Re: [AlpacaTalk] 326 day preemie born this morning
I'm so glad to hear she's doing well. Temp normal, standing, nursing...
all very good signs. If you can lay your hands on some goat, sheep, or
even bovine colostrum, and can get several ounces in her before she's
24 hours old, do so! And your milk formula looks almost exactly like
the one we use. In fact, we used to be able to find Extra-Rich cow milk
that we'd feed to our bottle babies. The cream helps put the pounds on.
Some breeders use skim milk and low fat yogurt in their formulae, but
we all know babies need all the fats and sugars they can get to put on
weight!
Definitely Nursemate is in order, or some comparable product. We always
have it on hand, and it's available from http://www.valleyve
free shipping on many, many items.
Also, keep an eye on your little one, I don't what your weather is
like, but you also don't want her getting too warm.
So far so good! Just keep a close eye, feed frequently if necessary...
you want her to gain at the very minimum 1/4 lb per day. The general
rule of thumb is 1/2 lb per day. Or, we want them to double their birth
weight by one month of age. I just did the math and that comes to 4-5
ounes per day which is right on target. Any less than that I'd get
worried and talk to the vet. Plasma transfusions and/or antibiotics
might be in order if she doesn't keep up.
Best wishes to you and your little sweetie! I had a full term girl have
to go to OSU for a week the day after she was born.... 2 plasma
transfusions, 2 weeks of Naxcell, and $3000 later, she's healthy and
feisty and in her first show this weekend. But I'm keeping my fingers
crossed, today the response to her fleece has been "wow" and "nice
staple." :) I just hope the judge feels the same way!
I'm thinking of your baby!
Heather
On May 9, 2008, at 8:52 PM, LunarStruck@
> Hi Heather,
>
> Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, we don't have a vet who makes
> ranch calls. We have one that will come out for routine things and
> vet certs
> but not emergencies. I called our regular vet who is 1 1/2 hours away
> by
> trailer and he said if she's not much better by morning to bring her
> in and he'll
> give her a plasma transfer. Yes, we did warm her up to 100 and I then
> put
> two coats on her, a light sweater and a fleece on top of that for
> tonight. We
> were going to bring mom and baby in the house, but mom is already too
> upset
> because she can't get out of the catch pen and be with her
> girlfriends,
> although they hang around the pen right outside of it.
>
> The cria is doing better, she is stronger and standing up and finally
> nursing on her own tonight. I did have to bottle feed her three times
> today
> and milked mom and got some colostrum mixed into the bottle. I used
> 75% vit D
> cow's milk, 25% 1/2 & 1/2 and a tsp of live vanilla yoghurt. She took
> 2 oz.
> three times and wouldn't drink more. I'll check her all night long.
>
> Boy, the first and only other cria we had last year was really late
> and
> stood up and nursed within five minutes. What a huge difference this
> one is.
> Thanks, everyone for your great advice and help!
>
> Susan Olson
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA
> =^..^=
>
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