His first (unsuccessful) attempt at having a poo!!
A kiss from a relieved mum!
We are pleased to announce the birth of our first Alpaca cria. He was born at around 11.30am on Saturday 3rd May (Guy's 40th Birthday) and we have named him ‘Lorca’ after the Spanish poet and dramatist ‘Federico Garcia Lorca’ Weight: 7.4 kgs
It would appear that Lilly had a difficult time at the birthing and we had an anxious few hours following the birth, as she was unable to spontaneously expel the placenta. Ginny and Nigel Cobb were in attendance and at 6pm we decided to call in the vet.
Alonso arrived at around 7pm with his assistant Yolanda and they removed the placenta by hand and administered an assortment of drugs. He told us afterwards that had the problem not been addressed when it was, it could have easily turned into a life threatening situation. Not the best experience for our first Alpaca birthing!
However, as you can see from the photographs, one day on and both mother and cria appear to have fully recovered from their ordeal.
It would appear that Lilly had a difficult time at the birthing and we had an anxious few hours following the birth, as she was unable to spontaneously expel the placenta. Ginny and Nigel Cobb were in attendance and at 6pm we decided to call in the vet.
Alonso arrived at around 7pm with his assistant Yolanda and they removed the placenta by hand and administered an assortment of drugs. He told us afterwards that had the problem not been addressed when it was, it could have easily turned into a life threatening situation. Not the best experience for our first Alpaca birthing!
However, as you can see from the photographs, one day on and both mother and cria appear to have fully recovered from their ordeal.
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