Mastitis questions...UPDATE...With pictures!

[aggieterpkatie]

Does she have a fever or is her udder hot? I like the idea of using natural treatments, but honestly if it is as bad as it sounds (you said her udder was hard on that side) I'd go ahead and treat with antibiotics. I'd get some Today (most feed stores carry it, or call your vet). You can also send in a sample (if you can get anything out of that side) for a culture to see exactly what it is you're dealing with.

I'd also apply warm compresses and use a minty udder balm. Good luck with her. Could be that half of her udder is just done and the lady didn't tell you. Either way, sounds like the poor old girl is better off now!

 

[chubbydog811]

Thanks for that! I cant find my thermometer...so I cant tell on the temp (dont you love how it goes missing when you need it??)

I was able to get her milked this morning. I think she was just stressed from the move?
I drenched her with 12ml of ACV, and let her be for about 20 minutes while I milked out my other goat, then did a warm compress, and squeezed a little harder, and it started coming out (yay!)... I have Pen. on hand, so if it seems to get worse, I'll start that up.

It is the top part of her udder, on the left side that is hard. The bottom is pretty pliable... Does that mean anything to anyone? Temp wise on the udder, it feels normal compared to my other goat.

Anyway, I'm going out to take some pics in a few minutes, so they should be posted soon!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Thanks for that! I cant find my thermometer...so I cant tell on the temp (dont you love how it goes missing when you need it??)

I was able to get her milked this morning. I think she was just stressed from the move?
I drenched her with 12ml of ACV, and let her be for about 20 minutes while I milked out my other goat, then did a warm compress, and squeezed a little harder, and it started coming out (yay!)... I have Pen. on hand, so if it seems to get worse, I'll start that up.

It is the top part of her udder, on the left side that is hard. The bottom is pretty pliable... Does that mean anything to anyone? Temp wise on the udder, it feels normal compared to my other goat.

Anyway, I'm going out to take some pics in a few minutes, so they should be posted soon!

Is the milk discolored or lumpy on that side?

 

[chubbydog811]

It is kind of clear-ish and clumpy...

 

[chubbydog811]

Here are a few pictures of Mocha...Not the best - my batteries were dying, so it wasn't shooting as clear...

You can't really tell the extent of how skinny she is, but you get a good idea...And her poor little udder

She is a cutie though!! Such a sweet girl!

 

[supermommy]

How awful...Why do people keep animals they can not take care of? Im so glad you got her!! I hope she gets better fast!

 

[glenolam]

I see why you just had to take her!

So....in the first picture it's the left udder that had the mastitis, right?

I've (thankfully) never had to deal with it so I'm not jumping in with any advice, but I'm learning a lot - thanks for posting the pics~

And, yes, you can tell from those pics how skinny she is. I'm glad you got her - it's nice when good people are willing to put time and effort into something that needs to be rescued!

 

[chubbydog811]

Thanks guys

I just dont understand with this goat though...Her other goats were fine...What was up with this girl and the other mancha??? She had her since at least February...She should have put on weight by now!!!

I have a hard time saying no to an animal that looks like this

And yes, it is her left side with the issue...Her right side is just about dried up...Though I'm going to keep milking it out to make sure everything stays clear...

 

[Horsefly]

I wish I could give you some advice on the mastitis but haven't had to deal with that thankfully. I have a lamancha goat too And she is the skinniest of all my goats even though she is the alpha. All I can figure is the breed tends to be thinner? My doe is also 6 or 7 so that could be it also, do you know how old she is? Mine is still fatter than yours, when we got her we thought the same thing she wasn't getting fed enough but she filled out some but is still skinnyish. Your goats coat looks to be in good condition, the skinny could be a combo of having kids, being in milk, and having mastitis. With you good care though Im sure she will fatten up nice. Lamanchas are just the sweetest goats to be around.

 

[rebecca100]

Not trying to discourage you, but she really needs to see a vet. there may be more issues other than mastitis, escpecially being so thin. I would keep her far away from your other goats. Deworm her. In ignorance I bought a skinny nubian with "mastitis" that I felt sorry for that actually had cl in her udder. They ruptured within a couple of days of getting her. I think a total of six ruptured. She was skinny and never gained weight and eventually died. Upon closer inspection we found lancing scars on her udder from abscesses that had healed before we got her. There was nothing the vet could do, since there is no treatment for cl(or wasn't then-I don't know about now). I really and truly hope she is not sick, but you should take precautions anyway. She had to spend the rest of her life in a pen to keep her from contaminating the rest of my goats.