While exceedingly rare, this litter of foals was extracted from a pregnant fluffy mare, who was found in distress by animal control agents near a major thorough-fair. The mare, upon being retrieved, was quickly interned in a facility for emergency care due to her clear signs of distress. After a thorough examination by the veterinary staff, it was determined that the mare had been pregnant for a prolonged period and was unable to properly deliver her foals.
Initial assessments suggested that the foals had most likely been miscarried, but further investigation via x-ray revealed something far more unusual—a case of lithopedion. The foals had died within the womb over three or four months, far exceeding the normal gestation period of a fluffy mare. Unable to expel the deceased foals, the mare’s body reacted by encasing them in calcium, effectively turning them into hardened, calcified masses.
In this rare and bizarre case, the mare’s foals were transformed into stone-like fetuses, preserved in a mummified state within her womb. This extraordinary biological occurrence is almost unheard of in the animal kingdom, but the fluffy population has occasionally surprised researchers with irregular birth complications and anomalous pregnancies in both feral and domesticated fluffies.
While lithopedion is extremely rare in humans and animals, this case raises concerns about the overall reproductive health of fluffy mares, especially in feral herds. The condition can leave mares pregnant for several months or even years, with some mares eventually succumbing to complications, while others continue to carry the calcified remains undetected.
This litter was surgically removed by veterinary surgeons and preserved as an unusual scientific specimen, serving as one of the few documented instances of lithopedion in the fluffy species. The discovery suggests that reproductive irregularities in fluffies may be more common than previously understood, though most cases likely go unreported due to the short lifespans and harsh living conditions faced by feral mares.
Note: I was originally planning on doing more with this, like adding a background and so on, but decided to finish it and let it be. This way you do not have to be distracted by anything in the background happening and purely focus on just the lithopedion afflicted foals.
