[AlpacaTalk] Re: Quick question about new fiber boys...
I'm thinking I'll call the vet and do a sample... LOL Maybe the
drive was worse for me than it was for them....:-) We have alot, I
mean TONS of lush, green grass here, and that's what I thought to,
but I just thought I'd ask... Can never be to careful with these
animals... As far as their grain goes, I honestly don't know what
they were given before we got them. We're using Dr. Evans Ultimate
E, we just switched over from Blue Seal about a month ago.
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
wrote:
>
> It could be that they didn't get pellets at their previous home. Or
> that they are a different formulation. A 5 hour drive isn't too
long
> and shouldn't have upset them too greatly but it will take some
time to
> acclimate to their new digs and feed. Green loose poop is often
seen
> when they suddenly have lush pasture available. Did they have
pasture
> at their old home or was it drylot conditions?
>
> It's never a bad idea to have a fecal done just in case. Our vet
> charges about $20 for one. That way at least you'll know what
you're
> dealing with.
>
> Heather
>
> Heather Zeleny
> White Lotus Alpacas
> (formerly West Wind Alpacas)
> Eugene, OR
>
> 541.895.0964
>
> Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
> http://www.alpacana
> http://tech.
>
> On Jun 30, 2008, at 8:26 PM, bntruble wrote:
>
> > Hey guys!
> >
> > New to the group, and already I have a question...LOL.
> > here it goes... We just bought 2 fiber boys, a bay black and a
> > white. They are both about 4 years old. They both blend in nicely
> > with the rest of the herd. We had them vet checked before we
brought
> > them home. We had them here a few days before we did anything
with
> > them, as far as worming goes, due to their extensive travel. They
> > were in a trailer for about 5 hours for the drive, and we figured
> > they'd been traumatized enough on their trip without us poking
them
> > with needles and shoving Panacure down their throats as soon as
they
> > got to their new home. They've been here for a little less than a
> > week, and we've wormed them both. Now my question. They really
> > don't seem interested in eating grain at all. The bay black will
> > pick at it a little bit, and the white one wants nothing at all
to do
> > with it. He ate a quarter cup one morning, and now wants nothing
to
> > do with it at all. On top of that, the white guy has extremely
loose
> > fecal matter, deep green, which I'm assuming is from eating a
> > different kind of hay/grass. We gave him some Kaolin for that,
and
> > it seems to be helping. Some of the farms we've visited don't
feed
> > their boys any grain at all, and I'm wondering if that's what's
going
> > on here. Any comments/ things I should try???
> >
> >
> >
>
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>
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