Re: [AlpacaTalk] Poisonous plants ?

 

Oh man. I am so sorry about your Willa. 

I don't know if Red Oak is poisonous, but Red Maple and its crosses/cultivars are. Of course, all plants in the Rhododendron genus are toxic. Oleander is, of course, very toxic.

It is important to check up on poisonous plant indigenous to your area, as well as cultivated ornamentals. Your local County Extension office should have materials available.

Best wishes to you.

Heather

Heather Zeleny

White Lotus Alpacas

Oregon

Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece

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On Sep 16, 2009, at 12:43 PM, bushwacker40359 wrote:

A warning as well as a question. I just lost my sweetest little girl. I'm new to alpaca and the 4 that I collected this summer have cleared the partially wooded 1-acre lot I had made them. So while I am at home and can watch them they have had access to the front yard, about 6 acres. Things were fine for a couple weeks then this Sunday it turned tragic. Willa was dead not 11 hours after I put them up for the night and everyone was healthy and fine. Preliminary report from the autopsy is Taxus toxicity. She had eaten from a Yew bush in the back yard by the fencing that I thought was another juniper bush. The Yew bush is very common in Kentucky and through out the USA. It is very poisonous and can cause death in minutes. I'm heart broken. What are the other plants I should be eradicating from my farm ? The leaves are falling and I think I read oak leaves are dangerous when not completely dry or growing and green. Is that true ? If so I am in serious trouble. The kids are locked in the dry lot until I hear back from the vet with a full report.

Ken Hoh
Alpaca Hoh Ranch
Owenton, KY

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