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06-20-2014, 11:20 AM
I found Petunia's babies frantically sucking away this morning but getting no milk. They seemed very frustrated. They'd gotten some (I saw foam on their lips), but not enough to satisfy them. I ended up putting Snickers on Lilly and he drained all the milk Finn and I had left in that big side of her udder. Sputnik was hungry, but not hungry enough to try nursing off a strange dam. Both kids seem energetic, so I don't believe they're starving or anything, but I'm going to keep a very close watch of course.
As for Petunia's udder: there's a lot of substance and not much milk. I don't know if she's congested or if she just has a meaty udder. The right side is firm but supple and the the left side I'm concerned about. The kids wouldn't nurse off that side at first. Two days ago I taped up the right side for a few hours and forced them to drink from the left. That evened it up and the left side has looked and felt more normal since then (it felt congested before, which was probably why they were avoiding it). Now that it's totally empty and I can feel the udder properly, the left side still feels lumpy and hard in spots. I haven't noticed any heat or pain, but could this be mastitis?
Oh, and Petunia has a very good appetite and has no temperature. Her udder is not hot or sore to the touch. She was kicky at first because she wasn't used to me handling it, but once I started massaging it she calmed down and seemed to enjoy having it rubbed. Is it possible we're just dealing with a lot of congestion? How do I get her production up for these kiddos?
As for Petunia's udder: there's a lot of substance and not much milk. I don't know if she's congested or if she just has a meaty udder. The right side is firm but supple and the the left side I'm concerned about. The kids wouldn't nurse off that side at first. Two days ago I taped up the right side for a few hours and forced them to drink from the left. That evened it up and the left side has looked and felt more normal since then (it felt congested before, which was probably why they were avoiding it). Now that it's totally empty and I can feel the udder properly, the left side still feels lumpy and hard in spots. I haven't noticed any heat or pain, but could this be mastitis?
Oh, and Petunia has a very good appetite and has no temperature. Her udder is not hot or sore to the touch. She was kicky at first because she wasn't used to me handling it, but once I started massaging it she calmed down and seemed to enjoy having it rubbed. Is it possible we're just dealing with a lot of congestion? How do I get her production up for these kiddos?