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Very sick cria
27 June 2011 12:42Still no internet at home. I'm at the library with Maddie, who has to do some online stuff for her university registration. The internet guys were calling Deb this morning, so hopefully things will move along.
In other news . . . omg, guys. There were two crias born yesterday. Deb's girl, Mayo (she didn't name her) had a little girl, now named Maggie. She needed a little help, but everything went pretty well. Mom and baby are great.
Our poor Delilah went into labor at the same time; four hours later Dar called the vet because Delilah just wasn't progressing and was obviously in a lot of pain and distress. The vet finally showed up (he was on another emergency call) and discovered that the baby was really out of position. He reached in and all he could feel was a neck. (He should be feeling feet, legs, and a head.) He had to turn the baby around in utero, and then pull him out. Really rough on the mom and the baby. He's a beautiful jet black boy, but he had a shaky start, obviously. He couldn't nurse, so Dar was checking on him every two hours. About 11 PM she went out and found him bleeding out! His umbilicus had ruptured and he was barely alive. She got it tied off, but he's still so weak. She's been out there every 90 minutes, feeding him and giving him fluids to try to build up his volume. He's doing a little better, but she's still not sure he's going to make it. Poor Delilah is frantic; she knows something is very wrong, but she can't do anything except stay by him and cry. (Yes, alpacas cry in their own way.)
Dar says that if he makes it to 24 hours (around 3PM today), that his odds of survival greatly increase. God knows, that she's doing everything in her power to keep him alive. There's no such thing as an alpaca blood transfusion, so it's up to his own system to make up the blood volume. He's so little guys, and so very sweet. Good thoughts will be much appreciated. For him and for Dar, both.
In still more alpaca news, the people who bought most of Deb's herd of huacayas will be moving them today. We were expecting them on Thursday, but they called the morning and told her about the change of plans. On one hand it'll be nice to have fewer animals to take care of, but on the other . . . I'm really going to miss them. We all have our favorites among them, and their leaving is going to leave a big hole in our lives.
And now I have to get back. Just need to do a quick run to the store to do some major chocolate shopping. We hope to be back online pretty soon. Hope you all are doing well, my sweets.
In other news . . . omg, guys. There were two crias born yesterday. Deb's girl, Mayo (she didn't name her) had a little girl, now named Maggie. She needed a little help, but everything went pretty well. Mom and baby are great.
Our poor Delilah went into labor at the same time; four hours later Dar called the vet because Delilah just wasn't progressing and was obviously in a lot of pain and distress. The vet finally showed up (he was on another emergency call) and discovered that the baby was really out of position. He reached in and all he could feel was a neck. (He should be feeling feet, legs, and a head.) He had to turn the baby around in utero, and then pull him out. Really rough on the mom and the baby. He's a beautiful jet black boy, but he had a shaky start, obviously. He couldn't nurse, so Dar was checking on him every two hours. About 11 PM she went out and found him bleeding out! His umbilicus had ruptured and he was barely alive. She got it tied off, but he's still so weak. She's been out there every 90 minutes, feeding him and giving him fluids to try to build up his volume. He's doing a little better, but she's still not sure he's going to make it. Poor Delilah is frantic; she knows something is very wrong, but she can't do anything except stay by him and cry. (Yes, alpacas cry in their own way.)
Dar says that if he makes it to 24 hours (around 3PM today), that his odds of survival greatly increase. God knows, that she's doing everything in her power to keep him alive. There's no such thing as an alpaca blood transfusion, so it's up to his own system to make up the blood volume. He's so little guys, and so very sweet. Good thoughts will be much appreciated. For him and for Dar, both.
In still more alpaca news, the people who bought most of Deb's herd of huacayas will be moving them today. We were expecting them on Thursday, but they called the morning and told her about the change of plans. On one hand it'll be nice to have fewer animals to take care of, but on the other . . . I'm really going to miss them. We all have our favorites among them, and their leaving is going to leave a big hole in our lives.
And now I have to get back. Just need to do a quick run to the store to do some major chocolate shopping. We hope to be back online pretty soon. Hope you all are doing well, my sweets.
