Re: [AlpacaTalk] 326 day preemie born this morning
Hi Heather,
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, we don't have a vet who makes
ranch calls. We have one that will come out for routine things and vet certs
but not emergencies. I called our regular vet who is 1 1/2 hours away by
trailer and he said if she's not much better by morning to bring her in and he'll
give her a plasma transfer. Yes, we did warm her up to 100 and I then put
two coats on her, a light sweater and a fleece on top of that for tonight. We
were going to bring mom and baby in the house, but mom is already too upset
because she can't get out of the catch pen and be with her girlfriends,
although they hang around the pen right outside of it.
The cria is doing better, she is stronger and standing up and finally
nursing on her own tonight. I did have to bottle feed her three times today
and milked mom and got some colostrum mixed into the bottle. I used 75% vit D
cow's milk, 25% 1/2 & 1/2 and a tsp of live vanilla yoghurt. She took 2 oz.
three times and wouldn't drink more. I'll check her all night long.
Boy, the first and only other cria we had last year was really late and
stood up and nursed within five minutes. What a huge difference this one is.
Thanks, everyone for your great advice and help!
Susan Olson
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA
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