Is this mastitis?

[perplexed]

I got another milker yesterday from a herd that is usually healthy. The guy told me she had been sick with a bit of bloat this spring and her milk supply decreased. I took her without her babies and have been milking regularly and dry.

Her udder is very hot, does not feel lumpy when full (she's only giving 1 qt. 2x a day), feels a bit lumy when dry, and she gave out a few chunky pieces of milk tonight from her left teat. When she was done milking, I massaged her udder and was able to squeeze out a tiny bit more each time. No blood.

Does she have mastitis? Is it safe to drink the milk? Do udders have lumpy qualities when the goat is dry?

[CookingPam777]

Sounds like she does to me. I would not drink the milk. Udders are not usually lumpy if thats what you mean.

[perplexed]

If anyone else can answer it would be very helpful.

[Alice In TX/MO]

I'd milk her three or four times per day and see how things look.

Older does can have lumpy udders. One of mine does.

You can always send off a sample for testing.

[christie]

Does a warm udder mean mastitis? If im late milking her, she is big and warm.