RE: [AlpacaTalk] Another bottle baby this year--and FTT crias...
Allison,
A friend of mine had a small male- weighed 40 lbs at one year but had beautiful fleece, also. She had him checked out and treated for low thyroid and was giving him a growth hormone for awhile. Sadly, he got sick and became debilitated and even a blood transfusion couldn’t save him.
Someone wrote in one time about small alpacas and mentioned the bloodline which turned out to be the SAME sire of her little boy. I think some of these traits are inherited, but would know where to start in trying to fix them.
I hope yours is able to thrive at some point. My friend had really hoped to have a nice herdsire with great bloodlines. Instead she ended up with huge vet bills and no alpaca. I felt terrible for her and he was a much loved boy.
Laura Roberts
R Half Pint Farm
posted by Chaddo at 6:34 PM
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