[AlpacaTalk] Re: Beet Pulp/Molasses
Janice,
As nice as it would be to be 100% natural, there are 3 things that
you CANNOT protect your animals from without a vaccine/anthalemic-
Rabies, 2. Tetnus and 3. Meningeal Worm. Even if you skip the regular
childhood vaccines for your kids, I'd still do tetnus, especially
working on a farm. Just read some of Dr. Ruthann's posts on
Alpacasite about how positively horrible and heart-rendering a case
of tetnus can be and you'll understand. A bottle of CDT that is good
for 50-100 doses is only $7 from PBS
(http://www.pbsanima
local/SoftCart.
L+scstore+wbxt1534f
initial shots (1cc, then 2cc a month later). And if your animals
don't get the rabies shot (in most states it has to be a vet that
does it) and there is even a possiblility of exposure, animal control
will destroy your animals--it just isn't worth the +/-$45/yr. As for
meningeal, I know you've heard plenty on that already.
Cheers,
Morgen
Dreamwood Farm
Claverack, NY
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
>
> Thanks for sharing what you do June. I am so glad I asked this
> questions and so glad for all the responses. It is great to hear
what
> everyone is doing and to learn. Obviously there is no one "right"
way
> to feed our guys. I have learned so much here and am fine tuning
what I
> have been doing.
>
> I too had 2 very scary choke incidents many years ago. Thank
goodness I
> did not lose either of them. That must have been just awful for
you. I
> am impressed that you can tube your guys. I have't had the guts to
> tackle that. I love that you are vaccine free. I too run a
natural
> farm and homestead. We skipped vaccines this year....simply due to
> being too busy and time getting away from me. But it has occurred
to me
> many times that I do not vaccinate my kids and I am often
questioning
> myself asto why I am vaccinating my livestock. The alpacas are
cheap
> enough, but doggone they charge a LOT for those horse
> vaccines....
Nile
> without a vet precription.
>
> What do you do that helps you feel comfortable with not
vaccinating? I
> understand natural deworming, but don't know anything about vaccine
> alternatives. For my kids I know I am comfortable with not
vaccinating
> because we homeschool and they don't go to day care or anywhere
where
> they are exposed to large groups of children. When we go to a
class of
> some sort I immediately use hand sanitizer on us all as we are
leaving
> the group! So maybe having a closed herd is all the protection you
feel
> is needed? But what about things that are carried in by wild
life? I
> would love to go vaccine free "on purpose" :-).
>
> At the time of my choke incidents I was feeding a llama pellet
which was
> the only thing available around here. And even for that I was
having to
> drive to the next town over....about 40 min one way....to Southern
> States to get that, which I still have to do. Every feed store I
would
> go to around here I would ask what do the llama owners around here
feed?
> Sweet Feed was always the answer :-(. At least I knew better
than
> that. But llama pellets were long. After my 2nd choke incident I
> started running the feed thru the blender before feeding. Very
labor
> and time intensive. But I wasn't going to go thru *that* again.
It was
> horrifying. I remember in Dr Evans manual he states that he thinks
the
> risk of choke is overstated and that he has never seen a loss from
that.
> After witnessing it twice I was NOT going to take a chance.
>
> Finally, after much asking, I got the Southern States coop to look
into
> getting alpaca feed. Dr Evans had told me that SS had purchased
the
> formula from him and they were making, but the one here didn't seem
to
> know anything about it. It took about a year, but finally we got
on a
> regular ordering schedule and I have used it ever since....about 3-
4 yrs
> now. The pellets are much much smaller and I have had no problems.
> They order it in especially for me as I am the only one around here
> requesting it. The only problem I have encountered is they will
not eat
> their minerals. When I was grinding their feed up I was mixing the
> minerals in and they were eating it all up; but with the pellets
they
> let the minerals fall to the bottom of the tray and don't touch.
Now
> mixing them in with the beet pulp they are once again, after all
this
> time, getting their minerals. I am thrilled.
>
> Thanks for sharing!
> Warmly, Janice, jealous of your operation and all your various
herds!
> My dream :-)
>
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