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When my horse Cupid was born his Dam was leaking milk for a few days.  The vet came out and tested him.  He had not recieved any colustrum.  So we had to supplement.  The vet said that Cupid had no antiobodies.  And that if we did not supplement he would not live a week. 

 

This could be what happened.  Did you have the baby checked for antibodies within 24 hours of birth?

 

DaNel

GoldenCMK@xxxxxxx wrote:

In a message dated 1/4/2005 2:09:13 A.M. Central Standard Time, Ksmuts@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

I had an unfortunate incident over Christmas - lost a lovely little
filly at six days old - no apparent cause.  A friend suggested I test
the stallion for SCID

Affected foals do not die that quickly or that early from SCID.  They thrive off their dam's milk until about 3 months, then their immune system slowly gives way to dieses. More than likely it is not SCID though I high recommend the test for any Arabian that is breeding regardless.

 

I have tested my entire herd (30+) horses and did have two show up as carriers. I have and will continue to use them, but only on clear horses. Knowledge is power. As long as we have test we do not need to lose another foal to SCID.

 

Maria

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