Breeding llama too early
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ksalvagno
Alpaca Master
Did you mark down the date that she was bred? If she were mine, I would have her ultrasounded first. If she is pregnant, then I would abort it.
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ksalvagno
Alpaca Master
It is more than likely that she was too young and probably didn't take. It is really hard to tell in a llama if they are pregnant. Plus if she was bred in May, she won't be due until April/May of 2011. So if there were any signs, you won't see them until then. Best you could probably do is if you have a good llama vet who could palpate rectally and feel for a cria. The cria is probably too large to see in ultrasound. The other thing you could do is have blood drawn and do a progesterone test. There really wouldn't be any signs at this time.
mully
Loving the herd life
I agree 100% ... she would be too young to deliver and you could loose her. Don't risk it!ksalvagno said:
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I saw him "trying" to bred her either Nov. 16, 17, 18 of last year. I had back surgery and could do nothing at that point to stop her. I didn't realize he would try with her that young (my ignorance). We do not have a vet. that seems to know anything about llamas. I have her where I can watch her since the one gestation calculator said Nov. 6 for delivery date. At this point, I will just have to watch and wait and pray for the best. I will never go through this again.
mully
Loving the herd life
Is she showing any signs of being pregnant? At her age she would be very wide and the belly slump. Since her due date is right around the corner her vulva would be very swollen also. Does she show any of these signs?
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No baby yet and her stomach looks full but I don't know what you mean by slumped. I can't really tell about anything else. I am just watching her closely and on top of everything else, it has turned cold here.
ksalvagno
Alpaca Master
If you look at a female who isn't pregnant, their body is pretty tight and the underside doesn't hang down much. A pregnant female may look low in the belly. Gestation can be anywhere from 11-12 months and I have even had gestations go to 12.5 months. But normally fall births go within the 11-11.5 month range. But that doesn't mean that a birth can't go the full 12 months. Also you can look at her udder. Some females build an udder shortly before birth and some don't.
