RIP Abbey (5 Feb 08 – 23 Mar 08)
April 6th 2008 21:19
It’s been a sad start to the year for some alpaca friends of ours too.
Little Abigail was their brand new cria, a beautiful little white suri girl.
Abbey got caught up in a fence while her owners were out on Easter Sunday and she couldn’t be saved.
Crias sometimes find themselves on the opposite side of the fence from their mums, they’ll go round through an open gate or slip through the fence somewhere.
When it’s time for a drink, they’ll go to where their mum is on the opposite side and try to get back to her through the fence. Sometimes they manage to get through but sometimes they get stuck, If you’re lucky, they’ll stay still until you find them, but sadly, sometimes there’s nothing you can do.
Our friends have had a lot of bad luck with their animals and I really feel for them particularly as we are still getting used to not having our little Hamish around anymore.
I think it’s going to be a miserable winter this year.
Little Abigail was their brand new cria, a beautiful little white suri girl.
Abbey got caught up in a fence while her owners were out on Easter Sunday and she couldn’t be saved.
Crias sometimes find themselves on the opposite side of the fence from their mums, they’ll go round through an open gate or slip through the fence somewhere.
When it’s time for a drink, they’ll go to where their mum is on the opposite side and try to get back to her through the fence. Sometimes they manage to get through but sometimes they get stuck, If you’re lucky, they’ll stay still until you find them, but sadly, sometimes there’s nothing you can do.
Our friends have had a lot of bad luck with their animals and I really feel for them particularly as we are still getting used to not having our little Hamish around anymore.
I think it’s going to be a miserable winter this year.
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Comment by Anonymous
We can only do what we are able to....and often that isn't enough.
Grieving takes a long time, whether for a human or an animal...
I feel for you and for your friends...
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Comment by Rosemary
Alpaca Notes - Tasmania
It is heartbreaking. With pacas you wait so long for each cria to arrive as it is. This one was a pet too, they only have 4 pacas.
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Comment by Rosemary
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We had a paca mum who looked for her dead cria for several days once before she finally went back to the herd. Even then she'd keep looking towards where the cria was for ages.
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