[AlpacaTalk] blob found in pasture - Lochia

 

Hi,

Yes, the definition of lochia is exactly what it sounds like. We've had ~40 births over the years, and are pretty diligent "stool gazers" but neither of us has every seen anything like this before. I've seen the gloppy stuff under tails now and again, but this was much "meatier".

Thanks for all the replies. I guess my vet won't get to see this lovely specimen after all! :D

Liz

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, David Friedman <alpacas@...> wrote:
>
> David Friedman wrote:
> >
> >
> > turkeycreekalpacas wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Both yesterday morning and this morning, we found a pinkish white
> >> blob, about an oz. that feels sort of "meaty". We are pretty sure
> >> it's not tape worms. I'm wondering if it's the mucous plug of a
> >> near-term dam, or something else? We have 3 due in that pasture
> >> between mid-September and mid-October.
> >>
> >> Finding one yesterday we just figured that's probably what it was,
> >> but then finding the same exact thing this AM makes us wonder. It's
> >> in an area where one of my dams usually "does her morning job" and
> >> but she birthed on 8/30. Could it be something from this birth? We
> >> checked everyone's behinds with nothing of evidence found.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your thoughts.
> >>
> >> Liz Clark, Turkey Creek Alpacas
> >> info@... <mailto:info%40turkeycreekalpacas.com>
> >>
> > Hi Liz,
> >
> > Look up "lochia" and you will a description of what you most likely
> > have found in your pasture. From the recent birth, it is a
> > combination of placental tissue, mucous and blood.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > --
> > David and Esther Friedman
> > Adirondack Alpacas
> > "From the Womb to the Loom"
> > Remsen, NY
> > www.newyorkalpacas.com
> > 315-831-3040
> >
> I should have written "...and you will find a description.."
>
> Dave
>
> --
> David and Esther Friedman
> Adirondack Alpacas
> "From the Womb to the Loom"
> Remsen, NY
> www.newyorkalpacas.com
> 315-831-3040
>

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