Good morning ya'll - I have a first freshener doe, 5 weeks post partum who is nursing three babies. I have been milking mom since kids were 3 weeks old. In the last two days, I noticed one or two "milk clots" coming out when I milked. The teat would stop squirting, and after one or two more attempts, a stringy looking milk clot would come out. Today is the third day, and one of the clots had a dot of blood on it. I have never had a case of mastitis in the 6 years Ive raised goats, so maybe I am inexperienced in what it looks like - but she has no other symptoms...her udder has no lumps, is regular temp, and milks out easily and freely. Shes letter her babies nurse as normal, doesnt seem like there is any pain or inflammation. I will do a CMT this afternoon when I get back from the tax office, but I am curious if this sounds like mastitis to yall or something different. I have never seen a clot in milk before this, or dealt with a case of mastitis. Thanks for any thoughts!
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Definately do a CMT to see where you stand.
If it is positive, and you have a vet, I would also recommend collecting a sample BEFORE starting any treatment, for a culture and sensitivity to be run. That way, if your treatment does not work, you will have an answer on what specifically is needed to treat it, when the test results come back.
tammy
Thanks! CMT seems to be negative (first time Ive done it, but I followed instructions as written). I am going to do it again in a bit - but babies have her udder pretty much empty at all times. Milk tastes sour, but not at all salty. Still no other signs of mastitis other than the stringy clumps with specks of blood in them. Thoughts?
If they are keeping her pretty empty, I would separate kids overnight, or at least long enough gorvhervudderctovfill up some, then do another CMT and see what that says.
If you have a vet, perhaps reach out and see what they suggest. Clumpy milk is definately not normal.
tammy
oh, one last observation - in the 4 clots total i have seen so far. Three have been on one side of the udder, and one was on the other side.