Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: pneumonia in alpaca
Hi Wendy, I am in IL but I do have a contact that may
be able to help you. Contact Mike Schmidt of
Brainstorm Nursery. He is located in Colfax, WI. He
has over 400 alpacas and does his own vet work. He
has helped me tremendously with issues in the past.
Good luck. Mike can be found on the AN site with all
contact information you need. Susan Oak Hill
Alpacas
--- Anne Kent <alpacas2001@
> Hi Wendy I am in middle TN also and have found the
> same problem with vets. When I mention alpacas they
> say they do not do alpacas. I have just found a new
> vet that has spent 3 years while in vet school
> working with alpacas and she is looking to work with
> them so if you are not that far from Columbia TN you
> might get some help.
> Anne
>
> wnunezcruz <wnunezcruz@aol.
>
>
> Thanks Heather, I have looked for a new vet in my
> area, middle Tennessee
> several times, I just cannot find one that I would
> trust. My girl alpaca
> was a little better today. My boy llama was not
> doing so well. I am
> hoping that they are both better tomorrow. I have
> also been giving them
> electrolytes. If anyone knows of a vet close to
> middle Tennessee please
> let me know, I could really use one.
>
> Thanks for all the advice,
>
> Wendy
>
> -- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
> <alpacatalk@
> >
> > Well let me clarify. Our entire herd was tested
> for liver flukes, many
> > if not most were positive. Treatment was to kill
> the liver flukes but
> > the after effects killed those three I mentioned.
> Congestive heart
> > failure, liver failure, sepsis...
> >
> > So I just don't feel that waiting and seeing is
> the best course of
> > action. That may just be my opinion, but I
> wouldn't wait around.
> >
> > Heather
> >
> >
> > On Oct 6, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Heather Zeleny wrote:
> >
> > > Wendy,
> > > I have to say that your vet's advice doesn't
> make a lot of sense to
> > > me.
> > > I don't know why he wouldn't want to make some
> diagnoses to see if
> > > your
> > > other animals are sick, take some bloods for
> example, rather than
> wait
> > > for the rest to go downhill before starting them
> on treatment. I'll
> be
> > > honest, I really don't know how test for
> pneumonia, but I'm sure
> that
> > > blood tests are in order, and they will not only
> tell what your sick
> > > one has, and if the rest have the same thing.
> And then you will know
> > > to
> > > treat for that rather than wait till they all
> get really really
> sick.
> > > If it's blood borne of course.
> > >
> > > Maybe you might want to look around for a new
> vet?
> > >
> > > We had a bout with liver flukes at another
> property once, and while
> > > many were tested and diagnosed with them, the
> treatment was to just
> > > wait. After losing our best 3, we asked what we
> could do... we were
> > > met
> > > with blank stares from our vet (a leading
> camelid vet) and the staff
> > > at
> > > OSU. Needless to say, we didn't just wait and
> see, we aggressively
> > > treated with herbs after doing a whole lot of
> research and
> > > investigation. WE didn't lose another animal.
> > >
> > > So what I'm saying is, I'd get a second opinion.
> Best of luck to
> you!
> > >
> > > Heather
> > >
> > > Heather Zeleny
> > > West Wind Alpacas
> > > Eugene, OR
> > >
> > > Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
> > > Home of Avatar's West Wind Scirocco, El Bello's
> Padré, Pluro
> grandson
> > > Sienna Illusion, and true black full Bolivian
> Cosby of Chelsea
> Farms!
> > > http://www.westwind
> > > http://www.alpacana
> > >
> http://tech.
> > >
> > > On Oct 6, 2007, at 12:40 PM, wnunezcruz wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have 8 alpacas and 8 llamas. I brought home
> 2 pregnant llamas
> > > about
> > > > 10 days ago. After about 6 days my alpacas and
> llamas got runny
> > > noses.
> > > > I had my vet check them (he is more of a
> cattle vet but does know
> > > some
> > > > about alpacas) and he said to wait and see if
> they go off of their
> > > > feed. I went out yesterday and had a girl off
> of her feed and
> laying
> > > > down breathing hard, runny eyes and nose. I
> also had a male llama
> > > with
> > > > the same symptoms. My vet came out and gave me
> Nufor? 3 cc/100
> lbs.
> > > I
> > > > asked him if I should dose all of my alpacas
> and llamas and he
> said
> > > to
> > > > wait until they go off of their food. My girl
> alpaca is better
> > > today,
> > > > my llama not so good. Can anyone tell me if
> they have had this
> > > problem
> > > > or what you would suggest about going ahead
> and dosing my other
> > > > animals?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > >
> > > > Wendy
> > >
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