Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Teeth

Janice:

Once an alpaca's teeth get overgrown, they are not as efficient in
grazing. I presume this is also true of other grass eating
animals. That's why "bite" is so important for these animals. I
guess, in thinking about it, even dogs and cats require good 'bites'
since in their natural state of being wild, they'd be required to
have a good set in order to kill and then eat. If you can get your
hands on a 'tooth-a-matic', I'd use that to trim. It's quite a
little tool! Fits into the alpaca's mouth and 'saws' off just about
1/4" (I think). The sawed off tooth then falls into a little built
in holder. As I understand it, DO NOT use toenail trimmers since you
then risk breaking the tooth and causing more problems. If you can't
get a tooth-a-matic, use a dremel tool and 'sand' them down, but know
you will need to restrain them. Not real quick with a dremel, but fairly safe.

Glad to hear that your girl's eye is getting better!! that certainly
is good news! Even if she is blind in it, she'll have her other
eye. And besides, even a blind captive animal will probably do
better than it's wild counterpart. Like humans, I'm sure all animals
adapt and their other senses go on much higher alert. So, it's
really good news that it's healing.

Hope all continues to improve...........and by the way, what did you
do with the rooster?

Susan

Susan Forman & Eric Jenkins
Dewey Morning Alpacas
423 Greenfield-Sabina Rd.
Washington Court House, OH 43160
740-636-1899 Home
937-901-1509 Cell
http://www.alpacanation.com/deweymorning.asp
Home of Huey, Dewey and Louie

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