Protexin – for the slops
May 1st 2008 00:57
This is going to be an incredibly boring post for 99.9% of the people in the world today. HOWEVER, there is probably a person out there in the world (or even maybe two) who have an alpaca, or a pig, goat, chicken, horse or dog, with the slops. And if you’ve ever had an animal with the slops, you’ll appreciate that this post may be very useful for them.
This is about a product called Protexin which is a multi-strain probiotic, useful in the treatment of scours in animals. Scours is another name for the slops - or diarrhoea if you want to get technical.
Scours can be caused by any number of things, from something as simple as eating too much lush, green feed and insufficient fibre, to a very serious disease. So, having a good vet on hand is very important if you are caring for any animals, including alpacas.
Protexin contains microbes which re-balances the bugs in the intestines and optimises the digestion of food. For those who like to know the specifics, these are: Lactobacillus acidophilus; L. delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus; L. plantarum; L.rhamnosus; Bifidobacterium bifidum; Enterococcus faecium; Streptococcus salivarius subspecies themophilus.
Anyway, let’s just say it’s good stuff!
Protexin can be useful in cases where the cause is something like a change in feed, stress due to transporting, or a change in living conditions - for example when you’re weaning a young alpaca off his mum. It can also be useful in re-establishing the system balance after a course of antibiotics.
You can add Protexin to the animal’s feed or water so it’s pretty easy to administer. It’s available from most rural merchandise stores, some pet shops or from vets. Thankfully, we haven’t had many poo problems here, but we still keep some Protexin in the cupboard for when it’s needed.
So, if you are the person out there who has an alpaca with the slops – I sympathise. It’s distressing to see soup coming out the back of your alpaca (particularly if you had indian last night too!). Please don’t ignore it though, as scours can be very serious (or even fatal) if left untreated and often it’s a very simple thing to fix.
This is about a product called Protexin which is a multi-strain probiotic, useful in the treatment of scours in animals. Scours is another name for the slops - or diarrhoea if you want to get technical.
Protexin
Protexin contains microbes which re-balances the bugs in the intestines and optimises the digestion of food. For those who like to know the specifics, these are: Lactobacillus acidophilus; L. delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus; L. plantarum; L.rhamnosus; Bifidobacterium bifidum; Enterococcus faecium; Streptococcus salivarius subspecies themophilus.
Anyway, let’s just say it’s good stuff!
Protexin can be useful in cases where the cause is something like a change in feed, stress due to transporting, or a change in living conditions - for example when you’re weaning a young alpaca off his mum. It can also be useful in re-establishing the system balance after a course of antibiotics.
You can add Protexin to the animal’s feed or water so it’s pretty easy to administer. It’s available from most rural merchandise stores, some pet shops or from vets. Thankfully, we haven’t had many poo problems here, but we still keep some Protexin in the cupboard for when it’s needed.
So, if you are the person out there who has an alpaca with the slops – I sympathise. It’s distressing to see soup coming out the back of your alpaca (particularly if you had indian last night too!). Please don’t ignore it though, as scours can be very serious (or even fatal) if left untreated and often it’s a very simple thing to fix.
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Comment by katyzzz
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Alpacas don't flush, do they?
Comment by Rosemary
Alpaca Notes - Tasmania
those bugs are lurking, lurking, just waiting for the slightest opportunity to grab ya. Cheers.
Comment by Louie
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hope you are well.
Louie
Comment by Rosemary
Alpaca Notes - Tasmania
All's well here. No curry last night