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Old 04/23/08, 10:19 PM
 
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Made my own suction milker...

for that doe with the scratches/bites on the udder. The poor thing has been so tense at every milking and you can tell it hurts her to be milked. I made it out of a squirt bottle top, tubing and a syringe. She got so relaxed she even began to eat her feed. I've been massaging her udder with bag balm and washing her bites with bactrine. She is healing up nicely!!
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Old 04/24/08, 07:42 AM
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Poor baby! What happened to her? Good for you being so careful not to hurt her any more than necessary!! You know she appreciates it.
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Old 04/24/08, 07:42 AM
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Hey Pete, sounds interesting, how about a photo for us to see??? thanks
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Old 04/24/08, 08:36 AM
 
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The cord for my camera is MIA, I can't even download the pics of my new Marine son, but I will try to see if the kids have any USB cords (they usually know/have everything) and then I will post a few pics.... or I will see if I can use my son's wife's camera.
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Old 04/24/08, 09:04 AM
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Does your printer or computer have a card reader - if so then you don't need a USB cable.
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Old 04/24/08, 03:52 PM
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And it works just fine? I made one, and it didnt work at all! We've gotta see pics! Alot of computers have card readers for the memory card. That's how I get my pics on the computer.

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