Trellianna & Thorello Update
When I awoke this morning Trellianna was still the non-accepting mother. The little guy tried to nurse all day yesterday and early this morning but Anna would just walk away. Yesterday, I put a halter on her and held her still while Tara watched the cria as he suckled. He was latched on right where he should be but we weren't sure if he got any milk. I tried to milk her but could only get a drop or two. Tara & I had to bottle feed him the colostrum yesterday and early this morning.
Meanwhile, I had been trying to find an anti-inflammatory drug called Banamine but couldn't find any nearby. It is used to alleviate pain which Anna obviously had. Our vet is in Fayetteville which is about 40 miles from the farm and we drove there late this morning to pick it up from him.
When I got back to the farm I looked in the barn lot and saw Trellianna standing still like a statue with the cria underneath. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I grabbed the binoculars and saw a close-up view of the cria nursing. Hallelujah. I sped to the barn and checked out mom and cria and everything looked normal. I milked her and she had better flow and I knew the little guy was getting milk because he had a nice white mustache. I still gave her the Banamine injection and tonight she wasn't moaning near what she had been so I think her pain is subsiding. Things are looking much better. Ruth Hussey is on deck!
I was going over the pictures and here are a few from yesterday:
Welcome to the herd!
Anna, Thor & Ron
Angeline: "I'm not the youngest anymore!"
Meanwhile, I had been trying to find an anti-inflammatory drug called Banamine but couldn't find any nearby. It is used to alleviate pain which Anna obviously had. Our vet is in Fayetteville which is about 40 miles from the farm and we drove there late this morning to pick it up from him.
When I got back to the farm I looked in the barn lot and saw Trellianna standing still like a statue with the cria underneath. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I grabbed the binoculars and saw a close-up view of the cria nursing. Hallelujah. I sped to the barn and checked out mom and cria and everything looked normal. I milked her and she had better flow and I knew the little guy was getting milk because he had a nice white mustache. I still gave her the Banamine injection and tonight she wasn't moaning near what she had been so I think her pain is subsiding. Things are looking much better. Ruth Hussey is on deck!
I was going over the pictures and here are a few from yesterday:
Argento checking out Thor (1 minute old)
Welcome to the herd!
Anna, Thor & Ron
Angeline: "I'm not the youngest anymore!"
posted by Ambriel Acres Alpacas | 7:17 PM
3 Comments:
Hurray! Once maidens figure out that nursing feels much better than not nursing, things usually fall into place. Great photos!!
What a relief!
Anna's mom is a great mother. Anna has a lot of her mom's personality. I so expected Anna to be a great mother and that first post had me worried.
I was a lot worried. They don't teach you this in Alpacas 101. You just figure everything will be OK and let mother nature take its course. But, sometimes you have to act swiftly and intervene.
She is very attentive to her cria and he doesn't leave her side much. They are like two peas in a pod. He definitely has her personality! I love the little guy.
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