alpacas: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Help Please

Thanks Heather, you are right I am checking very frequently even though the little bugger is getting harder by the minute to catch. YEECCH is a very nice way to put it. I still am alittle queezy over it. I did call the vet, okay I am a little OCD. He said I did everything he would recommend. But I know that most of you all know more than most vet.

Thanks again

Jim

--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Help Please
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 9:30 PM

Let me just get this out my system, and I would do it with my own animal, too... Yecchhh.

I'd definitely re-treat the navel with Betadine or Nolvasan, whichever is your preference, which you said you did.

I've never seen actual fly eggs on an animal except for a female who suffered a horrible uterine tear during a dystocia which required J-lube and lots of it. She died 4 days later. But this doesn't sound like it's even remotely comparable.

Maybe also just keep an eye on the cria. Even wash the entire blanket or at least belly with Betadine or Nolvasan. And in my opinion, even though I am opposed to the over-use of antibiotics, I am not averse to using them as often as needed with my alpacas. I don't know if you want to call a vet for a consult or not. I trust our local vets but I think their fees are really high.

I'd say you're on top of things. And if you're like me, you'll be checking frequently. :)

Heather

Heather Zeleny

White Lotus Alpacas

Oregon

Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece

http://www.whitelotusalpacas.com

http://whitelotus.openherd.com

On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Jim wrote:

This past Thursday I had a snow white blue eyed male cria born. Everything has been going terrific until this evening when I was giving him his evening pet and rubbing I felt knots in fiber on his stomach, when I investigated it was FLY EGGS!! Immediately checked for wounds or dried blood and checked his navel for infection. Nothing. So I combed out the eggs and spray both mama an cria with on herbal fly spray, retreated the navel with betadine. Is there anything else I should do? What on earth would cause this to happen? I would really appreciate any advice on this. Jim

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