Premature Alpaca Birth - Part 2

Cookie went into labor VERY unexpectedly 26 days before her due date - we hadn't yet moved her to the birthing pen, but thankfully she picked a good spot to have her cria. Premature crias will probably require extra care. Indicators are: lower incisors not erupted, soft caps still in place on toe nails, loose tendons, indicated by bendy legs or dropped pasterns, low birth weight, or cria too weak to stand. The cria which we have since named JellyTot had all of these indicators. She was very frail and couldn't stand for more than a few seconds. We had to syringe feed her every hour for the first two days. We also had to keep her under a heat lamp because she was unable to regulate her temperature. Thankfully, she is thriving now at 3 weeks old! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxN-0dXw82baJ6Kw96C4oPQ/join Our Website: http://www.meadowbrookstables.ca Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MeadowBrookStables/ Our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/meadow_brook_stables/ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– #meadowbrookstables #mbspaints #mbsquarterhorses Disclaimer/Release of Liability: Use of the information contained in the videos on this website is at your own risk. Horses, horse activities and horse training can be extremely dangerous. Working with horses is an inherently dangerous practice and horses are incredibly unpredictable animals. Persons attempting to follow any suggestion from Kaila Watters, Meadow Brook Stables, Tru Horsemanship or any of our associates, in hand or ridden, will do so at their own risk and assume full responsibility for themselves, their horses, and any others in the vicinity. If you are not comfortable with any of the exercises, demonstrations, advice, or activities contained on this Website, then do not attempt it. The training in these videos assume that you are attending to the well being of your horse and have checked out any possible underlying medical problems.