Re: [AlpacaTalk] foaming mouth.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Poor little thing.
I don't worry about foaming if they're chewing cud. Some of our alpacas get foam at the sides of the mouth while chewing cud, others don't. I have had crias work up a good foam while chewing milk curds they burp up!
What concerns me more than foam is liquid dribbling that is clearly not intentional spitting. I have a girl who had this for a while, and she showed no other symptoms of any kind. But there would be pools of green water on the ground where she cushed, and sometimes it would be on the backs of her friends. I treated her with probios and 1/2 tsp of baking soda to neutralize excess acid in the gut. We lost a girl once to a perforated ulcer, and I don't like to take chances on that happening again. This treatment cleared up the green dribbles, in just a few days.
I'm not sure if this will be of any help! But, probios is always helpful. Maybe your girl just needs more feed than others? Or, maybe she's just very slim naturally? I had a girl who was slightly overconditioned, normal height, and only 102 lbs at 2 years old.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Oregon
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
On May 4, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Nancy Miller wrote:
Good afternoon.Some one mentioned a substance suggested by either Dr Evans or Anderson to give for foaming of mouth. I can not find that email and would like to know whether he said what caused that? I lost a gorgeous little girl 2 weeks ago and she had that problem. Waiting on necropsy results. UGA vets haven't found anything yet. No abnormal parasites. Eyelids were paper-white. Died in transfusion reaction.I have a dam who is foaming at mouth and skinny. Would like to know more about this.
Thanks in advance.Take care.Nancy MillerCrooked Pine Hollow Alpacas76 Van LaneWinterville, Ga. 30683
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