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  Discussion on Carrying a foals weight
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leslie1

Posted on Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 - 11:22 pm:

Hi DrO
Can a mare that has had hernia mesh surgery safely carry a foal?
thanks,
leslie
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DrO

Posted on Friday, Sep 7, 2007 - 7:18 am:

Hello Leslie,
Size of the defect and how well it has healed would be the factors that might be used to make a guess at this but I do not know any studies that have examined this question so that it could be answered with any certainty.
DrO
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