Ken:
Glad to hear that Coco is doing much better. Sounds like you need to do what I need to do -- get serious about halter training and establishing who the boss really is! I finally got started this morning and discovered my 'friendly' girl is a spitter unless she gets her own way -- so will need a little help with her, but these guys are all going down. Marty McGee Bennett refers to us women as the "Barn Goddess" and I'm going to ascend my throne and take my rightful place out in the barn! And with that, you must start thinking of yourself as the benevolent and kind "Barn God" -- and they will come around!
Again, so very glad to hear things are better!
Susan
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Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 10:31 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Male alpaca in trouble
Hello Y'all,
I am borrowing works internet to send this since my compter crashed.
Thought I would give an update on Coco.
He has now had his worming treatments and had little change in stability until I started the Vitamin B shots. Within two days of B shots he was walking straight and holding his neck and head much more normal. No clue if the worming did the job or the Vitamin B did the trick but he is looking much better. And moving much faster again!
On a side note, none of them will let me get nearer than 5 ft now. Thye seem to have learned all my tricks and where the moveable fences sections are so they can't be trapped. I am amazed at how smart tehy are, they anticipate my moves. W/o family and friends over the weekend, I don't think I would have got thelast shots/paste into them. They did not like the shots or the paste in the mouth treatments! They do look very sporting in their blaze orange vests I am making them wear. It is modern gun deer season here in Kentucky. They are being kept on the back of my property away from the road as well.
Thanks for all your help.
Ken
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