Results of mastitis

[Farmingscots]

Hi there, twin does born in April a bit early…we lost one. Mama (Summer) is a Nubian first freshener. Between experienced neighbors and this group, we got through that first week.

The other kid is doing great. Her name is Spring. Mama got sick with mastitis- she’s recovered but now it seems that one teet is shriveled, hard, and there’s some blood.

To be honest, we’ve forgotten which side was sick before…the kid was nursing from only one side so the sick side was engorged. Now there’s a side that seems really healthy and full - when we milk she doesn’t kick, it’s frothy and white and lovely.

Kid is thriving so getting milk from somewhere…I bet it’s this healthy/happy side.

I can’t tell if the shriveled teet is because of overuse (that seemed to be happening before) or if it was the sick side and now it’s drying up and will be useless in future.

In that case I’m worried we shouldn’t breed this mama again because she wouldn’t be able to support more than one at a time.

Is there reason to just milk both sides with hope that the bad side will clear out and there will be hope for the future? Or is it a done deal?

I’m still giving mama goat oregano oil. She’s acting fine. No fever.

I can attach photos soon but it’s dark now.

I’d like to know other peoples experience while you wait on photos of the teets /udder and goats.

 

[farmerjan]

For this lactation that side is pretty much done... SOMETIMES.... not often, but occasionally... they will come back with good milk in both sides... We see it occasionally with cattle, that a quarter with mastitis will come back next lactation. Usually not as much milk, but enough to make it worth it.
If an animal gets mastitis, they should be milked out all the time in the bad side especially... to try to get the worst of it cleaned out, and to keep her producing.
It was often said that the cure for mastitis in a cow, was to let a couple of aggressive calves work on her udder for at least a week... they will butt them and keep them milked out... It does often help to clear their udder of mastitis and swelling...

 

[Farmingscots]

your words give me some hope. It was difficult for us to strip her out multiple times a day. It was a three adult project sometimes because she was kicking so much. I’ve never thought that a goat would have the capacity to be compared to a bucking bronco but she was. I’ve been sick some days with early pregnancy symptoms in the middle of all this so some days I haven’t been able to help.

 

[Mini Horses]

Good herbal mastitis treatment from Hoegger caprine. Give on feed. Helps with most forms of mastitis. Look it up, may be helpful.

 

[Farmingscots]

Good herbal mastitis treatment from Hoegger caprine. Give on feed. Helps with most forms of mastitis. Look it up, may be helpful.

I got their catalog from a neighbor and forgot all about it! Thank you for this suggestion

 

[Mini Horses]

TSC carries Mastoblast, another herbal help in food or water. Much depends on type infections she has.