Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Merry Morning
hi Janice - yes i think you're probably right about the geographic area and the vitamin A & D shots - i forget that some folks actually see the sun during the winter - we see so little of it that we automatically give the vitamin shots
all the best
Wendy
BC
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From: houckj@aol.com
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:12 AM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Merry Morning
Congratulations Janice - what a great way to start the new year.
In addition to dipping the umbilicus, i'm sure you know to watch for the
meconium being passed. We give a vitamin A & D shot to our babies in the
winter.
best of luck - i hope 2009 is the year it all turns around for you.
Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
BC
Thanks Wendy! Because of not knowing exactly when this baby was born
and then upon discovering the delightful surprise having to come back in
to see clients and not finishing up with them until after dark I was not
able to watch fro the meconium. And with the rain and mud there is no
way I would have ever been able to find by the 2nd day. She seemed to
be doing well so I tried not to worry about it too much, tho is was on
my mind. I am assuming now at day 5 and she appears to be thriving that
that is not a concern. I have seen her pee, but have not actually seen
her poop, nor have I found any tiny paca beans. But again with all the
rain and mud I am not surprised that I can't find any in the pasture. I
am trying not to worry, but would feel greatly relieved to actually see
her poop. I want to get her and weight her today. She is very skittish
and very avoidant of human approaching. I don't want to chase her down
and capture her. I did that yesterday because I wanted to look at her
umbilicus and also wanted to check her coat and make sure she was not
wet underneath. I could not see the umbilicus as it is covered by the
coat. And she was struggling so much I could barely slip my hand under
the coat to make sure she was warm and dry under there - she was. The
rain has continued, but I am leaving mama and Merry out now as it is not
going below freezing at night. So they are wet but content being with
the others and are mostly staying put under the hay shed while it is
raining. I haven't weighed her since day 2, so I am anxious to do that,
but again don't want to force myself on her and have her perhaps develop
an even stronger dislike of human hands. This is different, my other
babies have not run nor shied away from human hands; I had to handle
them so much with the bottle feeding etc I guess they just didn't mind,
but even from the very beginning they didn't run away (maybe just too
weak) and this one has.
Don't know anything about A&D shots, but with her skittishness around
humans I am not anxious to stick her with anything to upset her even
more about these dastardly 2 leggeds. I am wondering if you do this
because you are so far north? I am in the supposedly sunny south, tho
we haven't seen much of that sun this winter.
And yep, I do believe 09 is the year things will turn around for me. In
fact I think they already have :-).
Warmly, Janice
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