[AlpacaTalk] Underweight female......

 

            I’ve told this story before, but in case you didn’t hear it……..I received a dam and 3 mo old cria that had been transported 3000 miles in four days.  I bought her sight unseen and she was skeletal.  She weighed 115 – was nursing, too.  Body score was about a 2.  Long story short, she had EPE……currently referred to as Mycoplasma Haemollama………spelling it wrong, I’m sure.  Anyway, she was treated with Biomycin prior to shipping and we treated her here with an injection and did bloodwork.  Amazingly, she was not anemic and her bloodwork didn’t look that bad.  We boosted her with B vitamins. 

 

            I supplemented her separately from the others, so they wouldn’t eat her food, with Calf Manna and extra grain and alfalfa hay – all the hay she could eat. We also put a winter coat on her to help keep her warm so she didn’t have to expend her groceries on warmth. 

 

            That girl is due to deliver Sept. 3^rd and she now weighs almost 160lbs.  She is full of energy and trots everywhere…….still a chowhound and still gets a little extra.  Her cria wasn’t weaned until May and she is thriving. 

 

            If  she were mine and I thought there was something wrong, testing for EPE would be my first course of action, after fecal testing to rule out parasites.

 

            Good luck! 

 

            I’ll keep you all in tune for our blesses event and please keep your fingers crossed for her.  This will be her last cria since she is 14 years old and I believe she has earned her retirement. 

 

Laura Roberts

R Half Pint Farm

Spotsylvania, VA 

 

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From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of danimac2711
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 5:39 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Van riding...Bathroom Breaks

 

 

She's tiny compared to my other gals. She scores a 4-5 (on a scale of 10) at 107. And now, a couple of months pregant and 110, she looks HUGE. :-)

Cheers,
Dani

Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA
360-400-0348
http://www.longbottommeadows.com/
http://www.alpacathewayitshouldbe.us/index.html

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[AlpacaTalk] Re: Van riding...Bathroom Breaks

 

She's tiny compared to my other gals. She scores a 4-5 (on a scale of 10) at 107. And now, a couple of months pregant and 110, she looks HUGE. :-)

Cheers,
Dani

Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA
360-400-0348
http://www.longbottommeadows.com/
http://www.alpacathewayitshouldbe.us/index.html

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, Tina Travis <traviselkhornalpacas@...> wrote:
>
>            I could agree with that too.Poor body condition stress--it would all
> play in to the issues she had when she got to your farm.I am glad you picked up
> on that.I was focused on transport of animals.Very good job of bringing out the
> "total picture" of the issue.Always,T
> Tina Travis  
> Elkhorn Alpacas
> 31655 Elkhorn Glen
> Warrenton,MO.63383
> 636-359-0250 / 636-459-8930
> traviselkhornalpacas@...
> www.elkhornalpacas.com
>  Alpacas are a rare treasure,
>  one that I like to share!!!!
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Nancy Miller <cphalpacas@...>
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, August 22, 2010 12:50:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Van riding...Bathroom Breaks
>
>  
> It seems to me that more than the traveling was going on there.  107 is
> extremely light for a dam unless she is very SMALL.
>
>
> Nancy Miller
> Crooked Pine Hollow Alpacas
> 76 Van Lane
> Winterville, Ga. 30683
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: danimac2711 <edana_mckenzie@...>
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 12:25 pm
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Van riding...Bathroom Breaks
>
>
>  
> I'm going to add a tale of caution.
>
> I would only use a van for trips that don't take more than a day. Our first year
> in the business, we bought a dam from NY. They transported, using a large dodge
> or ford van and never stopping (due to unforeseen circumstances, they had to do
> the trip over a long weekend).
>
> However, the dam rarely ate because of the movement (I wonder if she was having
> flashbacks, as she was an import). She arrived 10 lbs underweight (her normal
> weight's only ~107), not enough milk for the cria and she aborted the 4-5 month
> old fetus not long after she arrived.
>
> I wasn't in a position to return her to be rebred (nor did I want to subject her
> to that). So I ended up losing over a year's breeding and the cost of a local
> stud's fees.
>
> I've not had any issues with pregnant dams that have been transported via a
> trailer.
>
> Cheers,
> Dani
>
> Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
> Longbottom Meadows
> Roy, WA
> 360-400-0348
> http://www.longbottommeadows.com/
> http://www.alpacathewayitshouldbe.us/index.html
>
> --- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "DJ's" <jewl80fm47@> wrote:
> >
> > LOL Judith,
> > that would just be my luck! :c)
> >
> > Donna
> > Cuddly DD Alpacas
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Judith Korff/Ladysong Farm
> > To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Van riding...Bathroom Breaks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Even though I generally give them a break or two on longer trips, they seldom
> >potty there; they're too busy looking around and gathering crowds. Almost every
> >one of my alps, however, will potty as I turn into my driveway on the way home!
> >They can have ridden for 8 hours or 8 minutes; they still do their business just
> >as I get home.
> >
> > Judith Korff
> > LadySong Farm Bolivian Suri Alpacas
> > Music to Your Wallet
> > Randolph, New York 14772
> > Cell: (716) 499-0383
> > www.alpacanation.com/ladysong.asp
> >
>

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[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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[AlpacaTalk] RE: female mating

 

<<<.I would reevaluate my shearing
technique.If I had this happening on my farm. Always,
T
Tina Travis >>>

Thanks Tina and Allison,
I have re-evaluated and will be using a different shearer next year.

Janice in NW GA

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[AlpacaTalk] Male Alpaca development question

 

I have an alpaca who turned a year old a week ago. Beautiful fiber, great conformation. I have been checking the little ones to be sure they are developing okay and I have noticed that this one does not seem to have a right testicle. I thought I felt one two months ago, but now I can't seem to feel anything on that side.

Has anyone else had this issue? I was hoping to show this boy, but I am not sure if I can or should. Can anyone give me any advise on this one.

Thanks,
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Suri-nity Meadows Alpaca Farm
Ruggles, OH
chrystella.volk@yahoo.com

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