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12-24-2015, 11:59 AM
This is a very old thread, but I was thinking of Petunia and her mastitis ordeal for some reason this morning, and I thought I'd write a follow-up to the story.
Petunia recovered so well from her mastitis that we milked her all the way through September 2015. She was almost 500 days in lactation by the time she finally dried up (which she seemed very unwilling to do!). She consistently gave 2 quarts/day on one milking, and during the summer she gave 3 quarts/day on just one milking. She ramped up even more when I switched to 2x/day milking during August/September 2015 for the fall show season. She provided Phil and I with milk and cream for a whole year and stayed in excellent body condition throughout. She's the sleekest of my goats and definitely the easiest keeper of all my girls.
By spring 2015, her udder was totally even on both sides, and in September at the CDGA Harvest Show, she got Reserve Champion Recorded Grade. The judge was impressed with her consistent production and how well her udder looked after milking through as a first freshener. Her udder stayed soft and elastic and all those lumps from the mastitis went away.
We dried her up in October and have bred her for May 2016 kids (hoping she took). I'll be on the lookout for any recurring mastitis, but I have high hopes that she put this ordeal totally behind her. Way to go, Petunia!
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Petunia recovered so well from her mastitis that we milked her all the way through September 2015. She was almost 500 days in lactation by the time she finally dried up (which she seemed very unwilling to do!). She consistently gave 2 quarts/day on one milking, and during the summer she gave 3 quarts/day on just one milking. She ramped up even more when I switched to 2x/day milking during August/September 2015 for the fall show season. She provided Phil and I with milk and cream for a whole year and stayed in excellent body condition throughout. She's the sleekest of my goats and definitely the easiest keeper of all my girls.
By spring 2015, her udder was totally even on both sides, and in September at the CDGA Harvest Show, she got Reserve Champion Recorded Grade. The judge was impressed with her consistent production and how well her udder looked after milking through as a first freshener. Her udder stayed soft and elastic and all those lumps from the mastitis went away.
We dried her up in October and have bred her for May 2016 kids (hoping she took). I'll be on the lookout for any recurring mastitis, but I have high hopes that she put this ordeal totally behind her. Way to go, Petunia!