Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: pneumonia in alpaca
I don't think anyone said she ought to start the entire herd on
antibiotics immediately. I only said that they ought to all be checked.
As someone else said, how did her vet diagnose the pneumonia in the
first place? I suggested having bloods pulled. Since these animals are
living in similar conditions, it is not unlikely that they all have the
same disease. They all have runny noses, two went down... Why wait
until they ALL go down to see what they've got? Off feed, laying down,
breathing hard, runny eyes and nose are not symptoms I'd just be
waiting to see whether the rest will develop. All the vets I've spoken
with say an alpaca off feed and down is very serious, if not an
emergency.
Heather
On Oct 7, 2007, at 6:23 AM, Shouvlins wrote:
> Remember that your mom didn't take you to the doctor for each and
> every runny nose! Take it easy on the vet guys. As I said, we have had
> the snots here and everyone is getting over it. Could have started
> everyone of them on antibiotics unnecessarily and thrown off their gut
> etc.
>
> First do no harm! Same thing with diarrhea! I let it run its course.
> In a day or two they are quite normal again with me doing nothing.
> Again, my mom didn't take me to the doctor every time I had the runs.
>
> Frankly, so far, I think her vet is doing great!
>
> Laurel
>
> Tim & Laurel Shouvlin
> Bluebird Hills Farm
> 3617 Derr Rd.
> Springfield, Ohio 45503
> bluebirdhills@
> www.bluebirdhills.
> 937-206-3936
>
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