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"Definitely get a CMT -- and believe the results if it's positive. A goat with mastitis can be asymptomatic or become asymptomatic but still have an infected udder. More than 10 years ago, I had a doe with mastitis and used essential oils on her…"
"Ok, thank you so much.
I'm going ahead and assuming it's mastitis, so I did some natural mastitis treatments last night and this morning (since I don't have any regular treatment on hand), and I was FINALLY able to get a good amount of milk out of…"
I'm going ahead and assuming it's mastitis, so I did some natural mastitis treatments last night and this morning (since I don't have any regular treatment on hand), and I was FINALLY able to get a good amount of milk out of…"
"You do not stick a pin in there. You can't break up a milk stone. Depending on the size, you can sometimes just get them to come out by trying harder.
There are multiple types of mastitis. Hot and hard is one. Cold and floppy is another. And yet…"
There are multiple types of mastitis. Hot and hard is one. Cold and floppy is another. And yet…"
"Yes, that's what is confusing because both udders look the same--same size, same feel. It's just the teats that look and feel different. Since she's a ff, her teats are quite small. The problem teat is just a little bigger now, but that's about it.…"
"Another thought ... it sounds like you're saying that you think one side of the udder has stopped producing. If so, what does that half of the udder look like and feel like? If it looks and feels like it has stopped producing, that would be a…"
"Thanks for the reply.
I'm milking by hand. Sorry, my description was confusing...by the suction comment, I mean that the normal feeling of pinching and squeezing the milk out of the teat isn't there anymore on that side, even though I'm sure there…"
I'm milking by hand. Sorry, my description was confusing...by the suction comment, I mean that the normal feeling of pinching and squeezing the milk out of the teat isn't there anymore on that side, even though I'm sure there…"
"I'm not clear on what exactly is happening. Nothing you have said sounds like a blown teat, which is a teat that has blown up like a balloon from someone not milking often enough. Sometimes these teats look like the shape of a light bulb and…"
Hi, all!I have been hand milking a FF Nigerian Dwarf (kidded in March) twice a day for a couple months. Her production started at about 1 1/2-2 cups cups per milking and has dropped to about 3/4 cup per milking (she had a parasite overload last…
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