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Do I or Do I Not Shear?

By all means --- be humane and shear!

When Served a Lemon, Make Lemonade!

Pearson Pond Ranch (PPR) in Ellijay, Georgia, faced off and stood down a barrage of deadly parasites almost 18 months ago.

One Llama's Fatal Ordeal - (Brown Recluse Spider Bite)

Jack and Tracy Pearson spent 3 weeks trying to save their 2 month old Cria from a Brown Recluse Spider Bite. Warning, Photos are very graphic.

Worm Warefare

An Update on Small Ruminant Gastrointestinal Parasite Related Research

“Each of us is put here for a purpose. I believe mine is to find answers for the llamas.” (Tracy Pearson)

From the midst of heartbreak and confusion often comes enlightenment and focus.

Birthing Information

Signs of pending birth, what to do once the baby is here and needed items for a Neo-natal Kit.

First Aid, Vaccinations and Worming

This information does not take the place of your vet, but are items you should have on hand to aid and supplement until vet arrives if needed.

Herd Selection

We're the gamblers...the llama, alpaca, horse and cattle breeders of the world. Every part of the breeding industry is a gamble. You cannot control everything, but you can put the odds in your favor.

“Each of us is put here for a purpose. I believe mine is to find answers for the llamas.” (Tracy Pearson)

From the midst of heartbreak and confusion often comes enlightenment and focus

Products

• MasterPlan Minerals
• MasterBlaster
• FIBReviveTM

2009 Sales lists:

• AdultFemales
• Young Females
• Males
• Geldings

Poison Plants

Author is Shay Stratford
Willie's Spirit Farm
Email: williesspiritfarm@verizon.net

A common misconception - toxic plants don't taste good - animals will not eat them! Healthy Llamas may be more resistant to minor toxic ingestion's. Certain conditions will favor the ingestion of poisonous plants - cold weather, drought and herbicides.

REMEMBER:

• Plants vary with the seasons
• Plant populations change with time
• Plant identification can be tricky
• Look high and low - from ground covers to vines high in trees
• Remember landscape plants

Plant	Location(s)	Signs
Arrow grass	Meadows, low to moderate elevation	Muscle twitching, convulsions, difficult breathing
Mountain Laurel, Black Laurel, Labrador Tea, Rhododendron	Mountains of NW and east. Also ornamental.	Violent vomiting and retching, colic, loss of appetite, muscle twitches
Tobacco Tree or Tobacco	Waste places	Convulsions, then depression and sweating
Oleander, Foxglove	Ornamental	Difficult breathing, heart failure, colic, diarrhea, blue membranes of the mouth
Castrobean	Ornamental	Severe diarrhea
Wild Cherry, Choke Cherry	Existing everywhere	Difficult breathing, convulsions, bright red blood and rapid death.
Jimsonweed	Existing everywhere	Dry mucous membranes, dilated pupils, disorganized behavior and excessively excitable
Nightshade	Existing everywhere	Vomiting, weakness, groaning
Water hemlock	Existing everywhere	Foaming at mouth, convulsion, muscle twitching, death in 15-30 minutes
False Hellebore, Corn Lilly	High mountains and meadows	Vomiting, salivation, convulsions, fast irregular pulse
Death Camas, Sandcorn	Hills, fields, meadows in Spring	Foaming at mouth, convulsions, vomiting, fast weak pulse
Dogbane, Indian Hemp	Existing everywhere	Convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea, irregular pulse
Western Sneezeweed	High mountain meadows	Vomiting, frothing at the mouth, depression, coughing, weak and irregular pulse