RE: [AlpacaTalk] Re: 6.8 lb cria 4 days past due Help!
I think you are doing the right things for your cria. I don't want to
discourage you, but 6.8lbs is very small. Keep him warm. He will sleep a
lot, so just let him. Cow's colostrum and a little yoghurt sounds pretty
good to me. I would also give him a few cc's of Karo Light Syrup for
energy. For the sake of you and your heart, I sure hope he makes it.
By the way, a cria coat might be a good idea. Have you taken his
temperature? You don't want him to over heat, but keeping him warm is
critical.
Please keep us informed over the next few days.
Chuck Rademacher
Kaipara Pines Alpaca Stud
2247 South Head Road, RD 1
Helensville, New Zealand 0874
Phone: 09-420-2133 Mobile: 027-204-9406
www.alpacafarm.
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Sent: Tuesday, 3 June 2008 3:18 p.m.
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Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: 6.8 lb cria 4 days past due Help!
I took my baby to my vet first thing after he arrived. My vet could
only tell me to put him on a heating pad and feed him goats milk, but
not to have any hope for him to live, and she said good luck. That is
when I came here to the people that I know from experience can really
help me with their experience. Thank you everybody for all of the
information you have given me. I have my boy in a playpen on a
heating pad feeding him cow closotrum with a little yogurt in it. I
take him to visit with mom every couple of hours and to milk her. I
am getting worried he does not seem to want to eat as much as before.
I am hoping it is only because he is tired. He is sleeping good now.
He might not turn out to be an award winning sire, but he already has
my heart. I was suprised that he is a fawn color because both parents
are white. Pray for us. Thank you all.
Wendy
Humming B Alpacas
Lebanon, TN
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>
> Our 9 lb. 3 week preemie cria is doing well, she will be one month
old
> Friday. Same scenario, couldn't nurse as she was too small to even
reach her tall
> mom but did well with supplement bottle feeding and milking mom
for
> colostrum. Keep it up, we have living proof it can pay off. I
was exhausted, but it
> was worth every minute.
>
> Susan Olson
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA
>
> "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music
and cats."
> - Albert Schweitzer
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