hi - i also experienced that panic when i saw one of my new alpacas with her mouth open, breathing hard - my first thought was "choking" - add that to the gray hairs i sprouted when i saw my first cria with white foam around his mouth - i was sure he had eaten something poisonous - i felt really foolish when it was pointed out to me that it was milk mustache -
maybe we should put together a "don't panic when you see ...." manual for new owners?
Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
BC
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From: dreamwoodalpacas
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 8:13 AM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: not receiving messages
LOL, the first time I saw mine after a spit fight, but without having
witnessed it, I was panicked. They were breathing hard, agitated,
drooling green stuff and their bottom lips were hanging! OMG, they're
choking or poisened or...!??!? Fortunately, b/4 I rushed them to the
vet, a more experienced breeder laughingly told me what it was. Ah,
the things we forget to tell newbies...
Peace,
Morgen M. Bowers
Dreamwood Farm Alpacas
Claverack, NY
(518) 851-9078
www.dreamwoodfarm.com
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>
> Oh, Heather, I'm so sorry to hear about your little girl with the
eye
> problem. They become pain-free almost right away, so she should
be feeling MUCH
> better! You did the right thing for her, she'll adjust well since
she's so
> young and probably won't even notice she's different.
>
> My alpacas are all doing well but I've had more than my share of
horse
> injuries lately. We introduced a new gelding slowly but the kick-
fest is still
> going on, they are still figuring out their place in the herd
hierarchy. The
> alpacas are so different, they crack me up - I usually don't even
notice when
> they are having a disagreement, they are so docile. The usual way
I can tell
> is when one gets "pouty-face". The first time I saw that was over
at a
> local breeder's - I asked her what was wrong with that alpaca and
she explained
> it to me, it had just lost a "food battle" and was pouting for 20
minutes.
> Good thing she told me, I would have had mine to the vet the first
time I saw
> that, they look like they are having trouble breathing! LOL
>
> SUSAN OLSON
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA
>
>
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