15/11/2025
🦙 Vitamin D Supplementation for alpacas due now 🦙
Alpacas in their natural South American environment will be exposed to much higher levels of UV light compared to the UK. Since removing them from their natural sunny environment they now have a lack of UV exposure during winter months. It is therefore important to supplement Vitamin D to prevent poor calcified bones similar to those seen in human Rickets disease.
• Younger, growing animals will require up to three doses (November, January, March)
• All animals should be given one dose in November.
• Pregnant females should receive two doses in November and January.
💉 Vitamin D can be given by injection - please give us a call to collect some from the office or one of the vets can call out to administer ☀️
