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• Llama and Alpaca Health These links lead to articles that may be helpful in keeping your animals healthy, or in recognizing and treating disease. I've tried to keep the links to those written by veterinarians or specialists in some field, but a few are written by the general public. • General Information for the Potential Llama Owner Both Llamas and Alpacas are clean, almost odorless, and very easy to care for. They eat grain, grass, and browse. Generally quiet and docile, Llamas and Alpacas are easy to train and work with. • Mad Cow Disease in Llama and Alpaca Mad Cow Disease Potential Problem for Llamas and Alpacas? - Mad Cow Disease (technically known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or SCE) is a nervous system disorders in which nerve cells of the brain die, causing the brain to assume a sponge-like appearance. • Alpaca & Llama Health Information Stephen R. Purdy - The following articles express my opinions only. They are the result of personal experience and what I have been taught by my veterinary colleagues who have devoted their time and effort to improving the health care of alpacas and llamas. • Anesthetic Management of Camelids Author K.R. Mama - This is a review article on the anaesthetic management of camelids. Focusing primarily on llamas and alpacas, the article includes brief descriptions of anaesthetic techniques. Linked references are includes at the end of the article. |