Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: pneumonia in alpaca
Wendy she can be reached at Maury County Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Gilliam 931-388-4750
Hope the best for you and your critters.
Anne
wnunezcruz <wnunezcruz@aol.
Anne, Thank you so much, could you give me her information? I would
be very grateful. I want to have someone come out and check all of
my alpacas and llamas.
Thank you,
Wendy
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
>
> 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@
>
>
> 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
wrote:
> >
> > 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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> > >
> > >
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