Over the winter we had been trying to get Chestina to lose some weight. But something went wrong and she didn’t stop losing. After we checked her over and found nothing, we had blood tests done that revealed she had fatty liver disease. While being over-weight is a factor, it seems there needs to be a stressor to set it off. It might have been cutting back her feed, the extra cold winter, or even a dispute with another alpaca. There is no way to know. But after we started her on a pile of medications, she took a turn for the worse and stopped eating. After that she only lasted a couple day. She passed away early Sunday morning. It was a tough day for us.
On a much happier and exciting note, Spotsie, Embrace and Annie all seem to be getting very round bellies, as well as Honie who is boarded here. It looks like we’ll have a herd of crias this summer. Shearing day is only 11 days away. After that, we’ll be able to see baby movement much easier.
Awww so sorry hun
sympathies on the loss of Chestina. I know she will be missed.