Will Mastitis affect a sheeps meat?

[CCassity]

Im sorry for this question but I have a dorper ewe that had a stillborn lamb about a week ago develop mastitis, she was fine yesterday but today her udders (both sides) are hard, hot and turning a blueish color which from what ive read is bad mastitis and also from what ive read once its that bad chances are she wont produce milk again. So I have decided as hard as it is because shes my favorite to cull her, I cant see spending alot of money on antibiotics or vets to fix it if she will no longer beable to produce milk for her lambs. They were purchased for meat not pets. My question is does this affect the meat? Can i butcher her and it be safe to eat or should I just find a nice spot in the yard for her once we put her down? Sorry i looked all over the internet and couldnt find anything I hate to waste the meat but dont want to take any chances either, I am hoping someone on here has some knowledge on this.

 

[boykin2010]

I don't know if she is "too far gone" but have you tried milking her out to release some of the pressure? Don't milk her out completely (this stimulates making more milk) but just maybe 2/3 of the way. I would then give penicillin.

See if she pulls through. I have 4 ewes in my flock now that could not be saved last year. Their udders dried up eventually, but no longer produce milk. They had lambs this year, but I had to bottle feed. Those 4 ewes were the best in my flock, and I had to get a ewe lamb out of them one more time

As far as your question about the meat, I am not 100% sure. I would think it is safe, but hopefully someone with more experience will step in.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Lots of people do eat meat from an animal that has an infection as long as the animal is up and about and eating and drinking on it's own. Personally, myself have never done so because of the thought of all the extra inflammation, and infection residue that the blood is carrying to expel from the body! That is just my personal choice though!
You could always treat her with antibiotics and get it cleared up and then eat her after the withdraw time is up!!