Author:
Dutch Hollow Acres, Avon, New York, United States

Date of Publication:
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Publication:
Dutch Hollow Acres

Excerpt:
One morning I noticed a crust on one of my female’s nose. It was pretty muddy so I figured it was caked on mud more than anything else.  A couple of days later I looked at her nose again.  Nope, it wasn’t mud but a really thick scab.  Thinking maybe she got a cut I put anti bacterial ointment on it and turned her back out.

A day or 2 later I looked at her again. Now both sides of her nose had crusty scabs.  Now I know it wasn’t a cut and was something else so I read up on skin problems in alpacas.

She ended up fitting the bill for Munge: Nasal Nyperkeratoxic Dermatitis and is common in alpacas under the age of 2.

Read the rest of the article: http://www.dutchhollowacres.com/2009/05/05/munge-mange-and-mites/