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How to complete a Late Pregnancy check
How to complete a Late Pregnancy check

Record Foaling, Physical Development, Stitch Foaling Alarm, Open Caslicks, Palpation, Ultrasound Exam, Fetal ECG or Abortion.

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Written by Christine O'Donnell
Updated over 3 months ago

Completing a Late Pregnancy Check

When a mare is due for a late pregnancy check you can follow these steps.

If you have your mare on a mares to checklist please select Mare Management from the Home Screen then select mares to the checklist. You will then be able to complete your reproductive exam here.

If your mare has not been added to a mares to check list, you can add her by following the steps HERE or search mare by name on the find horse button, select the horse's profile, and then select Reproductive data and exam.

Once you select this a popup will appear. You may input the Veterinarian performing the exam if desired and then select done. If you do not wish to enter the Veterinarian performing the exam then select cancel and proceed with the Reproductive exam.

Choose the type of Late Pregnancy Check

Next, you will be brought to the Late Pregnancy Scan screen.

Here you can choose between the following options; Foaling, Physical Development, Stitch Foaling Alarm, Open Caslicks, Palpation, Ultrasound Exam, Fetal ECG or Abortion.

When you select Foaling you can select Foaling Now or Foaled Previously.

If you select Foaling Now you can input the time started, waters broken, time foaled, if assistance was needed and additional details.

Once you have input these details select foal where you may record if the foal is a Colt or Filly. You may also record the time of when the foal sits up, stood up and nursed as well as their weight and additional details.

You can also record if the placenta has been passed or retained by selecting Placenta on the bottom right-hand side of the screen. You may input the date/time, weight and whether the placenta is Normal or Abnormal.

If you wish to record if the mare foaled previously, you must select Foaled Previously.

Here you may select if the mare foaled today, yesterday or a custom date. You can record if it was a colt or a filly. You may input who the foal’s sire is, the weight of the foal and additional notes if desired.

You can also record if the placenta has been passed or retained by selecting Placenta on the bottom right-hand side of the screen. You may input the date/time, weight and whether the placenta is Normal or Abnormal.

If you wish to complete a physical exam in late pregnancy select Physical exam. Here you can input details in relation to Udder and Vulva. Udder development can be described as Good, Some, None. Wax present can be described as Morning Only, All the time or no. Vulva relaxing may be described as Yes or No.

If you are completing a Foal Alarm exam you must select foal alarm, here you will select placed, the type of alarm used and suture used. You may also add additional notes if desired. Then select done.

If you wish to open caslicks and record, select open caslicks. Here you will be brought to a screen where you can select Opened. You may add treatment here. Once complete. Select done.

To complete a palpation, select Palpation. Here you will be brought to the Palpation screen where you may record Pregnant or Not Pregnant. You may also select Fetal Movement or No Movement. Below this you can enter notes where required. Once you are done select recheck for when you would like the mare to be rechecked next.

If you wish to complete an Ultrasound you will be brought to this screen once you select it. You can select Trans rectal or Trans Abdominal exam, CTUP, Placenta in mm, the Fetal HR bpm and also input a description.

To input a Fetal ECG select Fetal ECG and you will be brought to the page to input details. You may input the Fetal Heart Rate and you may input the maternal Heart Rate. Below this you can enter notes where required. Once you are done select recheck for when you would like the mare to be rechecked next.

If you are performing a post Abortion exam within late pregnancy select Abortion where you can record the Date/Time, Submitted to Lab or Not Submitted, if the Placenta was Passed or Retained and you may enter notes below.

Once completed, select Finished.

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