[AlpacaTalk] 1st cria

 

After 3 long years, we had our first cria born yesterday. Unfortunately, instead of it being a happy time (as it should be) it is a time of sadness for us as she only lived a couple hours. The Alpacas are kept at my partners farm which happens to be an hour away from me. My partner had been out to the barn and checked on everyone, all was fine (mom was a week past her due date); 30 mins later she went out to the barn to feed and saw that the cria had been born. Mom had attended to her, cleaned her off and cord was taken care of by mom. The cria was very weak and not able to stand so my partner assisted her to be on her feet and tried to help her so she could nurse, she even milked mom a little and used a syringe to give the baby some milk. She covered the cria with a blanket to keep her warm. I got the call that the cria had been born but wasn't doing good. By the time I got there the cria's lips/tongue were cold and she was very listless. I'm new to breeding Alpacas but have many years breeding dogs and know from that experience that the cold tongue/lips isn't good and in most cases they don't make it once that has happened. We continued to try to keep this precious girl alive and improving but it was to no avail. The cria looked fine physically; I can only figure that she took some fluid in during the delivery. Also, by the time I got there mom was still showing some interest in the cria but nervous which I think was due to the human nervousness about the situation. It's always so sad when such a young healthy "looking" baby doesn't make it. Oh, the after birth/placenta all looked fine. Very discouraging for us after waiting so long for our first cria. Thanks for listening, lets hope next year brings us much better luck with our beloved Alpacas.

Marsha

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