Foal won't get up on her own

Hello!! So my friend has a 2 week old foal who won’ get up on her own, but once she’ up with help she runs around and all. No trouble feeding, just can’t et her legs under herself. Ideas?

Call a vet?

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The vet has been out, says he’ never seen anything like this before. We’v asked around but no one really seems to know:/ thought I’d give this a try.

What exactly does this mean? What does the effort look like? Or does she make no effort? What footing is she on?

IME, foals who learn that, say, straw bedding is too slippery, may just give up trying, for example.

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Photos could be helpful. Does the foal have any leg abnormalities, like contracted tendons? Is the vet an Equine specialist?

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I would say not able to get up at all without help which means not able to get up to nurse for long periods so would be a big problem.

If, in fact, the facts are exactly as relayed by friend to poster and then from poster to us here that is. Perhaps it is able to stand by itself and nurse when nobody is looking, just slow. When people are there they get impatient and " help it up" . Thing is, unless somebody is sleeping with the pair to get it up all night long it wouldn’t be fine and frolicking. It would be showing signs of malnutrition and covered in urine and poop from going while unable to rise as well as lagging in overall development.

Think there mught be some… puffing… in friends story.

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Foal does try to get up, but cant seem to get her back legs under herself. Bedding is shavings on rubber mats but cant get up on dirt either.
thinking it could be tendon related.

Someone is there 24/7 to get the foal up. She’ getting plenty of milk. Healthy little thing and rambunctious

Like I said once she’ up she’ fine, she even runs around and has an attitude, just can’ get herself up

are its front legs always like that?

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No, front legs are fine just the way the photo was taken

Her back legs are crazy long tho!! Will upload better photos soon

The one front leg looks crooked,something is definitely off with the front leg. Not sure picture could make it look that way but i suppose.

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After two weeks, if the foal really cannot rise on her own (how long have you left her to try? are you sure she doesn’t just have the humans very well trained?) it might be wise to consult with a veterinary referral hospital that does a lot of breeding and foals.

If you share your location, someone here will have a recommendation.

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She’ been hurting herself trying to get up on her own. Has trouble getting her back legs under herself. She struggles and gets injured…

Vet has been out, multiple times. Not sure what it is. I have already written that read above

And yes the vet is an Equine Vet…

I’m not talking about your local vet. I’m talking about a referral center. When the local vet doesn’t know, you go to the people who work at the vet hospital.

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That was an answer to someone else’ comment lol
we will be contacting Davis and a couple other major equine centers around here in Temecula. Comparing and will most likely be taking her in hopefully somewhere soon.

Just trying to get feed back in case someone has experieced this before, so far no luck from anyone