Dairy Goat

[fullhouse]

I would cut out the TTO ASAP, also no lavender EO. Try GSE instead if you are worried.

 

[sweetshoplady]

Your best bet is to get a solution made for goat's/cows udders to wash before and after. I've found that the Fight Bac spray helps the most in preventing the chapping. I have tried a dip - I think its my water - in my case because stuff made without being mixed with my water doesn't chap. I just ordered a foam dip and a lotion from Caprine, as 2 of mine would rather be dipped than sprayed.

They also have bag balms. Hoegger Goat Supply has several different choices. Caprine Goat Supply is good as well.

The people at both places will answer questions you may have also, if you call them when you place your order. I have asked them many, many questions.

 

[Chatychick]

I would either order Fight Bac from Jeffers for her teats or use Dynamint as it helps my cow and goats when in milk and helps to relive edema too. It helps with chapping and other problems and makes your hands feel good too after applying it. It has peppermint oil and other oilds in it. It dont attract dirt to the udder either, as it absorbs into the skin. Wonderful stuff the Dynamint is for sore hands and muscels too. I spray my girls with FightBac after milking. As to the bisters it might be she is sensitive to what you are useing and with friction from milking it has caused problems. Who knows. Good Luck

 

[MissPrissy]

I used a mild warm soapy water to wash the teats before milking. After milking they get a spray of fight bac. At any sign of chaffing, when the teats and bag are clean and dry you can apply an udder cream to heal the skin. Bruised, chaffed teats are painfull and can cause the goat to really act out and refuse to be milked. You don't want to create a problem milker from improper handling of her teats. Milk her firmly but carefully and treat the condition until it clears up. The warm soapy wash with a massaging motion before starting will help her to relax and ease the discomfort.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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Ok I've been reading Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats and the book says that watery blisters on the utter and or lips is Goat Pox.

The symptoms is pimples that turn to watery blisters, then to sticky and encrusted scabs on the udder or other hairless areas such as the lips. It varies in severity.

Pox can be controlled by proper management, especially involving sanitation. Infected milkers should be isolated and milked last to avoid spreading the malady to others. Time and gentle milking are the best cures. Traditional treatment is methyl violet to dry up the blusters, but this is very drying and can make the udder painful.

Very similar conditions can be caused by irritation. I have seen cases caused by dirty, urine-soaked bedding and by the use of udder-washing solutions that were too strong. In these cases the cure is wrought by removing the cause. An antibiotic salve will keep the skin supple and prevent secondary infections.​

 

[MissPrissy]

My husband is a rough milker - not intentionally - he just is. Rough handling can cause bruising and the friction of new milking can cause blisters. If she is chaffed it is a good chance she has a few blisters too.

Goat Pox that I have seen comes up as big bumps that then turns into a white headed type pimple that then bursts and leaves a crust messy scab. You didn't indicate this in your description. There is a minor staph type infection that is in the skin (don't worry - we all have it on our skin we just don't always develop problems from it) that will do the same thing. There is a betadine ointment to treat it. I can't remember the name but when I go out to the barn in the morning I'll bring the jar up with me and give you the name. I would wash and dry the udders and use a proper salve and not worry too much about disease unless you notice big changes. At that point you need a vet to verify disease and proper treatment.

 

[Beejay]

Nicole again

Thank you for all your replies!

I don't think its udder pox. Since we've stopped using the TTO the blisters are all drying up now and its looking a lot better. We've been washing with warm water with a touch of dish soap, drying well, and applying just regular bag balm when we're done milking, the one in the green can with the raspberry. It seems to be working.

Can someone post pics of a bruised udder? It's difficult to find goat info online. The pigment of her udder has changed from pink to almost black since we've got her, but it seems to be getting better slowly. I've viewed horrible things online like udder gangarene but I don't think that's what we're dealing with! She looks healthy, clear eyes, is energetic, drinking and eating normally and the milk looks good and the production is good. Does the udder ever change pigment color or is it definetely bruising? She's housed on clean bedding at night and has clean pastures to graze in so cleanliness is not the problem.