Guest guest Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 I really need help with a dairy ewe with mastitis. This is my first time! Friday the mastitis showed up, swollen,hard. The ewe was weak...not eating not drinking. We gave her Pen G Friday and Saturday, massaged and milked her out 4-5 times a day. No change Milk was clumpy but we milked plenty out. Sunday we took her to the vet. He gave her 2ccs Draxxin and 1 shot for inflammation. We gave her another shot for inflamation Tuesday and will give another Thursday. We will give her another 2ccs Draxxin Friday. We finally had to drench her yesterday and today with water and gatoraid. She nibbles on the hay...she wouldn't eat the few morsels of corn we gave her. So today we gave her alfalfa because that's the only thing she would eat. Her pee is unusually yellow. Today we are milking out clear fluid and not much of it. Has this gone on too long? What should I do? The udder is still large, swollen, hard. Thanks so much Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm afraid that I can't really help you, but I'll pass on the little bit of information that I know. One of my cows recently had mastitis in one quarter, and for the first two days I milked out a translucent, bright yellow fluid. After the fact a dairy farmer told me that when the milk goes like that it is toxic, and it can poison - and possibly kill - the animal. I was milking the cow out once every two hours until she improved, and the farmer told me that was probably the only reason she made it. I never treated the cow with any drugs, just milked her out once every two hours like I already mentioned, and washed her udder with warm water and thoroughly massaged it. The cow had completely recovered in 9 days, and then got mastitis in another quarter. This time I continued to milk her out once every two hours, washed the udder with warm water, and massaged it thoroughly, but I also rubbed Dynamint into it before milking. (The previously mentioned dairy farmer recommended rubbing Dynamint or Uddermint into the infected quarter, and told me that it would make a huge difference.) This time the cow's milk didn't go that translucent bright yellow colour, and she recovered in half the time - 4.5 days, again with no drugs. I was impressed. Her milk production also didn't decrease as much as the first time, and I can happily report that now, a month later, she is back to normal, both in udder texture and milk production. I would highly recommend milking the ewe out every couple of hours, and seeing if you can find some Dynamint or Uddermint to rub in. I hope that this helps. ~Naomi FournierEnderby, British Columbia, CanadaBirdsong Farm http://naomisbirdsongfarm.webs.com/Enderby WAPF Chapter http://enderbywap.webs.com/ To: RawDairy ; goatcheeseplus ; dairystartup Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 5:46:22 PMSubject: Can someone please help! I really need help with a dairy ewe with mastitis. This is my first time! Friday the mastitis showed up, swollen,hard. The ewe was weak...not eating not drinking. We gave her Pen G Friday and Saturday, massaged and milked her out 4-5 times a day. No change Milk was clumpy but we milked plenty out. Sunday we took her to the vet. He gave her 2ccs Draxxin and 1 shot for inflammation. We gave her another shot for inflamation Tuesday and will give another Thursday. We will give her another 2ccs Draxxin Friday. We finally had to drench her yesterday and today with water and gatoraid. She nibbles on the hay...she wouldn't eat the few morsels of corn we gave her. So today we gave her alfalfa because that's the only thing she would eat. Her pee is unusually yellow. Today we are milking out clear fluid and not much of it. Has this gone on too long? What should I do? The udder is still large, swollen, hard. Thanks so much Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 We have a small herd of Jersey cows and this summer we’ve had two cows that have gotten mastitis in one quarter. I infused Collaidal Silver (12 cc’s) into the quarter twice a day after milking it out completely and messaged it thoroughly. In a matter of 3 days the mastitis was gone. In one of the cows the milk was the translucent – toxic strain. This cow cleared up very well and did the same thing in another quarter two weeks later. Gave her the same treatment and within 2 days it was cleared up. Both cows are back up to full production with no apparent destructive consequences an no drugs. __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6372 (20110812) __________The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.http://www.eset.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Chris! I was just asking my husband if he thought we could use CS on the ewe! We did give her a little by mouth. What was the ppm? Sheep's udders are alot smaller than cows....do you think 12 ccs is too much? Also, how do you infuse it? Thanks so much, Darlene Subject: Re: Can someone please help!To: RawDairy Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 4:20 PM We have a small herd of Jersey cows and this summer we’ve had two cows that have gotten mastitis in one quarter. I infused Collaidal Silver (12 cc’s) into the quarter twice a day after milking it out completely and messaged it thoroughly. In a matter of 3 days the mastitis was gone. In one of the cows the milk was the translucent – toxic strain. This cow cleared up very well and did the same thing in another quarter two weeks later. Gave her the same treatment and within 2 days it was cleared up. Both cows are back up to full production with no apparent destructive consequences an no drugs. __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6372 (20110812) __________The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.http://www.eset.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I like Vetracyn because it is totally non-toxic. I would do 20 cc’s, she gives a lot more milk than that so I don’t think the amount would be to high. You want to get enough in there to do the job. Have you taken a milk sample and had it cultured? This is important to find out what you are dealing with and if you have to get stronger. If you use vetracyn you can use the milk from the other half of the udder. It stays put and will need to be milked out at least twice a day. You could milk and treat more often in the day but I really don’t know if that will get you to a better place. Some times the stress of milking that much is as bad. You want to be between 100 and 200 ppm, which is what vetracyn is already. Vetracyn is Hypochlorous Acid and I get mine from a guy who makes it. I use it as a sanitizer for my equipment. It is pricy at the feed store but it works great. You need to get teat infusion cannula's. You should be able to get them from a feed store or your vet. A sanitized syringe will be fine. Use a body temp solution for comfort. You can use a chlorine test strip to check the ppm on Vetracyn that you get at the feed store but it should be fine. We are using Hypochlorous Acid for a lot of things and I am going to add it to the water when I do pigs this fall. Chris Chris! I was just asking my husband if he thought we could use CS on the ewe! We did give her a little by mouth. What was the ppm? Sheep's udders are alot smaller than cows....do you think 12 ccs is too much? Also, how do you infuse it? Thanks so much, Darlene Subject: Re: Can someone please help!To: RawDairy Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 4:20 PM We have a small herd of Jersey cows and this summer we’ve had two cows that have gotten mastitis in one quarter. I infused Collaidal Silver (12 cc’s) into the quarter twice a day after milking it out completely and messaged it thoroughly. In a matter of 3 days the mastitis was gone. In one of the cows the milk was the translucent – toxic strain. This cow cleared up very well and did the same thing in another quarter two weeks later. Gave her the same treatment and within 2 days it was cleared up. Both cows are back up to full production with no apparent destructive consequences an no drugs. __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6372 (20110812) __________The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.http://www.eset.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I used CS that was made by a friend and so I don’t know the actual PPM. Knowing this friend his would be potent!!! We use a standard infusion canula and a 12 cc syringe that should work for the sheep as well. On the dosage I don’t believe 12cc would be “too much” it might tend to fill the quarter slightly but as you message it excess may tend to squirt out. I’d just play with it a little. Blessings, linwww.feonow.comwww.trinityoaksfarms.com Chris!I was just asking my husband if he thought we could use CS on the ewe! We did give her a little by mouth. What was the ppm? Sheep's udders are alot smaller than cows....do you think 12 ccs is too much? Also, how do you infuse it?Thanks so much,Darlene __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6374 (20110813) __________The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.http://www.eset.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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