Llamas and Alpacas

Question 1

What are the normal vitals for a llama/alpaca?

Answer 1

temperature: 99-102F
HR: 60-90/min
RR: 10-30/min

15-20 year lifespan

Question 2

How should the llama abdominal GI sounds be evaluated? {What are the norms?}

Answer 2

5-8 cycles per minutes w.up to 1 min b/t active cycles

Question 3

Where do we put a microchip in a llama?

Answer 3

base of left ear {SQ}

Question 4

What are some vaccines we can use?

Answer 4

• Clostridium C, D, & tetanus**​
  
  • Yearly to damns 4 weeks prior to parturition​
  • offspring at 4 months, boost 3 weeks later, then annually
• 7-way clostridial vaccine
• Lepto - in endemic areas where abortion has been a problem
• Rabies

*All vacc are extralabel usages*

Question 5

IF the larvae have not entered the spinal cord yet, we can use ivermectin. However, once the meningeal worm is in the spinal cord, what do we need to use?

Answer 5

ivermectin can be used like a preventative;

once in the spinal cord —> Moxidectin / Fenbendazole {Panacur}

Question 6

What are the main differential diagnoses {4 mentioned in class} for the meningeal worm infection?

Answer 6

• Listeriosis
• Trauma
• Polioencephalomalacia
• Meningitis