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Post by jessil on Jul 16, 2011 13:02:30 GMT -5
I have a 5 year old Dexter cow with a 2 month old calf at side. Usually she has quite a full udder and you can tell the calf likes to nurse the front quarters, but yesterday her udder was half the size it usually is and she has a swollen area in front of her udder on her left side. Could the milk be stuck before getting to the udder? Both cow and calf are otherwise acting normal.
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Post by Star Creek Dexters on Jul 16, 2011 14:21:52 GMT -5
Will she let you handle her/feel her udder? I would be concerned about mastitis in the swollen area. If you can, check her udder to see if it's hard and/or hot. If at all possible, see if you can squeeze some milk out. It should be white, if it's clear, yellow/watery, or chunks come out, then you most likely have mastitis. Also, if you can check her temp. Shoud be about 102, if it's much higher that's a sign of infection.
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Post by dexterfarm on Jul 17, 2011 7:28:41 GMT -5
I would not worry about the lack of milk the calf is probably taking it. Can you post a picture of the swelling.
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Post by jessil on Jul 18, 2011 9:37:32 GMT -5
Her udder is not swollen or hot, the only area effected was the area to the left of her naval and back to just in front of her udder. The swelling is starting to subside and her calf is still suckling fine. Not sure what the problem was. Just relieved they are both doing well. I have pictures of what it looked like but can't figure out how to get them on here.
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Post by otf on Jul 18, 2011 11:23:49 GMT -5
Open a free Photobucket Account, post your photos there. Then you can copy and paste them here.
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