Buy Pet MedicationI recently needed to buy pet medication for my Alpacas. Finding pet medication for my Alpacas has never been easy although with the internet it has become much simpler. Though Alpacas have been domesticated for thousands of years there aren't as many of them kept as pets here in the USA. One thing int eresting is that there are no wild alpacas; they were bred down in domesticated form from the vicuņa, which is also native to South America. They are closely related to llamas, which are descended from the guanaco. These four species of animals are collectively called camelids. Of the four, the alpaca and the vicuņa are the most valuable fiber-bearing animals: the alpaca because of the quality and quantity of its fiber, and the vicuņa because of the softness, fineness and quality of its coat. Alpacas cannot carry pack loads like their llama cousins; they were bred exclusively for their fiber and meat. Alpacas and llamas can (and do) successfully cross breed. The resulting offspring are called huarizo, and have little "real purpose," but often have gentle temperaments and are suitable for pets. Alpaca fleece is a luxurious fiber, similar to sheep's wool in some respects, but lighter in weight, silkier to the touch, warmer, not prickly and bears no lanolin, making it nearly hypoallergenic. A big trade of alpaca fleece exists in the countries where alpacas live, from very simple and not so expensive garments made by the aboriginal communities, to sophisticated and expensive products. Because of their preference to using one location for defecation and urination, some alpacas have been successfully house-trained. Difficult though it may be to conceive having a large animal such as a full-grown alpaca around the household, many owners so love their animals that they wish to be in their presence as much as possible. |