Re: [AlpacaTalk] Swollen jaw - red ants?
Janice, I would say the red ants are a very good possibility. I also read your previous email (before this last incident) and I noticed you said she rubbed her face on the fence alot (you were wondering if she could have gotten her original injury from a splinter). If she rubs her face on the fence, she probably rubs it on the ground also. My thoughts were 1) she has an allergy so her face itches.also causing a swollen face and the halter enhanced the situation or 2) she rubbed her face in the middle of an ant hill or a spider web. Either way, I suggest you call the University ph # that was given to you previously and talk to someone there or call Kansas State Univ - Dr Anderson and his group are very happy to answer questions on alpacas. They have a herd right there at KState and are doing wonderful research (the more case info they get, the better). Sorry I don't have their # with me. I can get it to you later. Even though the incident
has passed, you need to be ready in case it happens again. If there is one thing I have learned from having alpacas, it is that everything happens in the middle of the night and you never have the right medicine in your cabinet. I am slowly getting what I need...that reminds me...I need to get some Benadryl. Let us know what you find out. Robin
Ace & Robin Buettenback
B4 Alpacas LLC
3742 S Locust
Grand Island Ne 68801
--- On Wed, 9/3/08, houckj@aol.com <houckj@aol.com> wrote:
From: houckj@aol.com <houckj@aol.com>
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Swollen jaw - red ants?
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 9:36 AM
I wonder if she laid her head down in a red ant hill? There is one on
the edge of the (relatively large) catch pen I have her in connected to
the small barn where I have to keep her out of the light during the day.
I am thinking a red ant attack could have caused this amazing swelling?
And I take back what I said about the rooster earlier this morning, I
just saw him flying up in my black paca's face.....the one he seems to
like to pester the most. He's a big handsome black rooster and I used
to think he thought she was the best looking black hen he had ever seen.
Not so cute anymore.
Janice in GA, ready for the heart stopping emergencies to stop for a while
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