Re: [AlpacaTalk] Help Please
As I said, I do value our local vets, but the one vet we use has given the alpaca end largely to a new hire, who has tons of goat experience, having grown up on a goat farm, but not as much alpaca experience.
While we aren't able to run blood tests or have the knowledge to run fecals ourselves, 9 times out of 10, our initial thoughts are confirmed by the vets when we call them.
When my old dam has bleeding two days after her last delivery, we treated for a uterine tear with betadine flushes and antibiotics. I did call the vet out to examine her. He concurred with our treatment, and also said that if it was a tear that did not heal on its own, even taking her to OSU would probably not accomplish anything except debt on my part, since she was so old. They would probably not want to risk anesthetics, let alone invasive surgery. Our other thought was kidney failure, and in the end, I think this is what it was. We did discuss that with the vet, and again, he concurred, if it is renal failure, there's nothing anyone can do about it, especially given her advanced age.
Those of us who have been in the industry for several years have encountered a lot of ailments, and some, we know how to treat better than the vets do, with the help of herbalists and homeopaths, and naturopaths. And the chiropractors...
Allopathic medicine does have its limits, and even when illness or injury can be treated by allopathic medicine, sometimes the peopl who actually handle the animals every day do have greater insight than a vet who isn't also a breeder or owner.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Oregon
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
On Oct 1, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Tina Travis wrote:
In alot of areas people do not have access to a vet that has Alpaca knowledge and they need other breeders to share with them.I doubt he meant
any harm by those words.I have a great vet, and at times I follow my friends advice because she has an ovewhelming amount of knowledge and hands on experience.Tina Travis
Elkhorn Alpacas
31655 Elkhorn Glen
Warrenton,MO.63383
636-359-0250 / 636-459-8930
traviselkhornalpacas@yahoo.com
Alpacas are a rare treasure,
one that I like to share!!!!
From: David Friedman <alpacas@roadrunner.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, October 1, 2010 9:32:52 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Help Please
Hi Jim,
With all due respect, I wouldn't sell vets short. Most of them know a lot more about animal husbandry than the average alpaca breeder.Dave
Dave and Esther Friedman
Adirondack Alpacas
"From the Womb to the Loom"
9568 Old Stage Road
Remsen, NY 13438
315-831-3040
On Oct 1, 2010, at 9:36 PM, jim gregoryk wrote:
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