Post by comfortablynumb on Sept 17, 2017 14:38:05 GMT
Hula is our little alpine-ish semi mini bushwhacker goat, who lives with buster, her neutered brother. They are both about 6 yrs old, has always been in good health.
There is no way any bucks have gotten in the yard, and she has never been bred. Yet today shes full of milk on one side and plumping out on the other. Shes always had a tiny little udder.
We took milk samples and ran a CMT test, no trace of mastitis at all, both sides are clean. Her udder is almost hard, larger on one side than the other. Nothing out of the ordinary if she was a nursing mother who hasn't been milked. There is no blood pus or odd lumps. The larger side is a bit warm... but it is full of milk.
Is spontaneous milking of a 6 yr old doe odd? Buster has no testicles, he never has and he doesn't stink. He does act kind of bucky and does mount her a lot, but its been 6 yrs.... really.
Yes she is a bit fat. But she is well fed.
Should we be concerned and let it go/dry up or is this a sign of something bad?
She doesn't act ill at all, she has a good appetite. She is fed a cup or 2 of Nobel goat chow once a day now as winter is coming.
We are clueless.... Halp!
There is no way any bucks have gotten in the yard, and she has never been bred. Yet today shes full of milk on one side and plumping out on the other. Shes always had a tiny little udder.
We took milk samples and ran a CMT test, no trace of mastitis at all, both sides are clean. Her udder is almost hard, larger on one side than the other. Nothing out of the ordinary if she was a nursing mother who hasn't been milked. There is no blood pus or odd lumps. The larger side is a bit warm... but it is full of milk.
Is spontaneous milking of a 6 yr old doe odd? Buster has no testicles, he never has and he doesn't stink. He does act kind of bucky and does mount her a lot, but its been 6 yrs.... really.
Yes she is a bit fat. But she is well fed.
Should we be concerned and let it go/dry up or is this a sign of something bad?
She doesn't act ill at all, she has a good appetite. She is fed a cup or 2 of Nobel goat chow once a day now as winter is coming.
We are clueless.... Halp!
