[AlpacaTalk] RE: female mating

 

I had a female who had a breech cria a little over a year ago. Our vets here are not very experienced in Alpaca issues. Plus I had not taken an neonatal course nor anything as far as labor & delivery, etc. in Alpacas. My husband had, but he died about 20 months ago. Anyway the vet was unable to turn the cria & chose to deliver vaginally anyway. The cria died. I did rebred the female. But once again I have no vet here to can do ultrasounds to check on pregnancies & I chose to not do progesterone testing. The female did not act pregnant to me after being bred & due to the time of the year I didn't attempt it after a couple of visits from my male. (by not acting pregnant, she did not spit off the male at any time when I checked). During the following months the female kept getting on top  of other females............. I noticed this behavior off & on during the winter & spring. In June I had a number of females that I wanted vet checked for potential breeding this summer (they are all maidens) & I took this female along to be checked. I took these alpaca girls to a camelid vet for GYN checks and took one of the vets from the practice here for a learning experience. Basically the female who had the breech cria a year ago is no longer able to breed. Since the vet chose to try & turn the cria & then pull him out vaginally instead of a c/s, there was too much trauma. Her cervix/vagina area is sealed closed due to trauma. She has some hormonal issues due to all of this & that is why she is acting more like a male in trying to mate with other girls (as I understood the issue). Wanda Wanda Couzens-Smith D & W Fiber Farm 757 County Rd. 29 Monte Vista, CO   81144 719-852-5000 http://dw-fiber-farm.blogspot.com/

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