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over abundance of milk

I have a bit of a situation with one of my alpacas. She's a mature adult (7 years old, normal lifespan 15-20 years).

She had her 5th baby 3 days ago, and she's producing so much milk the baby can't latch on to 3 out of her 4 teats.

She's a bit of a loner by nature, which is unusual since most alpacas enjoy being part of the herd. She likes to go off on her own to do her own thing. She loves her food, and is very aggressive about food. She's fairly relaxed by nature, but she's not afraid to shove other alpacas out of the way to get what she wants.

Her labors are typically very fast and easy. She's a very attentive mother. When she's pregnant or she has a baby, she is very, very aggressive towards other babies. If someone else's baby gets too close, or even tries to nurse off her, she will spit/snap her teeth/bite at the offending cria.

Her crias typically grow and develop much faster than 'normal'. Her babies typically start eating hay/grass within the first week or 2 (normal is 1-2 months) and will be eating grain within the first month (normal is 1-3 months). Typical daily weight gain for a baby alpaca is 0.2-0.8lbs.....her babies can gain 0.5-2.5lbs a day. Normally, a baby will be weaned at 6 months and at least 60lbs. Her babies are 70-80lbs by 4 months and ready to wean. She will aggressively bite or 'attack' the baby when she's done nursing.

Her teats become extremely engorged before she has a baby and remain so until the baby has figured out how to nurse off all of them. The problem is they're as big around, if not bigger, than the baby's nose....and baby has a hard time getting a hold of things when they're that big.

I've been milking her out, and I get her deflated down to 'normal'. When the baby starts nursing, he stimulates her and they all fill right back up. I've been getting 4-6oz of milk out of the 3 teats I've been milking, which is a lot more than the typical alpaca makes.

With baby 1, I believe she managed nursing off all 4 teats ok.

With babies 2-4, I had to milk out 2 teats for several days. And these babies still gained 1-2.5lbs a day at first.

This last baby is more of a problem. He's the first male baby, and he's only getting 1 teat on his own. I've been bottle feeding him what I get out of mom, but he lost weigh the first 2 days. This can be normal, but its still nerve racking.

Is there any way to slow down her milk production w/ homeopathy?

I know its kinda strange I'm complaining that she's making too much milk......but my hands are getting really sore from milking her twice a day.
 
  arina83 on 2014-08-16
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Pl give her
1. Lac Canninum-30 (30c) 3 drops in one teaspoon water for 3 times per day for 15 days and then give feedback

R.P. Tamhankar
 
shouse_nsk 9 years ago
Could I give Lac Canninum pellets? I already have some 30c pellets on hand.
 
arina83 9 years ago
OK you can give 6 pallets for one dose

R.P. Tamhankar
 
shouse_nsk 9 years ago

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