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we all develop on our own farms but never get the chance to share
with others. Are you facing a problem you've never encountered
before ? You might find the answer here !
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Mites
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Mites
are a frequent problem in alpacas and every time, we ask ourselves how to
get rid of them. We have tried the following brew and it worked great !
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Start
by giving all your animals a shot of Ivermectin (1cc/100 lbs) and re-inject
them the same dosage 15 days later. CAREFULL
!!! Watch your pregnancy schedules and DO NOT inject Ivermectin to
females in their first or last trimester !
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Between
the 2 injections, apply the following mix every 3 days on any skin
lesions caused by the mites. It will eliminate the mites from
these regions and help heal the lesions. Your vet will be able
to prepare this mix for you... and please, DON'T FORGET TO WEAR
GLOVES !!! Some ingredients can cause cancer to humans !
Ingredients:
380
ml mineral oil (hydrates the skin)
115
ml DMSO (penetrating agent and reduces inflamation)
8
ml Ivermectin (kills the mites)
5
ml Gentamycin 50 mg/ml (very powerful
antibiotic)
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If
your alpaca also has a problem with mites in his ears, you can start
the treatment with 1/2 cc of Ivermectin in each ear.
from
: www.alpacas.com/AlpacaLibrary/AlpacaSkinProblems.aspx
Provided
by : Alpagas des Hauts Vents
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Halter
Adjustment :
| If your animal freaks out as soon as
you pull on his alter, your problem might be easily resolve by
changing the halter adjustment. The alpaca does not breath by
it's mouth. An alpaca who would have it's nose obstructed will
die. Since half of the alpaca's nose is made of cartilage, it
is easy to block the animal's breething by pulling on a too loose
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When
you put on a halter, make sure you use a 2-way adjustable,
idealy 3-way adjustable halter. If you still have
halters that are not adjustable lying in the barn, now is the
time to get rid of them !
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Adjust
the bands around the nose to let the alpaca move it's jaw to eat
and ruminate.
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Adjust
the band that ties in the back of his head to be as tight
as you can.
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To
make sure this last band is tight enough, take the nose band (the
one that goes OVER the alpaca's nose) and strongly pull
forward. If the halter stays in place, it means it's well
adjusted. If the halter moves forward on your animal's
nose, it's not tight enough: as soon as you'll pull on the lead,
the halter will choke your animal and he will panic.
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If
your animal is full fleece, go back after 5 minutes to check the
adjustment. You might have to tighten the halter again...
You
will soon see a drastic change in your animal's behavior once he
understand that the halter is not as dangerous as it used to be ! |
Provided
by : Alpagas des Hauts Vents
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