Lets talk about goats!

[Stacykins]

I have a neighbor who has a goat that had massiffi n is breed back she is trying to sell her is there anything that I could do to help the goat out I feel bad for her

Massiffi? Mastitis?

 

[H Diamond]

Massiffi? Mastitis?

Ditto?

 

[farm n louisana]

mastitis

 

[H Diamond]

Pirsue or Tomorrow as an intramammary infusion. Keep the doe milked out. Massage with peppermint and warm compresses.

That being said, why do you think it's mastitis? Has the milk been tested?

 

[Stacykins]

If she had mastitis, but is currently free of mastitis, it shouldn't be much of an issue.

The biggest preventive is good hygiene. Keep the udder and teats clean. Clipping the udders helps, since fur can hold dirt. If the doe is to be milked, thoroughly wash the teats and udder before doing so, using a sanitizing solution. Then, after milking, wash the teats and udder with a clean cloth (not the same one as the prewash) soaked in the udder cleaning solution, dry with a clean cloth, and then slather on some bag balm or other moisturizer. Chapped skin on the udder and teats can introduce bacteria, so what is why moisturizing is a great step. The skin can dry and crack from windburn, sunburn, etc.

I know a breeder who won't let her goats lay down immediately after milking, as bacteria have an easier time infiltrating a freshly milked teat. While she finishes up goat chores, if she sees any goats about to snuggle down, she fusses at them so they don't lay down.

 

[farm n louisana]

She never tested her for it yet but here a pic I took what do y'all think

 

[H Diamond]

Umm, wow. Ok, so does she have kids on her? Is she being milked? Is this how she looks right before milking? Is this how both halves look? Is she acting off at all? Is this udder size a new development or is this just how she is when she freshens? Lots of things we need to know before we can tell you what the problem is

 

[farm n louisana]

That's pic was taken a few weeks ago she let her milk bag get so big when she walked she was dragging it and the bag stated to crack it doesn't have any milk now idk what she did she saying it dried up her milk bag is still hanging low looks empty but looks weird like the skins looks hard I never had a chance to fill it the goats not to friendly around people

 

[H Diamond]

So, if she was trying to dry her up, and let the udder get that big, that doe has what I believe may be a blown teat. Too much pressure causes it to break down. You can't fix that. To be honest, that doe probably just needs to never be bred again. Sometimes that weakness can be hereditary, and you don't want to pass that on.
Letting her udder drag the ground like that is a breeding ground for infection in her udder.

 

[Stacykins]