Wax but no udders?!

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walshbm2 Reg. Mar 2016	Posted 2018-02-09 2:04 PM Subject: Wax but no udders?!
Member Posts: 15	i have a maiden mare that is 9 days over due. She has little to no bags, but has some edemas right in front of her udders. Today she had some wax on the tips of her teets. It was a yellow color. She is not dripping any milk nore can I can milk to come out when sqeezing the teets. Should I be concerned and roughly when do you guys think she will foal? So far she has done NOTHING by the book (annoying).
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Whiteboy Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2018-02-09 2:33 PM Subject: RE: Wax but no udders?!
That's White "Man" to You Posts: 5515	anywhere from 2 hours to 2 weeks. They can all be so different. I have one mare that doesn't wax at all, no signs, nothing...an hour later you have a baby.
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walshbm2 Reg. Mar 2016	Posted 2018-02-09 3:25 PM Subject: RE: Wax but no udders?!
Member Posts: 15	Her teats have def changed. they went from facing in to more of a straight down/ outward. My main concern is she wont have any milk, but if shes waxing she obviously has to have milk right?
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total performance Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2018-02-09 3:33 PM Subject: RE: Wax but no udders?!
Namesless in BHW Posts: 10368 Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs	Some maidens milk doesn't come in until the foal.
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madredepeanut Reg. Aug 2017	Posted 2018-02-09 5:14 PM Subject: RE: Wax but no udders?!
	total performance - 2018-02-09 1:33 PM Some maidens milk doesn't come in until the foal. This. Gestation can be so variable between horses, and even between pregnancies with the same horse. As long as she isn't dripping colostrum, then I wouldn't worry too much. The release of hormones after she foals will help her milk come in. Our maiden is at 290 days and her teats are starting to change ever so slightly, but she's within the normal parameters for progestagens and estrogen, meaning the foal is still healthy and not compromised, with no placental thickening, so we aren't too concerned. It sounds like she could foal at any time. Every horse is different, which makes it a bit scary and somewhat frustrating! I hope it all goes well, keep us posted Edited by madredepeanut 2018-02-09 5:18 PM
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abrooks Reg. May 2006	Posted 2018-02-11 8:29 PM Subject: RE: Wax but no udders?!
Good Ole Boys just Fine with Me Posts: 2869 Location: SE Missouri	She wasn’t on fescue was she?
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casualdust07 Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2018-02-14 3:47 PM Subject: RE: Wax but no udders?!
You get what you give Posts: 13030 Location: Texas	Just pay close attention to her and see what her bag looks like when she foals. It may be worth talking to your vet and seeing if shes a candidate for domperidone. No need to panic or anything, but worth a chat at y'alls convenience. IF she doesn't make much of a bag when she foals definitely get ahold of your vet and talk about tubing colostrum to the baby and doing some things to get the mare to lactate. Maidens are weird...
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