[AlpacaTalk] Alpaca glucose monitoring
I'm changing the subject as this has nothing to do with Coccidiia.
I'm not Laurel, but I'll pipe in anyway. I'm not a vet, but I've always
heard that alpacas are "borderline diabetics", which I assume to mean
that their metabolism does not handle sugars and carbohydrates well.
The cria I mentioned earlier, my first one, crashed about 18 hours after
birth. He was born about 12 days before the expected date, but didn't
show any obvious signs of dismaturity other than not being much
interested in nursing. We milked the dam and tubed him several times,
but as the hours passed it was clear that he was headed in the wrong
direction. When he was admitted to the vet hospital, one of the things
they mentioned they found along with the sepsis was that he was
hypoglycemic (i.e. he had low blood sugar). Obviously, if he wasn't
nursing well on his own, that would tend to explain why he might have
the low blood sugar. Or is it the other way around, the sepsis
(infection) was causing the low blood sugar?
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Rebecca Wells
rebecca@alpacadero.
http://alpacadero.
Michael wrote:
>>>
Laurel-you might be able to fill in some blanks for a procedure I just
ran across at a farm. They are monitoring blood sugar, similar to
diabetics to access and monitor the health of the cria. Any thoughts on
this procedure? Basis?
Michael
Greenbriar Farm
Waukesha, WI
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