Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Sickly Alpacas










Oh, my, these are the two boys, Orion & Polaris, that we took to the show and they came home with very snotty noses. Now all seven of the boys are sneezing and snotting. I haven't really felt the need to call our vet because I'm not really hearing any nasty wheezing. Temperatures seem normal. Now you horse folks know how really unpleasant that nasal yuck is, but even though this is sort of thick, it's not nearly as offensive as horse snot.
I had an email from a friend who said that she saw the vet at the show giving antibiotic shots to a farm's alpacas with like symptoms. I wonder how many alpacas got infected there.
I also wonder if it's not just a good idea to stay home. These same two boys came home from the spring show with diarrhea.
I still can't put these pictures where I want them. Pam said she would help me one of these days.

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