Now is also the time of year to make sure your alpacas are wormed if you gave it a rest during the coldest winter months. We've already started vaccinating with Dectomax over the weekend and have to finish up. We like to use Dectomax on our pregnant girls because there has been some thought over the years about the safety of using Ivermectin on pregnant females. I can tell you, however, that we have used Ivermectin on our pregnant females and thankfully never had problems. But when in doubt, use the Dectomax...it's more expensive though.
Safeguard is another wormer that will keep your alpacas (and llamas) safe from parasites. We used to buy the paste and squirt it in their mouths. It's thick so they try to spit it out and that gets very messy! We discovered over the winter the beauty of liquid Safeguard. They accept it much more easily so we know they are getting the proper dosage. I'll give you more info about that in an upcoming post...
I'm looking forward to corned beef and cabbage for dinner today --
Happy St. Patty's Day to all!
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