So as you read yesterday Juneau was having some issues. We had moved him into the house to help keep him warm through the night. Everything went well and last night he was eating and drinking. He could stand but not for very long and he was a bit wobbley. Last night he seemed to get better and ate his dinner and took fluids. This morning he was fine at 2:00am when Mom checked him. At 4:00am when Dad and I checked him and got him up he seemed to be getting stronger. At 6:30am Mom had to be at work and he was fine then. I was in and out of the kitchen where the pen is as I did my school work and waited on Mom to get back from work.
I checked him at about 7:00am and he was fine but within 30 minutes he had gone to throwing his head back and not being able to stand. I called Mom, who was on the way home, and she had me drench (give him electrolytes and Vitamins and Minerals) him and see if he was getting enough to drink then she had me call the vet again While she drove home. When Mom got to the house we loaded him up and rushed him to the Vet. There they worked to get him stablized. They did blood work to see what was going on. They didn't know what the normal standards were so they had to call K-State University. The only thing the blood work showed is that his blood sugar that was suppose to be 115 was 14. No I didn't forget a digit.
At this point we have penned all the alpaca and are watching them like a hawk. Doc is treating Juneau's symptoms as they can't find anything wrong with him other then the Blood sugar and they fixed that by giving Dextrose intravenously along with fluids and antibiotics. He did find Blood worms in his stool but we wormed when we shear as we always do so that is already being treated. For now Doc is keeping Juneau over night and trying to figure things out. While we all are upset Mom has been fighting back the tears all day. I will keep everyone posted. That also means that I am going try and encourage everyone to visit the etsy shop to begin covering the Vet bills ... It can be found by clicking QTFarmshop or for searching Etsy for it ... Thanks for your support and helping to try and save Juneau ... Prayers welcome!
I checked him at about 7:00am and he was fine but within 30 minutes he had gone to throwing his head back and not being able to stand. I called Mom, who was on the way home, and she had me drench (give him electrolytes and Vitamins and Minerals) him and see if he was getting enough to drink then she had me call the vet again While she drove home. When Mom got to the house we loaded him up and rushed him to the Vet. There they worked to get him stablized. They did blood work to see what was going on. They didn't know what the normal standards were so they had to call K-State University. The only thing the blood work showed is that his blood sugar that was suppose to be 115 was 14. No I didn't forget a digit.
At this point we have penned all the alpaca and are watching them like a hawk. Doc is treating Juneau's symptoms as they can't find anything wrong with him other then the Blood sugar and they fixed that by giving Dextrose intravenously along with fluids and antibiotics. He did find Blood worms in his stool but we wormed when we shear as we always do so that is already being treated. For now Doc is keeping Juneau over night and trying to figure things out. While we all are upset Mom has been fighting back the tears all day. I will keep everyone posted. That also means that I am going try and encourage everyone to visit the etsy shop to begin covering the Vet bills ... It can be found by clicking QTFarmshop or for searching Etsy for it ... Thanks for your support and helping to try and save Juneau ... Prayers welcome!
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