Benny & The Jett’s big day had arrived. We loaded our alpacas and headed to the vet. The plan was for the vet to remove Benny’s cast and to remove Jett’s balls.
Don’t their new halters look fetching?
Jett and I have a moment. The alpacas little nose kisses are a daily thing, such funny animals as they communicate this way with us, but still do not want to be touched.
Jett gets to go first. After he is under, Jett get his excess toenails trimmed and gets his ‘excess’ testicles removed.
(The only intact males we need on the farm are My Loving Spouse and a rooster. It was touch and go for a while there with our rooster, causing us to change his name from Henry to Ru-Paul. However, he has become quite the cock of the walk. We’ll have to think of changing his name again…who knows maybe we’ll call him Hank.)
Benny is moved to the next room over, we’re all anxious and hopeful that the broken leg has healed.
The cast comes off and all is clean. The leg feels good and the x-ray shows that the bad break is in fact healing and building calcification. Jett has now come awake in the next ‘stall’ and is quietly calling for Benny. My Loving Spouse reassures Jett as I wait with the vet tech for Benny to wake up. The vet does not want him to wake up, try to stand and fall on his bad leg. We do get Benny up and support him as he comes around. He begins calling for Jett as well, so My Loving Spouse brings Jett in to help alleviate their anxiety.
Once Benny seems steady on his feet we walk out to the trailer. Benny continues to swing his healing leg.
Two more weeks in the barn for everyone to recover. The boys wander around where ever they wish with plenty of hay to eat nibbling out of 6-7 bales making an almighty alpaca mess.
Benny begins putting the leg down when he is standing still. We are sure in time as the knee stretches out that he will be moving about again on all four legs. He may always have a quirky pace to his gait, but as he’s a quirky guy anyway we’ll certainly not care.
…and we are blessed.
Prayers were heard and answered. So happy to see Benny doing well!
Thank you, appreciate the prayers. Benny is doing well, using his leg more and more.
Blessings,
Ellen
Hi Waltons,
I’m now not so sure I will aver again feel safe coming to visit your farm after your statement; “The only intact males we need on the farm are My Loving Spouse and a rooster”.
One of your Seattle cousins,
Rob
Hahahahaaaa, visiting Handy Cousins are included in the ‘intact males’ needed!
Yea! Benny’s leg is better! Question: what sound do alpacas make when they are calling to each other??
The pitch is higher than a cat’s meow, but more mellow sounding as if they make it from their throat. It is a short small burst of sound a bit like a high groan.
xo
You look tiny next to them!
They are getting fluffier every day and I am working on loosing my extra ‘fluff’. Thanks, Terri.
Alpaca noses kisses, how adorable! So glad all is going well with them both!
Thanks Diane, they are so funny, glad we’re through this last step.