tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post1517650567320731552..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: Udderly RuinedCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-47153990013436714042014-02-23T18:19:39.628-06:002014-02-23T18:19:39.628-06:00So sorry to hear about Nettie....do hope she recov...So sorry to hear about Nettie....do hope she recovers. M.E. Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430739166948213915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-74855969825568860422014-02-23T16:31:44.658-06:002014-02-23T16:31:44.658-06:00I don't have anything to add to the good advis...I don't have anything to add to the good advise here. Just letting you know we're rooting for you and Nettie.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-47714798379380761322014-02-23T15:01:29.032-06:002014-02-23T15:01:29.032-06:00Oh my goodness Carolyn you have your hands full. Y...Oh my goodness Carolyn you have your hands full. You are so smart you will find a way to fix Nettie right up I hope she kids with no problems and now you have Pickles milk to feed the babies. If she doesn't make enough you could always buy milk replacer, it's nasty stuff but I raised my buck on it and he's a big strong boy now. Hope the b12 gets her eating again. Good luck :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326069783582536184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-23413888433960555122014-02-23T07:55:34.941-06:002014-02-23T07:55:34.941-06:00gld, we checked out the cannula's at the feed ...gld, we checked out the cannula's at the feed store; they were for cows and too big. I''ve been able to squirt enough stuff out that it's no longer engorged and it's actually shrinking to where I know there's no milk production going on. By now in her pregnancy she would be FULL. '<br /><br />I researched the gangrene after PP posted the lady's concern. I'm pretty certain that it's not gangrene. It's obvious (although not in the posted picture) that it's just pooled blood and there are parts already starting to lighten up. But there's definitely also some brusing. Keeping an eye on it though. <br /><br />My main concern now is getting her to eat. She hasn't more than nibbled anything in two days. I"m drenching her with RedCell, Nutridrench & electrolytes on a regular basis and she's drinking. I'm going to the feed store this morning to see if I can get another tube of the b12x5; I gave that to pickles when she was off feed and it perked her right up.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-31795033713107288372014-02-23T07:05:04.239-06:002014-02-23T07:05:04.239-06:00Did you know there is a cannula that you can inser...Did you know there is a cannula that you can insert into the teat and the fluid should drain out.....unless there are clots there. Those have to be squeezed out.<br />There is a cap that you put on and just leave the cannula in place. There is always the danger of inserting bacteria into the udder using any kind of insertion process. Be sure to wipe everything with alcohol and be as careful as possible. It that black discoloration or her udder color.<br /><br />Some things to consider: gangrene mastitis (research this one closely).<br />Severe bruising after the injurygldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-74047270573685544932014-02-22T20:05:56.965-06:002014-02-22T20:05:56.965-06:00Here's sending her some healthy energy!!! Hang...Here's sending her some healthy energy!!! Hang in there...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-77570707141979403082014-02-22T18:33:35.583-06:002014-02-22T18:33:35.583-06:00Thanks! I will look that up right away!!!
Thanks! I will look that up right away!!!<br />Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-18651597963590758742014-02-22T18:09:55.892-06:002014-02-22T18:09:55.892-06:00Carolyn - a reader asked me to repost this to your...Carolyn - a reader asked me to repost this to your blog for her.<br /><br />PP. I hope you will help.me help a fellow homesteader. Carolyn @ Krazo acres has a doe with gangrene mastitis. I tried to send here info but her site will not let me comment anonymously. I see that you comment there, so if there is any way you could make her aware of the situation. The doe can survive but needs quick actionand will not be easy. Thanks. Kathy Miller. Birch Tree. Missouri<br /><br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-50142289911496358532014-02-22T17:45:31.237-06:002014-02-22T17:45:31.237-06:00Carolyn,
You are just awesome for looking at all...Carolyn, <br /><br />You are just awesome for looking at all angles & preparing for all types of situations. I do hope Nettie is okay & kids healthy kids. And I don't envy you one bit if you have to bottle feed those babies.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-67478191376411684822014-02-22T17:40:12.819-06:002014-02-22T17:40:12.819-06:00I think Nettie has a huge hematoma on her udder . ...I think Nettie has a huge hematoma on her udder . . . which may not be as serious as it looks. A hematoma forms when a part of the body receives a hard blow (which we know Nettie did) and blood forms outside the blood vessels. This would cause the discoloration (blood right under the skin) you see on the outside of her udder. It's likely the blood inside her udder and coming out of her teats is the same thing.<br /><br />The frozen colostrum will be great for her kids. We've had kids that we bottle fed goat milk replacer (after getting some colostrum into them) and they did fine. <br /><br />I think Marivene's suggestions are all good ones. Annette could well prove to have enough milk for all the kids.<br /><br />I'd say your biggest chore before Nettie kids is to get her eating again. If it is a hematoma on her udder, I don't think that will keep her from kidding normally . . . but nursing the kids would be probably not be a good thing. Especially with the blood in the milk. But you've got to build her up again before she kids.<br /><br />I am so in awe of you, Carolyn. You are fantastic in the way you're preparing for and dealing with this situation. Remember we're all rooting for you and behind you all the way. Hugs.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-73652347947786073842014-02-22T17:08:56.478-06:002014-02-22T17:08:56.478-06:00I can't say I have ever had, seen or known of ...I can't say I have ever had, seen or known of anyone who dealt witht he type of injury Nettie had. We have had our fair share of triplet lambs that required bottle feeding and a couple of mastitis type issues but punctured utters have never been one of them. That being said I think I would rob all the extra milk I could from the other available nanny goats and up the feed levels like Marivene mentioned.<br /><br />This scenario has made me glad we don;t have any horned animals around here.<br /> PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-7642853140680624342014-02-22T16:38:46.032-06:002014-02-22T16:38:46.032-06:00OOps --that should be 1/2 cup grain extra for eve...OOps --that should be 1/2 cup grain extra for every pound, not 1.2 cups - - sorry, fat fingers!Marivenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132799501322678149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-3177679142602939142014-02-22T16:37:32.395-06:002014-02-22T16:37:32.395-06:00Worst case scenario, you thaw the frozen colostrum...Worst case scenario, you thaw the frozen colostrum & feed it her kids, & that will get you thru the first day. Then milk out Annette & feed all 4 kids. If you milk out Annette 3 times a day, you will boost her supply. You may have to eventually mix her milk with milk replacer for the kids, but you would be surprised how much a nanny can produce. The key is to keep her milked out OFTEN for the first 2 weeks, to mimic her having quads of her own, to weight the milk & feed her 1/2 cup grain +1.2 cup for every pound of milk she produces. Without feeding grain, she can't eat enough to produce that much milk. You have to bring her up slowly, grain-wise, you can't just feed her 2-3 cups without working up to it, or she will get grain overload, but if you empty out the milk & the FIL (an factor in the milk that controls the amount of milk produced) consistently for the first 2 weeks, she will produce what is needed. Marivenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132799501322678149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-49413959404080770722014-02-22T16:06:58.009-06:002014-02-22T16:06:58.009-06:00You really have your hands full. I feel for the po...You really have your hands full. I feel for the poor animal and for all your stress. Hang in there, you'll know the right thing to do when the time comes.Mike Yukonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615350717597229013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-42713648649947012362014-02-22T15:47:09.146-06:002014-02-22T15:47:09.146-06:00So sorry. Sounds like you're handling it bette...So sorry. Sounds like you're handling it better than I would. I really hope all those "worst case scenarios" going through your head just don't happen. hoosier girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042021292102476233noreply@blogger.com