What could cause an udder to...

[HazyDay]

turn from pink to black??? It works with no problems. I just was just looking back in my pictures and Faith before she kidded had a pink udder and smaller teats and now she has a black udder with big long teats! Could it be from CAE?? I don't know if she has it I am waiting till spring so it won't cost me 70.00 each goat. If I wait I can take her to another breeders and only pay 5.00 each. Its not a big preblem was just wondering!

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

No, your doe simply has black skin. It's fresh and pink as a young doeling, turns black as it is hanging out working for a living You don't want does with pink skin in the south, skin cancer is huge out here. Even in white haired breeds you always want to buy black/dark skinned animals.

Go cruise some saanen websites, even boer, you rarely see pink udders that are healthy for long.

Alex now a normal udder that turns blue to black is gangrenous mastitis,malignant edema, now that is one nasty thing to ever have! Don't go look after lunch but go read up on that at saanendoah.com

CAE causes lots of problems but you can't blame everything on it Vicki

[HazyDay]

I got her as a 2 year old doe. She had kidded 2 times before that. So I thought it was a little weird. But if it is normal then so be it! I guess my other does have black udders.

[hoofinitnorth]

This is a new one for me. Thanks for sharing, Hazy.

I always thought light skin was susceptible to skin cancer in animals just like in people. Then I found out grey horses almost always get melanoma and it isn't related to sunlight??? Grey horses often have dark skin too. Wonder if there is the same thing going on in goats????

[Freeholder]

I think sometimes it's a suntan. One of my does did the same thing, but she was perfectly healthy. She usually laid on one side, and the side of her udder that was usually under her stayed pink.

Kathleen

[Starsmom]

My son's saanen x had pink skin and as she gets older, it gets dark spots. that is perfectly normal.