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My alpaca will/cannot stand!
If Butter is unable to or unwilling to rise, a veterinarian needs to examine him. This is particularly important if this has been going on for more than a day. The most common causes of unwillingness to rise are traumatic injury, debilitation from an infectious disease, or a neurologic condition. One condition somewhat common to alpacas and llamas that can cause this type of clinical signs is infestation with a parasite known as Parelaphostrongylus tenuis. It affects their central nervous system and can cause inflammation serious enough to cause neurologic signs. Your veterinarian may be able to determine if this parasite is the cause of the issues with a fecal test. A thorough physical exam by a vet familiar with camelids will be the only way to begin to figure out the cause of Butter's issues. Definitely seek a vet if things are not turning around very soon. Hope this helps.
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I have a lamb that was starting to get very skinny. I noticed yesterday that there were worms coming out of his butt. Lots! I dewormed him and poured iodine on his rear. Checked him this morning and there are still Lots of worms coming out and they a
They may look alive because it will take a little time for the dewormer to work and kill the worms. When there is a very high worm burden, you will see live and dead worms coming out for many days, or even weeks. I would recommend that Cotton see a vet for evaluation and fecal parasite testing and count. She may need a different dewormer. Occasionally, when there are a lot of worms that die all at once, the body can have an allergic reaction or the worms can even create an intestinal blockage which would cause your lamb to not want to eat, she may need veterinary treatment.
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we had a lamb born Thursday early morning in the mud and maybe a little premature, fed him colostrum in the afternoon after the mother rejected him, tried lamb replacement milk Friday afternoon for a few feedings and he declined all day, thought he w
This lamb sounds extremely ill. You really need to get a vet out there to check him or you need to take him to a clinic for treatment especially if you have never had lambs before. That is going to give him the best chance at survival. Any number of illness and/or diseases can cause those symptoms. I would be worried about the possibility of Listeria, Border disease or copper deficiency but it could be any number of other things. Please get him to a vet.
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Can you worm a lactating mare?
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