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Friday, November 02, 2007

[AlpacaTalk] Virus Update


I have finished adding the newest reports to the database. We have added
two more states, and a number of deaths.

Total herd size reported: 3317

Total number reported infected: 1446

Total number of deaths reported: 38 from owners and 6+ from
vets/universities.

I have added a number of new necropsies to the site, and have a couple
more that should be coming in soon. This is an excellent way to have
your vet see what is being down at some of the larger university
hospitals, and what is going wrong.

I am adding a library section. I have an excellent article from Steve
Hull and Tom Cameron on Viruses and appropriate precautions.

Dr. Ruthanne McCaslin is currently writing one on which animals are more
susceptible to viruses and other illnesses. It will be added in a few
days.

Please keep the reports coming. We are making progress. Go to
www.alpacawatch.com <http://www.alpacawatch.com/> . You will find the
latest update there, as well as, listing of vets that are experienced in
alpaca medicine. There are also excellent resources for you vet, case
histories and necropsies.

Thank you,
Janet

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posted by Chaddo at 11:26 PM 0 comments

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Hay Warning

Thanks for this warning. I have read about these beetles before and I'd
hate to find them in my hay. Thankfully, we don't feed very much
alfalfa but that's no guarantee, I imagine, that they can't be found in
grass type hays as well.

Heather

On Nov 2, 2007, at 6:38 PM, hazmatter1 wrote:

> This affects horses so I assume it affects Alpacas Just be careful.
> Will
> www.OnlineStockYards.com
>
> Poisonous beetles blamed for horses' deaths
> Associated Press
> Oct. 30, 2007 03:36 PM
>
> SIERRA VISTA - A poisonous beetle is to blame for the deaths of two
> horses in southern Arizona.
>
> Annette Gerhardt noticed that two of her horses were acting
> lethargic, uninterested in their food and appeared uncomfortable.
>
> She said she thought the horses had colic, so she gave them banamine
> injections and watched them carefully. When the horses got worse,
> she took them to a veterinarian in Benson to get more aggressive
> treatment.
>
> But it was too late.
>
> Gerhardt's horses, a filly named Sedona and a mare named Mandy, died
> of blister beetle poisoning despite intravenous fluids and vigilant
> monitoring. Sedona died Friday and Mandy died Sunday.
>
> The poisonous blister beetle is attracted to the blooms of flowering
> alfalfa plants, meaning hay is especially vulnerable to
> contamination.
>
> Gerhardt later found more than 30 dead beetles in one flake of hay
> that she had used to feed her horses before they became ill.
>
> "It doesn't take very many beetles to make a horse sick, and since
> the beetles swarm, they could be in one small area of the hay, while
> the rest of the hay is fine," said Nancy Leveranz, the veterinarian
> who treated the horses.
>
> The toxin present in the blister beetles, cantharidin, is extremely
> stable and remains toxic even in dead, dried-up beetles. It's
> therefore possible for animals to be poisoned by ingesting dead
> beetles, or even parts of beetles, in hay that has been cut and
> baled much earlier in the year.
>
> "These were beautiful, sweet animals that just didn't stand a chance
> against this horrible insect," Gerhardt said.

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posted by Chaddo at 8:07 PM 0 comments

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[AlpacaTalk] Hay Warning

This affects horses so I assume it affects Alpacas Just be careful.
Will
www.OnlineStockYards.com

Poisonous beetles blamed for horses' deaths
Associated Press
Oct. 30, 2007 03:36 PM

SIERRA VISTA - A poisonous beetle is to blame for the deaths of two
horses in southern Arizona.

Annette Gerhardt noticed that two of her horses were acting
lethargic, uninterested in their food and appeared uncomfortable.

She said she thought the horses had colic, so she gave them banamine
injections and watched them carefully. When the horses got worse,
she took them to a veterinarian in Benson to get more aggressive
treatment.

But it was too late.

Gerhardt's horses, a filly named Sedona and a mare named Mandy, died
of blister beetle poisoning despite intravenous fluids and vigilant
monitoring. Sedona died Friday and Mandy died Sunday.

The poisonous blister beetle is attracted to the blooms of flowering
alfalfa plants, meaning hay is especially vulnerable to
contamination.

Gerhardt later found more than 30 dead beetles in one flake of hay
that she had used to feed her horses before they became ill.

"It doesn't take very many beetles to make a horse sick, and since
the beetles swarm, they could be in one small area of the hay, while
the rest of the hay is fine," said Nancy Leveranz, the veterinarian
who treated the horses.

The toxin present in the blister beetles, cantharidin, is extremely
stable and remains toxic even in dead, dried-up beetles. It's
therefore possible for animals to be poisoned by ingesting dead
beetles, or even parts of beetles, in hay that has been cut and
baled much earlier in the year.

"These were beautiful, sweet animals that just didn't stand a chance
against this horrible insect," Gerhardt said.

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posted by Chaddo at 6:38 PM 0 comments