01-04-2015, 08:04 AM
It sounds like it could be mastitis to me. I learned last summer that there doesn't have to be heat or blood to mean mastitis. It would be a good idea to run to your local farm supply and see if you can find a mastitis test there. The ones for cows also work for goats. My girl didn't even have lumps in her milk, she just suddenly had almost no production in one side of her udder and the mastitis test came back positive. I had to give a course of antibiotics and I spent a lot of time that weekend stripping the milk from the udder, massaging, and doing hot compresses every couple of hours until she was over the crisis. It was a lot of work for a couple of days, but it was totally worth it. Her udder came back healthy and it evened out over the course of last summer and fall until now you'd never know by looking that she had a problem.
Make sure her kids are getting enough milk. I had to supplement mine off another doe for a week or two until Petunia's production came back. If you don't have another doe in milk, then you may need to feed milk replacer or whole cows milk.
If you can't find a mastitis test today (I know it's Sunday), I would start stripping the udder and doing hot compresses and massage anyway. She may object at first, but keep at it and your doe will realize how good it feels and will enjoy it.
Make sure her kids are getting enough milk. I had to supplement mine off another doe for a week or two until Petunia's production came back. If you don't have another doe in milk, then you may need to feed milk replacer or whole cows milk.
If you can't find a mastitis test today (I know it's Sunday), I would start stripping the udder and doing hot compresses and massage anyway. She may object at first, but keep at it and your doe will realize how good it feels and will enjoy it.