched the stall this morning, but it was hard to tell if he pooped because everything was walked over. He acts normal so everything is probablly fine. No signs of discomfort and he plays a lot. My wife was looking things up about newborns with constipation, and she made us both worried.
Gonna be a nice day out today, so I will spend a lot of time watching/working with him. I finnally found a Halter that will fit the little guy.
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