[hmnorwood]

Hi my doe has two kids on her and me milking- she has a little scabby area on the base of her udder where her teat attaches- I have been using naylors udder balm on it- no drainage just scab.

 

[lottsagoats]

Its caused by the kids teeth while nursing. Some does get them, some dont. One of the does I sold the other day gets them each time she kids and its always the buckling that does it to her.

I use a triple antibiotic salve on the spot twice a day. I also dip it in a comfrey and water mix. You can keep limit the kids from contact with her until its healed. I took them away at night. I also milked her out twice a day. When I did I put an oily salve or balm on her teats to make the milking easier on her. By keeping the pressure off the sore, it healed faster.

 

[Little-Bits-N-Pieces]

Yes, caused by the kids teeth and saliva. Antibiotic ointment, and bag balm or udder butter it.

 

[katie]

I had one that had something like that but she wasn't nursing her kids. What else could cause it?

 

[Little-Bits-N-Pieces]

I had one that had something like that but she wasn't nursing her kids. What else could cause it?

Did it suddenly appear after you had been milking her for a while? Or did you notice a day or two after you pulled the kids?

It could also have been an injury from catching it on something.

 

[hmnorwood]

Thank you guys! I kinda wondered if it was kids because of where it's located- they are 7 weeks now and it's been there about a week- they nurse pretty aggressively too- it popped up when I started separating to milk so they were doing frantic udder bashing nursing when I returned her.

 

[mjs500doo]

Happens more often than we like, especially with first timers. Can be caused by kids, our hands, washing, being exposed to elements, a cut, etc.

Bag balm and keep moist and soft.

 

[katie]

Did it suddenly appear after you had been milking her for a while? Or did you notice a day or two after you pulled the kids?

It could also have been an injury from catching it on something.

It was after I had been milking for a little bit. She won't take care of kids.

 

[mjs500doo]

Here's a pic of Begonia:

She actually had two sores after she kidded in. One on her bag from the elements, one on her tit from milking.