Re: [AlpacaTalk] My Boy Won't Eat Grain - Help!
Can you give weights and dates? Does the cria have a cria coat on in
the cold weather? How long has he not been gaining? Has he had a cold
or respiratory infection at all? It is possible for a bacterial
infection to be hidden in the spleen and not show on blood tests.
That will make the cria stop gaining and if it's not treated, there
is only one outcome.
Do the bloods, and an ultrasound of spleen and other organs might be
in order. Thymus is important, pancreas...
Best of luck!
Heather
On Feb 15, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Pia wrote:
> I have a full-term 4-1/2 month old boy who has not been gaining
> weight like he should. He was acting normally until cold weather
> started to set in. Actually, at 1 month old he was able to get full
> grown dams to cush for him so he could mount them and "play mate" and
> was really thriving and growing like a weed. Since the cooler
> weather started he tends to lay under the hay feeder all the time.
> He comes out to nurse, but otherwise camps out under the hay feeder
> and doesn't play or doing his notorious mounting ritual anymore. He
> won't eat grain (which I think is his biggest problem). The manager
> at the farm where I agist my Suris is going to buy some supplements
> to grind up and feed them to him and another cria who isn't
> thriving. They have also started both of them on Thyro L medicine
> and vitamins and have done fecals which were negative for any
> parasites. Next step is to do a blood test to see what else could be
> going on. My boy seems to be of good body score, and chews his cud
> constantly..
> through a spell like this, and it is not cause for alarm, but his has
> lasted too long. I'm stumped. He is not in decline (yet), but has
> lost some ounces this week. Has anyone ever experienced this
> situation and/or does anyone have any insight/wisdom to share? I've
> only been in the business 2-1/2 years and have never had this type of
> situation yet!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Pia Al-Ubaidi
> Fiori del Campo Suri Alpacas
> Cincinnati, Ohio
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