Trauma - AGAIN

I just do not believe it!

Crispie's little one is hanging on.  He has tried twice to get to Crispie's udder and he has been tentatively sucking at the bottle - although most of his feeds have had to be tubed.  I managed to get him going to the toilet which I think he was very pleased about (he grumbles a lot).  Things are not looking rosy but, then again, they are not looking dire.  He sleeps most of the time but I would imagine that is not surprising.

Having sorted him out this morning I left the fields when Sam turned up to do a bit of paddock maintenance.  I gave him strict instructions on feeding little suri and keeping an eye on everything.  Having cleaned the house up, again, I returned only to look over the field gate and see a cria - not the little suri!  Sam hadn't noticed but it had only just happened and the afterbirth was still to come.  NO ONE IS DUE YET- WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?

It turned out to be Flem's - beautiful solid white little girl but premature!  This one was born at 10 months 6 days and is down on it pasterns etc, etc, etc!  Stronger than the other and weighs just over 7kg whilst the suri was just over 5kg.  Flem is such a lovely girl when she gives birth and actually wants help so it was no problem holding it up whilst it latched on - in fact it can be accomplished without needing a second person to hold her (shame she isn't like that about having her feet done!).

I am now wondering if this is just a fluke or if there is some reason they are early.  If this happens again I am going to be seriously worried.  Sorry about the lack of pictures but I am chasing my tail at the moment and I am all hot and bothered - so hot I had to take my trousers off in the field this afternoon and Sam is highly embarrassed about it but I am sure I would have collapsed from the heat and stress if not!