[AlpacaTalk] pest control
Hello all!
I've been reading that many people have been having a terrible time
with various alpaca pests this year. I battled a terrible mite case
with one of my boys for two years, and honestly, we're still seeing it
on a few chronic, cases but nothing like my boy had! We have had lice
in the past a few times, and only on a few specific animals.
Susceptibility to many problems tend to run in families, I've noticed.
We have a couple of lines that have mites, one line that gets "scabby
mouth", one or two lines that got lice. So watch your blood and family
lines for specific parasite problems. We have even noticed higher
susceptibility for coccidia in certain lines.
So, how do we treat these parasites?
For lice, we have used Co-Ral powder (Cor-al?) in the past. As far as I
recall, it worked well. Very much like flea powder for the cats.
For Coccidia, we use Safe-guard liquid at 2x the cattle dosage, 3-5
days. For really bad Coccidia, we use Albon as prescribed by our vet,
2cc/10lb body weight, I believe and for 5 days.
For Sarcoptic or Mange Mites, I have used Frontline spot-on for giant
breed dogs, applied a bit on the head, a bit on the rump, a bit on the
chest and a bit on the belly. For the chest and belly application, I
use a syringe with no needle and apply with that. I then follow up with
Ovitrol Spray. It prevents new eggs from hatching and also prevents
those that have hatched from reaching reproductive maturity. Woo! I
suppose Frontline spray will work well, too. I chose Ovitrol because it
was the cheapest and I had used Ovitrol flea collars in the past with
my cat.
For blood-sucking (Chorioptic) mites, Ivermectin at twice the normal
dosage is prescribed, and for 5-10 weeks.
I have tried the "Witches Brew" and it didn't do a darned thing except
dry out my poor boy's skin so horribly and make huge cracks and dry
flakes, I think it made his mite problem worse because the DMSO is very
drying to the skin. I'm sure of it, because he did get worse when I was
treating him with that, and the only thing that did work was the
Frontline and Ovitrol.
Luckily, we haven't seen ticks on our alpacas yet. I imagine the
Frontline will take care of it.
Hopefully, you aren't having problems with parasites in your herd this
year! Remember, there will always be some parasite load in your herd,
be it Coccidia, mite, or worm. I can't really say about lice, I think
if you see evidence of them, they must be destroyed! So best of luck to
everyone!
Best regards,
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
(formerly West Wind Alpacas)
Eugene, OR
541.895.0964
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
http://www.alpacana
http://tech.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe
__,_._,___
posted by Chaddo at 10:12 PM
0 comments
