Shots, Worming, and Toenails
Once a year we have all our llamas vaccinated with an 8 way shot.
At this same time we also use the injection worming. Six months later we use paste to worm by mouth. We finally found out we can put the worming paste on their grain and they would eat it.. No fuss no bother. Some would not eat it the first time. Now they do it with out hesitation. Check with your local vet to see what is needed in your neck of the woods. I would repeat, to keep feed and hay off the ground to help eliminate ingesting parasites.
Trimming toenails during the rainy season finds them softer to cut. This is one item that needs to be done but overlooked often. Toenails grow faster on some llamas. They need to be watched so they don’t twist and fold under the toe. This makes it more difficult to trim because it lays flat against the pad of the foot. Cut to deeply can cause blood to trickle from the wound. Be careful in starting out, don't cut off more than needed. The tops of their toes look to me like the Brazil Nut. The more the length the more the toe seems to twist out of shape.
Some llamas we have had for years never needed trimming. By laying course cement slab large enough for the llamas to pass, can in time reduce the amount you need to trim. I also use decomposed gravel laid down like gravel in their walk ways to trim the bottom of their toes.
