This baby was just not right from the beginning. His birth was normal, but he was very slow to stand and nurse, and was lethargic. He had a suck and could stand, and did nurse, so I ruled out Dummy foal symdrome. He diodn't have a fever. But my gut instinct said he was just not right. He died after 24 hours with out peeing or pooping. Perhaps something was wrong internally... He crashed fast, and didn't seem to suffer. Poor baby. Whichcraft took it well. She never really bonded with him. She was super maiden mom, though, and did everything she could to make it easy for this weak foal to nurse.
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