FergusonK's journal - Goodbye Java Jewel.

[TAH]

I am so very sorry

 

[Ferguson K]

Onyx is TIGHT on her left. Barely got any milk out, she's been milking fine until this morning. Got almost 2 cups out of the right side.

Didn't milk her this morning. Wrapped her udder in spearmint and massaged it for about 30 minutes before putting her up. Doesn't act like mastitis, but it's clearly not right. This evening we got a little from the left and a lot from the right.

Just add it up on this week's bad luck pool.

Pictured post milking. I'll be inserting a canular in the morning to see if we can get the blockage out.

Right side was pretty empty after I got done, albeit a little fleshy. Left will get another canular to relieve pressure in the morning. I think she's just over filling.

 

[babsbag]

Make sure you have everything sterile and then even more sterile when you put the teat cannula in. It can be a straight shot for bacteria to enter the udder. I bought some peppermint udder cream at TSC that I used for massages on over full udders, it seem to really help. Hope that it isn't mastitis.

 

[Ferguson K]

@babsbag me too. I really think she's just over full. I'm about to go bleach everything and glove up, but I'm hoping she doesn't need it and I can massage it out. It was still soft yesterday, just wouldn't come out.

 

[TAH]

My doe did this after her kid died. I have heard they will.Just dry up because they font have milk in all they have is colostrum. I wouldn't milk her at all.

 

[Ferguson K]

She's not dry. It just won't come out.

I'm not drying her up.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I am so sorry about the kids
How devastating

I prefer to sanitize with chlorhexidine over bleach or iodine. Chlorhexidine does not become inactivated when it comes into contact with organic material but bleach and iodine do.

 

[Ferguson K]

I ended up getting quite a bit out this morning. I rubbed her down with more spearmint and spearmint udder balm. I massaged her for about 30-45 minutes, got a little more out, and put her up. Udder looks better this morning. I'm going to hold off on the canular for now. I can still get milk out and it's still soft. If I can break up the plug I can get the rest out. I'll be trying again when we get back to the house from shopping. Then again when I milk the girls this afternoon.

 

[Ferguson K]

She was squatting, but you can see she's not nearly as lopsided.

Sully and his best lady, Pearl. He's quite fond of her.

Lyra had trouble with the stanch. She's still small enough to slip her head out and doesn't stay put. She cracks me up. Going to be trimming her and Damsel out next week for their upcoming show.

Sully was 210 lbs before we shaved him. With all the mats gone, hes probably closer to 180. We aquired him after his owner had a stroke. He's a good boy. Just a gentle giant.

He Looks me in the eye when I'm sitting down.

 

[Ferguson K]

With that, I should introduce Sully. He's 4+ years old rescue. Neutered, sweetheart. He LOVES me. He gives me hugs when I come home, follows me around when we're doing chores, and protects me from all the dangers of the world. The girls are not fond of him at all and are getting used to him through the fence.

He needs a little work before going on into the pasture, but I think once he realizes he's not supposed to mouth the goats we will be fine.

He was pastured with cattle before us, and has been with his rescuer in a house setting most recently.

He's a monster. Doesn't fit in my car.