03/05/2024
Anyone else feel this is a hard kidding year? It definitely feels hard over here. Lil Miss B Haven WM Be'Amazed went into labor yesterday and as I saw the two hooves I was like yes, this is going to be a good delivery! After some hard pushing those feet were not moving. I put two fingers in, felt the nose, and thought okay, I will pull the feet forward a little, unlock the elbows and the baby will come. Did that, a few more pushes, and still no progress. Okay Mazie, what is going on here. Checked again, head still right there, felt around the head a bit, there was room, nothing strange, head was in her canal. So I figured I would just assist a bit by pulling on the legs with contractions. Still nothing, pulled harder, still nothing. Pulled as hard as I could. This baby was not moving. Grabbed the l**e and shot some up in there hoping a little lubrication would help. That baby was not moving.
At this point, I had done everything right. Position was as it should be. I could not figure out why this baby was not coming. I pushed one leg back and pulled, still nothing. Pushed the entire baby back, who is by the way alive and moving. I had no problem getting the baby pushed back and my arm all the way in. Mazie is a 4 year old wide doe on her 4th freshening. This isn't supposed to happen. After pushing baby back, he easily came right back into the canal, still in the proper position on her contraction. Pulled again, and again, and again. Nothing. Now I am starting to panic. This bay had been trying to come out now for at least 30-40 min. I decided to push the baby back in again and push the shoulders back and just allow the head to come out. Head easily comes out. Baby is still alive. Now I am pulling on the head with the contractions. Again, I cannot get it out! So frustrated at this time. Baby is starting to fade. I have to get him out. Poor Mazie is in so much pain. I reach along side baby, grab one the shoulder, follow to the leg and flip the leg out. Now I am pulling one leg and the head still can't him out. I am about to load her up for the vet, baby is barely alive st this point. Mazie is exhausted. I again shot a bunch of l**e out there. Told Mazie, this was it. Gotta get him out or gotta go to the vet. Next push I get him out. Baby is gone. I tried for 10 min to resuscitate to no avail. 30 seconds, a minute at the most that baby was alive. He was a huge baby and sadly, he didn't make it. I let Mazie lick him and grieve. Mazie is doing okay at least. She is really swollen and sore, but she is alive, eating, drinking and recovering. I only have 3 does due this month before many due in April. I am grateful for a bit of a break before the storm and hoping for better outcomes in the next round.
