[AlpacaTalk] Problem with Newborn Cria
Hi guys...
As I've said a million times, I'm fairly new to this industry. Don't
have much to offer as far as advice here, but I do have a few
questions. I hope you guys don't mind. It's nice to know that there
is a place newbies like myself can turn to for help...
We had a cria born last night around 6:00 p.m. She came out very
small, she's not thin,she's very small, and she appears to be very
weak. She couldn't stand at all for the first 6 hours of her life,
which as I understand it, can be fairly common. She sort of lied on
her side like she was dead. She was responsive, but just lied
there. She couldn't get up, so we had to feed her colostrum <sp?>
through a syringe at first, then through a bottle, so she knows how
to suck. We gave her colostrum suppliment also, and a colostrum
gel. No one in this area does igG testing, I called every large
animal vet in the area, and no one here does it, so I have no idea
what her levels are like. Her behavior over the last 24 hours hasn't
changed much. She still spends alot of time on her side, she is
eating, still through a bottle. We cannot get her to nurse at all
off mom. She's not interested in feeding from mom at all. She'll
get up and stand, but only when encouraged by people to do so. She
wasn't "premature", she was born a day before her due date. She is
so different from our last cria. Our last cria was up and moving
around within an hour. This just doesn't seem to be normal behavior
from a cria, but I'm not really sure what to do with her. Like I
said, she just sort of lays lifeless, and doesn't do much. When she
does get up, she only wanders a little bit, and goes right back
down. She weighs 15 lbs. Any help guys? Anyone had this before?
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posted by Chaddo at 5:23 PM
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