RE: [Alpacasite] Transfaunation?

Might want to have a full blood panel done including for Mycoplasma
haemolamae [was EPE]. Also you may have inadvertently hit on a cause when
you mentioned his 'tooth' Check his upper plate to see if incisors are
cutting into it. We had molars filed down on one of our boys, and within a
week after that his incisors had started cutting into his upper plate making
it painful to chew [the molar points being filed down had changed his bite
pattern]. As soon as we floated the front teeth he was back to chewing.
Also you can have x rays taken of his jaw to see if there is any tooth root
abscesses or other abscesses in the actual jaw bone causing pain and
discomfort that may be causing him to not chew or eat.

Don't laugh, but if he's low key enough, 'smelling his breath' wouldn't hurt
either. It shouldn't have any kind of noticeably bad smell. Don't know how
else to explain that one.

In the winter months, the absence of forage might result in eating toxic or
mildly toxic plants in a pasture that would otherwise be ignored, moldy
fallen leaves, etc. Also most parasites are only detectable when eggs are
being shed, so a test today for parasites could easily be negative and the
test tomorrow show positive. Might very well be worth several days of
testing.

Check with some of the local dairies. They should be able to tell you where
to find a slaughterhouse, then check with a vet on the process. There is a
window of time keeping the rumen fresh.

Not to highlight the obvious, but tracking the cause of the problem will be
long term more important in my mind while you are attempting to treat the
symptoms.

Gary Kaufman

Roads End Farm, Olympia WA

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<http://www.roadsendllamas.com/Index_files/page0003.html> ROYCE

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