Udder question for a dry doe

[mzgarden]

I posted previously about one of my does (dry, never freshened) limping after an injection. Vet was here last week and checked her, can't find anything wrong.

Tonight while trimming her feet I noticed her udder seemed bigger than her 'sister's.' Katherine (not limping) has an udder that is close up to her belly, straight teats and is soft to handling.
Eleanor has what appears to be a rounder udder, straight teats but it feels like there is hard round tissue in both sides above the teats. It's not hot, it's not red, there is nothing oozing. She's my kicky girl and has never been milked, so she's not particularly calm when I'm trying to examine her.

Everything I can find about diagnosis of udder issues starts with changes in milk or testing milk - since she's never freshened, I can't start there.

They both tested negative for CL, CAE and Johnes in December and have not been around any other goats since we got them. No temp and other than the off and on limp, no signs of problems.   No fever, eating well, head butting/playing with her sister.

I will get the vet back out again but what do I look for in a dry doe that has never freshened, with what seems to be a round hardness on both sides of her udder?

I'm just making myself sick worrying. 

[Bear Foot Farm]

I wouldn't call a Vet until there are more symptoms to indicate there is a real problem.

It doesn't take long to tie up a large amount of money in an animal, and without more indications I'd just wait

[Deleted]

Is it possible that you have a precocious milker?

[mzgarden]

The does were a year old in early March. I had to look up precocious milker - and now I don't know if that matches her. We have no buck and she's not been exposed, so if she's got milk I would be surprised, but ok. It's too late to drag her out and try milking her tonight. Guess I'll give it a shot when I get home from work tomorrow.

Between the limping and this, of course I'm envisioning the worst (even though they both tested negative less than a year ago.)

[manygoatsnmore]

If it would give you peace of mind, you can always re-test. With 2 negatives, you'd be more sure that the results are right.

[mzgarden]

ok, so I did have the vet out again just to make sure. I'm getting our buck and wether in a couple of weeks and wanted to make absolutely sure there was nothing contagious going on. Drum roll please........the ultrasound indicates she's exhibiting signs of a false pregnancy. Not milk in her udder but she does have some fluid. He milked it out and tested it but found nothing. He's thinking her hormones are acting up and once she is exposed to a buck and freshens her chemistry will settle down. Fortunately, our vets are experienced with goats, so I'm feeling much more comfortable now.

Thanks for all the inputs - as I don't have a local goat mentor - I know I can always come here and get helpful information.