Holding an Alpaca at the base of the ear, and gently massaging the area around the base seems to have a calming effect. I grabbed my imported Mom by the ear to hold her head steady for medication and noticed she seemed to calm down and tolerate whatever I was doing. I have experimented on several animals and am now reasonably sure that holding the ear and massaging the base seems to calm the wildest Alpaca. My wild import now tolerates hot cloths (for draining a painful abscess) on her chin and just stands calmly or cushes and tolerates this unnatural interaction with humans.

Dick and Marcia Benton
Blue Lake Alpacas

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