staph infection in dairy goat

[aggieterpkatie]

I was using the vetericyn gel and that seemed to keep the area too wet

That's why I like the Ammens powder, because it helps dry the area. Do you have a Walmart nearby? Or a Rite-Aid, Walgreens, etc? They should definitley have it. I found it at our small-town pharmacy.

 

[sawfish99]

I had a Togg doe who had a chronic case. Every time it was humid and damp, she'd break out. I tried Pen G for 7 days the first few times but it kept coming back so I stopped bothering w/ the antibiotics.

I used hibiclens (chlorhexidine soap) straight on her udder after milking and it would dry it out / clear it up in a few days.

It didn't spread to our other does, I think she was just prone to it. I imagine there can be different strains and causes.

We have a Lamancha that was prone to the staph. We switched to always using a chlorhexidine udder wash and that cleared it up and reducing the amount of pimples present in future cases. I would not give antibiotics for staph. We still use bare hands when handling that doe and still drink her milk.

Make sure she has dry bedding in the shelter.

 

[Valley Ranch]

We do have a walgreens and walmart so we'll try them both!!

We were washing her udder with the chlorhexidine
then treating with vetericyn gel which helped but then the gel was keeping it too wet so I went to the Vetericyn for udders and ambilical cords. Which is helping much more.
I stopped te chlorhexidine at a week as the vet siad in some cases it can cause further irritation like dermititis when a goat has a really irritation udder fro such things. She is clearing up it seems. The worst area is still inside her leg next to the udder.
We are in Nevada and the area is really dry, no moisture. I change her bedding out daily so there should be no reinfection that way.
You guys are great thanks for all the help.
We are still awaiting her cl tests so aren't drinking the milk.