I don't even want to think about it. I'm already exhausted and it's only been one night. My boarder is going to owe me big time for this! :o) We've got 30 alpacas to get shorn tomorrow on top of taking care of this cria. And I have three 11 week old puppies to take care of too out of a litter of 5, with all my adult dogs on top of that. I've already had to cancel plans that we had for today. I'm not complaining - it's just until it happens to you, you really have no idea how time consuming it is! And of course I'm already terribly attached to the little bugger!
Donna Jaruzel
Brandilyn Farm Alpacas
Holly, MI
810-714-6061
248-933-6777
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From: Tina Travis <traviselkhornalpaca
s@yahoo.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 10:15 pm
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Bottle Feeding A New Cria
Donna the only trouble with getting some sleep is that going too long at night without feeding can cause the blood sugar levels to drop and he would die.They just do not have any reserves.If he is taking 2-3oz's he needs to be fed every 2 hours round the clock.I know it is hard to do and exhausting.But the week will be over faster then you think.By the time he is a week old he should be able to go 3-4 hours depending on how much he takes but round the clock.3 weeks he can go 4 hours day then 5-6 hours at night.4 weeks 6 hours round the clock.Putting him out during the day is the best thing for him.Call me if you need anything.
Tina Travis
Elkhorn Alpacas
31655 Elkhorn Glen
Warrenton,MO.63383
636-359-0250 / 636-459-8930
Alpacas are a rare treasure,
one that I like to share!!!!
From: "brandilynfarm@aol.com" <brandilynfarm@aol.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 8:52:46 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Bottle Feeding A New Cria
Thanks Tina for all the useful information! This little guy has taken 14 ounces so far today. I will feed him two more times tonight before I call it a night and get some sleep. I can definitely tell when he is hungry because his grip on the nipple is much different then when he isn't. He just drank 2 1/2 ounces very quickly with a very strong hold on the nipple. He's up here at the house for the night, but we do take him down to the barn during the day so he is with his mom and and the rest of the herd for the daylight hours.
Thanks again for all the info!
Donna Jaruzel
Brandilyn Farm Alpacas
Holly, MI
810-714-6061
248-933-6777
-----Original Message-----
From: Tina Travis <traviselkhornalpaca
s@yahoo.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
ups.com Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 7:11 pm
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Bottle Feeding A New Cria
There are drugs that can be given to the female to make her stand.Dr.Anderson did this with a female that delivered c-section.It is Torbital.It is an opiate drug that just makes the mom feel happy and to not care what is going on.It only takes a couple days with this treatment.The problem you might run into is that the cria will not nurse because it has bonded to you and the nipple/bottle. I have a bottle cria right now.Premie could not stand for first 3 days---she had no idea that mom was the food source.She loves her bottle.I feed every 2 hours for the first week move to 4 hrs then to 6 hrs.If the cria does not have diarrhea I let them take as much as they want at each feeding.Once they spit the nipple out,I do not try to force feed the bottle.I just wait for the next feeding.If they have tummy troubles you will have to restrict feeding amounts.They have a formula based on weight that the Vet Schools use.Your vet or one of the good Universities should be able to help with that.My little girl is amost 4 weeks old she takes 12 ozs every 6 hours now.I have used alot of diffrent milk over the years and I have settled with a Lambs milk replacer because it has no copper.I have bottle raised goats and sheep for 20 years.In 11yrs I have only had 2 bottle baby Alpacas.My cria Reesi is in the house on bad weather days,with a diaper to keep down the mess.On nice weather days she is outside from sun up to sun down with the herd-coming in at night.Good luck!! T
Tina Travis
Elkhorn Alpacas
31655 Elkhorn Glen
Warrenton,MO. 63383
636-359-0250 / 636-459-8930
Alpacas are a rare treasure,
one that I like to share!!!!
From: Marcieks <marcieks@charter. net>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 4:37:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Bottle Feeding A New Cria
you need to have someone hold her and let him nurse
he will die without moms colostrums
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Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 4:53 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Bottle Feeding A New Cria
I'm being told so many different things I thought I'd ask all of you. I had a cria born yesterday afternoon. Mom is a maiden and I wasn't expecting a cria from her until late September. The cria appears to be full term. His birth weight was 12.6 lbs, teeth were just erupted, ears up, and he's up on his pasturns. Mom will not let him nurse. She really wants nothing to do with him. She will cluck at him and then walk away and go about her business. We're milking mom and getting everything we get from her down the baby and we are supplementing. My question is how much should I expect him to take in? I'm being told anywhere from 2 to 8 ounces at a time. On average I'm getting him to take about 2 ounces everytime we feed him, which is about every 90 minutes to 2 hours. He's latching on really well and then when he's done he sort of spits the nipple out. I'll try repeatedly to get him to take more, but he just mouths the nipple. I know he will increase his intake as he grows, but what is the average amount he should get in a serving or the total daily amount for right now?
Thanks!
Donna Jaruzel
Brandilyn Farm Alpacas
Holly, MI
810-714-6061
248-933-6777
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