[AlpacaTalk] Re: OT: tapeworms in dogs/cats
<<<<Do you have a PetSmart in your area that has the vet clinic
associated with it? THey usually offer a free exam, then you just have
to pay for the meds. It is a state law here in NY that you cant get any
meds for pets without a current exam (i think within the last 6-12
months.) >>>>
Thnaks Nancy, great to know, but unfortunately the closest PetSmart to
me is an hour away. The problem is I have had to downsize my vehicle
and where I used to drive an SUV large enough to haul my alpacas around
in, now I am in (very efficient) Honda Accord that I can't even get my
large dog in (because of the baby seat in the middle of the back). But
that is still good info to have.
<<<<Janice, also note that alpacas can get tape worms too (usually only if
stressed), so you should probably check their stool as well if the
cats and dogs have been around their paddocks (especially Merry and
her mom). Sorry, I don't know how to treat it.
Morgen>>>>
I wondered about that but figured their fleece was thick enough that
fleas likely didn't bother them. Yes, the cats are all over the
pastures and barn/shed. Safeguard says it treats tapeworms, but I did
not find it to be effective in the dog and cat. I'll be looking more
closely at their stool. I have yet to find Merry's poop. I did find
her meconium....
week for her poop and saw her once straining and saw the beans
"crowning" but she couldn't get them out. I gave her some Karo Syrup on
her tongue that day, but have not been able to catch her pooping again.
Been so much going on here dealing with the floods and now the bitter
bitter freeze for the past 3 days......we can't even get water to flow
thru the hoses even tho I drained and disconnected them before the hard
freeze hit, are having to do the bucket brigade from the bathtub to the
horse barn with 5 gallon buckets and filling up the 5 gal buckets for
the alpacas, other bowls and such for the various other animals. Then
it freezes again in an hour or two. This is an all day affair, just
keeping the water coming for everyone, plus I am just not hanging around
in the pastures to watch for poop!
Speaking of the several day freeze - 5 below wind chill predicted for
today, but at least temp is supposed to rise into the high 30's, finally
getting above freezing; but I don't know how much good it will do. My
stud muffin apparently has a frozen lip; it is pulled up on one side and
this morning there is frozen goop hanging off his face like an icicle.
I guess he was drinking the cold water and it froze on his face? Or he
was drooling and it froze, pulling his lip up into a grotesque grin. I
am so worried that it is going to cause some damage, but don't know what
to do about it except wait for our weather to thaw and hope like the
dickens there is no freeze damage to the tissues. He is the most
skittish of the bunch, and won't even stand still for me to get a good
look even from a distance; as soon as I start to gaze in his direction
he is off. I hate to capture and halter him to exam as I am afraid to
mess with frozen tissue and take a chance of breaking it off while
trying to halter him; so all I know to do is wait. Any of you in cold
country have this happen? Any suggestions? Once again I can't help but
say how in the world do you guys deal with this bitter cold weather?
Warmly (brrrr), Janice in frozen GA
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