Hi Janice - our one month old cria is going well, normal/soft feces now so I am running my own fecal and didn't take her in. No temperature, ever. I think it could have been from the alfalfa we gave to Mom, who knows. The new baby doesn't have that stringy mucous. We're keeping a close eye on her but she's gaining weight and looking normal and hasn't passed any of that since that day. Weird. These animals sure keep you on your toes.
The llama pellets we feed are pretty soft and are the same size as the Mazuri Alpaca Chews, which I didn't like and were much too expensive anyway. We haven't had any problems with them at all.
Susan Olson
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA
In a message dated 3/12/2010 6:48:33 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jelizabethfarms1@bellsouth.net writes:
Be careful with those llama pellets Susan. I used to use those as well
before my S States could get in the alpaca feed. They may be same
ingredients but they are much larger and harder. I had 2 close calls
with choke using those. I started running them thru the blender after
that - a LOT of extra work, but choke in an alpaca is very serious - bad
enough in a horse. I don't feed alfalfa pellets for the same reason -
too long and too hard.
How's that little girl and her um discharges?
Janice
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