Vaccinations and Parasite Treatment

Vaccinations

CD/T
· Clostridium perfringens type C, D, & C. Tetani
· Adults - Yearly; Pregnant Females - 4-6 weeks prior to parturition; Crias at 3-4 months old and again 4 weeks later then yearly.

West Nile Virus
· Avoid vaccinating breeding females w/in 60 days of breeding or 30 days of parturition.
· Ft. Dodge West Nile-Innovator - 3 doses every 3 weeks.

Leptospirosis
· Vaccinate up to 3-4 times a year.
· Only breeders and only if documented as endemic problem on farm or in area.

Rabies
· Vaccinations only performed by veterinarians.
· Initial Vaccination: 2 ml - 2 doses every 30 days
· Annual Vaccination: 2 ml - 1 dose

Equine Herpes Virus 1
· Consider vaccination if llama kept in close proximity w/ horses or other equines.
· Vaccinate every 12 weeks.

Vaccinations for Breeding Adults & Cria

Pre-weaning
· 2-3 days old
· Clostridium C & D (usually also contains tetanus)
· 2-3 weeks old
· Repeat C & D

Weaning
· 4-6 months old
· Clostridium 7 or 8 way

Yearlings
· 12 months old
· Clostridium 7 or 8 way

Pre-Breeding
· 18-24 months old
· Clostridium 7 or 8 way

Annual Vaccinations for Adults
· Pre-Breeding or 60 days before Birthing
· Clostridium 7 or 8 way
· Clostridium C & D

Parasites

Internal (most often live & multiply in intestines or stomach)

Trichuris (whipworm), Moniezia (tapeworm), Trichostrongylus (stomach worm), Nematodirus (thread-necked strongyle), Eimeria (coccidia), & Parelaphostrongylus (meningeal worm).

External (live & feed off outside of llama's body)

Ticks, flies, mosquitoes, lice, & mites

Vet should give injection of ivermectin every fall (pour-on, applied to back, can be used).

Oral dose of fenbendazole deworming paste every spring (uncooperative, head-shy llamas can be given deworming paste mixed into bucket of grain).

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