Llorelei Needs Here Own Thread -- She's Doing Terrific

[SkyWarrior]

Last night I found Llorelei on her side. After some shifting her around, I figured she was resting, but seeing her like that scared me. She's okay today, so far, but she isn't getting up. Today I'm shoving in wormer the vet left, banamine, antibiotics, probiotics, and probably Vitamin B multi shot again for both of them. I put Terry on a wormer that states it handles nematodirus, but honestly, why are the llamas show this problem when the goats are fat and healthy? We would let LLorelei and Sid run loose in the barn and let them eat as much hay as they wanted on from the bails there. I have been free feeding Roland since he didn't get up and we put a flake of hay out of reach of the goats but accessible to the llamas and they never finish the flakes off even after more than an hour.

So, basically I'm wondering what in the heck is going on. These guys have gotten enough wormers to kill darn near anything, have gotten antibiotics and pain meds, and we're waiting on lab results -- assuming we get the lab results back before someone dies.

 

[goatgurl]

oh SkyWarrior, I'm sorry you are having to deal with all this. remember that this to will pass, you and the llamas just have to survive until it does. hope you get the results of the blood work quickly.

 

[promiseacres]

unfortunately some parasites do better in certain species... was a fecal ever checked? Protazoan parasites won't always cause gi upset and tend to be specie specific. When we lost our donkeys the only problem was elavated wbc... the vet said colic... but I figured it was some type of long term infection which contributed.

 

[SkyWarrior]

Roland died. The wormers are doing nothing and the anemia continues.

The veterinarian does not call me back.

The goats, who should be affected, aren't. They are fat and healthy. They are in the same pen. This should be killing them. (No, I don't need that).

I am solidly convinced it is Mycoplasma haemolamae or Eperythrozoon , a camelid blood borne parasite. Sid and Llorelei were healthy before we brought Rico, Terry, and Roland into the herd. Three things occurred that I can point to that might have spread it:

Once we brought the three in we suddenly had issues with lice or mange. Cleared that up and then the weather turned evilly cold. Roland got into a fight with Terry and injured the heck out or Llorelei's ear. I started seeing them going downhill after that along with the change in the weather.

Basically what I am looking at is a camelid-only disease. I may have lucked out with Llorelei that her immune system might have fought it long enough for me to figure it out. If I had switched antibiotics, Roland might be alive. Right now, I have both Llorelei and Terry on oxytetracycline. I have gone through ALL my syringes from treating them and will be picking up more tomorrow and look like a drug addict buying as many as I do.

Now, I just have to find the regimen for treating this disease. At least I have them on oxytetracycline.

Oh, and did I mention the veterinarian has yet to call me back from Friday?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh that just sucks.... I'm so sorry for your loss and all your problems with these guys and especially the ignoramus vet who didn't call back.

 

[Latestarter]

Sorry you lost yet another animal... I don't know your farm status as to whether you can write some of these losses off on your taxes... If like me, no such luck But it has been a hellacious year for you... I hope you've correctly ID'd the cause and you can get it stopped and reversed. Vets are probably few and far between where you're located (wouldn't that also figure?) but if not, maybe time to locate another... Hang on... a new year is right around the corner... it's GOT to be better for you!

 

[Baymule]

Wow, I am so sorry about your llama. I hope you can save the others. And the vet! What a terrible situation to be in with NO vet. I sure would let him know what I think of his thoughtlessness and I would make sure everyone I talked to, EVERYWHERE, knew about it too. There has to be a vet that has consideration for their patients somewhere around there.

 

[promiseacres]

so sorry.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Not the update I was hoping for

I am so sorry you lost another llama

I do have to say, I think your awesome to keep going after so much heartbreak. Not many people would.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

I'm so sorry! That's awful!