Fluffies, as a whole, seem to be weak to the untrained eye. But in actuality, while fluffies have a low pain tolerance, they’re pretty sturdy considering the amount of damage they can take. This is the reason “Foal In A Can” exists in my version of the fluffyverse.
However, “Foal In A Can” machines are pretty rare, and only exist in really sketchy areas with sketchy people. Finding one of these machines is not advisable unless you plan to rescue the foals within, due to the high crime rate.
Foals that go in these machines are born in factories, and immediately torn from their mother. Their mother has no chance of even licking them clean, as they are immediately dropped to the conveyor belt just below their rump. They’re cleaned with a light dousing of water and a blast of warm air, then they’re lined up for processing.
They’re separated by sex and breed, and are placed into the plastic cans by robots. Sometimes a factory error can occur. The foal is tossed too hard into the can and suffers an injury, the foal is placed into the wrong end of the can (To either drown in formula or die of starvation in the “bathroom” end of the can) or the foal is a stillborn but is placed into a can anyway.
How the “Foal In A Can” works is thus: There is a small nipple at one end of the can with a limited amount of formula inside. Because canned foal factories are low-end and have little funding, the formula is bare-minimum and the cheapest of the cheap. It tastes gross (However, newborn foals don’t know what “good” tastes like and therefore will drink like there’s nothing wrong) and does not aid in growth or health. They will drink more though, because their instincts tell them that they are not getting enough due to little nutrients.
On the other end, a small tube is inserted into the rear of the foal to collect fecal matter without making a mess. If the foal is left in the can for too long, the substance will leak out the sides of the vessel. Either that, or the matter will build up in the tube until the tube falls out and fecal matter now falls into the can itself instead of the collection vessel.
The can has small air holes on the side, so the foal inside does not suffocate. The bottom of the can is lined with a thin pad so sores and other injuries do not happen over time.
Foals that come from these cans tend to have many issues. Issue one: They are physically weak and tend to grow up to be runts due to the extremely low quality formula and no exercise.
Issue two: They have low continence due to not being litter trained at a young age, and they tend to have trouble making friends due to the fact that they’ve spent their entire foalhood in an isolated can.
Issue three: Due to the fact that they’ve been unexposed to viral threats because they were in a machine so long, they have weak immune systems. If their owner does not work to strengthen it, the fluffy will suffer a weak immune system for life.
Issue four: Canned foals tend to be inbred, therefore the weak immune system problem stands. The fluffies will likely have problems such as dental issues, less fertility, higher likelihood of birth complications, and increased facial asymmetry. Blindness and genetic errors (Such as less than normal or extra limbs) are common as well.
Canned foals are highly discouraged for fluffy owners, and even abusers seem to dislike them due to the fact that the foals die so suddenly and they’re unable to torment them long. People who love fluffies loathe “Foal In A Can” and do their best to make such foal vending machines unlawful due to the high death rate, cruelty and neglect.