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My Nigerian goat is our main milk source (she kidded last December so no kids to worry about). Today she appears to have a swollen left udder which is tender. It's not horrible, but I know that we have to treat it immediately. Ordering meds requires waiting for Valley Vet to ship, so we're talking about 4 days before any meds not already on hand will arrive.
Here's what we did so far:
Temp was 106 (subtract 1 degree because we're in AZ and it's hotter than blazes out here), so 105
Gave her Banamine Paste
Gave her 5cc of CD Antitoxin
Gave her 3cc of Biomycin
Gave her 1cc of ProBios
Milked her out (ick!)
Massaged her udder with hot compress.
She is eating, and pee seemed normal, didn't happen to see her poop but the poop around the stall seems fine. She lets us touch the udder so it's not too sore yet...the worst she does is move her back leg a bit.
What else can we do until the meds arrive--and would I be better with Today or Tomorrow or MastiClear? I have heard people swear by all three, so I'm at a loss.
Here's what else we have on hand:
Vit B Drench
Selenium
Pen C
Vit C tablets
SMZ/TMP tablets
All sorts of electrolytes
Please help, she's my favorite goat and the only one that doesn't have a mean streak.
Here's what we did so far:
Temp was 106 (subtract 1 degree because we're in AZ and it's hotter than blazes out here), so 105
Gave her Banamine Paste
Gave her 5cc of CD Antitoxin
Gave her 3cc of Biomycin
Gave her 1cc of ProBios
Milked her out (ick!)
Massaged her udder with hot compress.
She is eating, and pee seemed normal, didn't happen to see her poop but the poop around the stall seems fine. She lets us touch the udder so it's not too sore yet...the worst she does is move her back leg a bit.
What else can we do until the meds arrive--and would I be better with Today or Tomorrow or MastiClear? I have heard people swear by all three, so I'm at a loss.
Here's what else we have on hand:
Vit B Drench
Selenium
Pen C
Vit C tablets
SMZ/TMP tablets
All sorts of electrolytes
Please help, she's my favorite goat and the only one that doesn't have a mean streak.