B Complex Q?

[Mini-M Ranch]

I have a little FF doe that kidded about 2 weeks ago with a single buckling (he was not large, but was LARGE compared to her) She weighs 60 pounds and he weighed 6. Anyway, she kidded fine, but now we are dealing with a congested udder. She is a heavy producer with small teat orifices. I am new to hand milking and am not proficient at milking her out, especially with her edema. I have been massaging, milking, massaging, milking, etc., but she doesn't care for ANY of it.

Anyway, she seems a bit depressed. I'm sure she is uncomfortable. I read somewhere that B Complex is good for easing udder congestion, as well as Vitamin C and feeding fresh parsley (don't know about that one). I don't know what dosage for the b complex, or if it will even really help. What dosage and how many days? Is it SQ or IM?

Thanks in advance.

 

[cmjust0]

I don't know what dosage for the b complex, or if it will even really help. What dosage and how many days? Is it SQ or IM?

Thanks in advance.

As for whether or not it will help with a congested udder, no clue.

As for dosages, you could pretty much give her all the b-complex you wanted.. It's water soluble, which means she'll just pee out the excess.

For a full-size goat, I usually just fill a 6ml syringe with fortified b-complex and SQ it as needed. The fortified b-complexes are substantially more potent than regular b-complexes...much more of each individual b-vitamin per ml.

I think the thiamine content alone is like 8X higher (100mg vs. 12.5mg, if I'm not mistaken), which means my 6ml is the equivalent to almost 50ml worth of the regular ol' Durvet b-complex you get at Tractor Supply, in terms of thiamine content.

Cool part is, the fortified b-complex is only like $2-3 more per bottle..

 

[()relics]

B complex is 1 of the only injections that I give IM....