Where's the Placenta

Jewel delivered out in the paddock so it should be easy to find the placenta but after searching and only finding the birth sack then another thorough search of the paddock without finding it, the vet clinic was called. Dr. Pallen arrived to feel inside Jewel's uterus, if the placenta has been retained it can cause major problems, with infertility being the least serious and death of the mare worst. Thankfully it had been expelled, just that it has vanished. Out in the wild the mares will eat the placenta to keep the smell away from predictors so it is probably in someone's belly. Jewel's uterus was flushed anyway and the filly given her foal shot. Steven Marchal arrived to play with the little one.

She is such a darling, coal black, beautiful face, long legs and friendly.

Jewel is a being such a good mom.

Avalon's owner came to pick her up now that she is out of season. That opens up a paddock with a shelter, Clair and Prissy will be moved in as we are expecting 2 inches of (hoping for) rain over the weekend from Hurricane Issac. The transmission in Mark's van gave out as he was coming up the drive yesterday. It was left there and he took my truck today in to work. Joszef showed up to finish the metal roof on the house today and had to figure out how to get around it.