Doublete
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- "Loki" turquoise GCC 1/4/15 hatch date-- "Chiqui" amazon 9/2010 hatch date---- "Banner" green parrotlet hatchdate 11/22/16
RIP "pineapple" lovebird
So I train racehorses.
I have one mare that I trained to 6 wins in a row, 13 in her career. She ended up having a career ending injury but because of her worth as a mom we bred her. First year she didn't get in foal. Next year she did. To a very nice stallion. She foaled last year and rejected the baby. Long story short I worked endlessly to care for him... He developed an illness while they were at a breeding farm (not in my care) because the part owner wanted her bred back immediately despite me thinking she should have a year off. I checked him into virginia techs hospital and got stuck with a huge bill when the part owner decided he didn't want to spend any more money on either of them and signed over full ownership. Baby was discharged without diagnosis. He died about a month later, breaking my heart. I let him spend time with his mom the day before he died and I think she knew. Btw necropsy confirmed that the hospital missed a diagnosis and had they done one simple test he may have been saved. But the. Again because of his weaned immune he may have gotten sick with something else later.
I mean honestly it's possible he always had a death sentence and that's why his mom rejected him. I don't know. Never will know.
Fast forward... She is due tomorrow. But going off last year she will have the baby around June 3. I am completely prepared for her to be a horrible mom again and me to have to raise the baby. Actually my other mare who is due two weeks later is my back up plan. I fully believe she will raise two as she is a superb mom. But I'm terrified.
I have already lined up two other people to be here so she is covered around the clock in case I have to work, etc. I have a camera in her stall that I will turn on again this weekend and I think I can connect it to my phone so I can watch and not worry.
Everyone say a prayer that she will be a good mom, that this baby is healthy, that I don't go into more debt with vet bills, etc. I am fully prepared and it is just my father and I that own her now (no more poisonous jerks)... I just a nervous wreck. And probably won't sleep much til both babies are healthy and standing up.
I have one mare that I trained to 6 wins in a row, 13 in her career. She ended up having a career ending injury but because of her worth as a mom we bred her. First year she didn't get in foal. Next year she did. To a very nice stallion. She foaled last year and rejected the baby. Long story short I worked endlessly to care for him... He developed an illness while they were at a breeding farm (not in my care) because the part owner wanted her bred back immediately despite me thinking she should have a year off. I checked him into virginia techs hospital and got stuck with a huge bill when the part owner decided he didn't want to spend any more money on either of them and signed over full ownership. Baby was discharged without diagnosis. He died about a month later, breaking my heart. I let him spend time with his mom the day before he died and I think she knew. Btw necropsy confirmed that the hospital missed a diagnosis and had they done one simple test he may have been saved. But the. Again because of his weaned immune he may have gotten sick with something else later.
I mean honestly it's possible he always had a death sentence and that's why his mom rejected him. I don't know. Never will know.
Fast forward... She is due tomorrow. But going off last year she will have the baby around June 3. I am completely prepared for her to be a horrible mom again and me to have to raise the baby. Actually my other mare who is due two weeks later is my back up plan. I fully believe she will raise two as she is a superb mom. But I'm terrified.
I have already lined up two other people to be here so she is covered around the clock in case I have to work, etc. I have a camera in her stall that I will turn on again this weekend and I think I can connect it to my phone so I can watch and not worry.
Everyone say a prayer that she will be a good mom, that this baby is healthy, that I don't go into more debt with vet bills, etc. I am fully prepared and it is just my father and I that own her now (no more poisonous jerks)... I just a nervous wreck. And probably won't sleep much til both babies are healthy and standing up.
