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Oh, come on!!!
You’re cooler than that! A foal’s heart is on the same side as yours, so that’s easy to remember, isn’t it!
Personally, if there as not been a dystocia or red bag delivery, I wouldn’t even worry about it. If there HAD been something abnormal, I would apply the 02 as soon as the foal’s head became available.
No 02? As soon as foal’s umbilicus clears the birth canal, I’d check for a heartbeat with my stethscope (foal doesn’t have be on right side for this, you could reach under). If a heartbeat, start rescue breaths.
If NO heartbeat, I would protect the umbilicus for then the cord breaks, flip that baby over and start rescue breathing and chest compressions.
And I’m assuming you would have some help standing by to assist in all of this…
And yes, I think 30 mins is a VERY generous time frame to just throw in the towel if the foal has not revived. Actually more like 5-10 minutes. 'Cause after 10 minutes you can be sure there has been brain damage.
Plus it’s exhausting – try doing CPR for 10 minutes straight – YIKES!!
That’s why Ambu bags are cool – they are doing alot of the work for you…
Again, I would be eager to here the “order” of things from other people, but that’s just what I’m thinking I would do (after I came to from my faint, that is…:eek:)[/QUOTE]
ehhh… yeah-its just the envisioning part that scary! Im scoping out hills on my property, buying straps and lube (that sounds so wrong), running down the list of meds to have on hand and just under two weeks for the first foal of the spring to be due. I think the pre-foaling panic is an annual event.