Re: [AlpacaTalk] Another bottle baby this year

 

            Heather sorry for the loss of your old girl!!  I can tell you will take good care of that cria!!  I worry the first female I owned is getting up there in age it will be hard to ever loose her.My little bottle girl is doing quite well.She is only my second bottle baby alpaca.
                                                              Always,T 

Tina Travis  

Elkhorn Alpacas

31655 Elkhorn Glen

Warrenton,MO.63383

636-359-0250 / 636-459-8930

traviselkhornalpacas@yahoo.com

www.elkhornalpacas.com

 Alpacas are a rare treasure,

 one that I like to share!!!!

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From: Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, July 18, 2010 1:43:50 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Another bottle baby this year

 

I don't know if any of you remember my saga with Izumi last year. She got caught between a wall and a gate after she was born and was a wall baby. Refused to nurse from her mama. 

This year, her dam delivered a lovely full Bolivian true black boy, and all seemed to be well until he was a week old and she began bleeding, either from her uterus or kidneys/bladder. As she was over 15 years old, our vet felt surgery was not an option, as anesthesia is touchy with alpacas even when they're young and strong.

Well, my dear old grumpy Bolivian import dam died 11 days after delivering her boy. So I have another bottle baby. It was tough getting him to take the bottle at first, but now he sees me and comes running for it, however I still have to trick him into catching him. He's trusting me more each day, though. And, he's gained over a pound in just 3 days.

The baby is almost identical to his 2 year old full brother, and I believe he'll be a keeper. He may be Hoyln's best cria. She was a great old girl, and even though she was grumpy as heck, I will miss her.

Heather

Heather Zeleny

White Lotus Alpacas

Oregon

Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece

http://www.whitelot usalpacas. com

http://whitelotus. openherd. com

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