Its been a long week and before the day really gets underway the vet has phoned to say that the IgG level on one of our cria is borderline. With a borderline IgG then if its a boy I will take my chances...if its a girl then why take the chance so I opt for a plasma transfer.

Yesterday when we were drawing blood one of the mothers Southern Cross was going berserk literally trying to break the pen down to get at her cria or if we put her outside standing on her hind legs and drumming on the wall of the barn with all her might...quite scary.......

Yes you have guessed it ...its her cria that needs the plasma transfusion. We discuss the pros and cons of doing the transfer at the vet clinic or on the farm. On balance we opt for a transfer on the farm.

The vet cannot schedule the next visit until Tuesday so we agree Tuesday at 11am.

Meanwhile the cria who we have named Evita is running around and looks full of beans.



Adrian Stewart