[AlpacaTalk] New cria not quite right
Hi Kristen,
I'm sorry your new cria doesn't seem right. Can you tell me what she's
doing, how she's behaving? Often deliveries at night are dystocias, and
also the crias can be compromised. You have 24 hours to make sure she
gets as much colostrum as possible, so try to make sure she's nursing
frequently. And, I don't know what your weather is like right now, but
it is imperative to make sure the cria is warm. We had a cria born a
month or two ago early in the morning. We were having some very cold
winds at the time, and it took all day to get her temp up after we
finally got her dry. After she warmed up, she appeared to be pretty
normal the next day. We kept a cria coat on her for a week at night,
because she was a bit compromised after her birth... She wasn't
discovered until around 10am when I was getting home from work as a
baker. Cria's temps should be between 100-102º.
So that's my advice for the short term, keep her warm and make sure she
nurses a lot! Definitely call your vet to come out as early as possible
tomorrow morning. Also, if necessary, bottle feed her some whole milk
or even milk plus whipping cream. She needs the fat to keep her warm. A
bit of Karo syrup on the tongue can give her some emergency energy if
she's hypoglycemic. ValleyVet.com and many local feed stores will carry
products made specifically for giving extra energy after birth and
delivery (for dam and baby). They're made for sheep and goats, one is
called "Nutri-Drench" or something like that. Very good products if you
need them! Also Nursemate for kids or lambs are very good for newborn
crias.
Best of luck and keep me/us posted!
Heather
Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
Eugene, OR
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
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> We are new to alpacas with a newborn from last night. It was a rough
> delivery and I do not think she is right. Kristen Lowrimore,Perry Farm,
> Greer,SC
>
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