Alpaca v. Tick

Tick bites can kill an alpaca if left untreated.  While doing my morning check and feeding of my herd I noticed one of my Alpacas was lying next to my buckling pen.  At first, I thought how sweet she is keeping the boys company.  I quickly realized that something was wrong with Stormy.  When I approached her, she did not attempt to get up which is unusual.  I started checking her over and realized she could NOT stand up.  With the help of my son, we used a beach towel as a sling and were able to move Stormy to a shaded area of the pasture.  While we were inspecting Stormy to see what might be causing the problem, we found a few ticks on her and removed those, but what to do next?

A quick search online brought me to a solution.  I dosed Stormy with Ivermectin paste and dusted her with python powder.  I also gave her a few pumps of a power boost and attempted to give her a probiotic, but she quickly spat that out.  Thankfully Stormy began to show improvement right away.