Lumpy teats

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I have a ewe with weird bumps on her teats. I've noticed them for months and never saw much change with them, We got her a year ago and she might have actually had them when we got her. She's feeding twins without a problem. They haven't seem to have done much but it seems like the smaller ones are starting to get bigger. She's probably around four years old. I've googled it quite a bit and can't find anything.

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maybe you could post some pictures.
Or, google "weeping teats" and see if they look like that.
 

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Did the large picture above not show up for you? I can see it on mine. I googled that and so far that doesn't look like it.
 

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I'm not sure, but as long as it's not bothering the ewe and is not causing problems for nursing lambs, then I wouldn't worry about it.
 

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They look like small benign tumours...something like neurofibromas in humans.Though they look a bit unsightly to us, I'm sure the ewe and her lambs aren't in the least bit bothered. they may shrink a bit when she is no longer suckling.

They really don't look like anything to be too worried about to me.
 

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Thanks, yeah the smaller bumps have now gotten bigger and it looks pretty gross to me. I was wondering if they would shrink back down after she weaned.
 

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Possibly. The bumps could be getting irritated from the nursing of the lambs causing them to grow, but I think if the bumps would be getting irritated, wouldn't it bother the ewe, too? So I'm not sure. Maybe send a picture to your vet or if you don't have one or a good one, send it to Pipestone Vet.
 
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