My goat gave me....

[The Tin Mom]

POISON IVY!!!

Ouch! Apparently she got into it while she was browsing & it got on my arms off of her legs when I was milking her. I am very allergic - so I am a mess - in spite of the shot & the prednizone the Dr. gave me.

I have washed her udder really well - and cleaned her legs where I think I got it from. I figure she got into it last Weds.

Is there anything else I need to do? I really hope it has rubbed off of her & you will all tell me no - but I thought I would ask anyway! (I am wearing surgical gloves now when I milk. I hate that 'cause it makes it harder to tell what I am doing - course the fact that my hands are swollen from the poison ivy doesn't help....LOL!!)

[arcticow]

IMHO.....I would wash her legs & udder w/mild solution Dawn & water just in case-- I had it so bad once from cuttin down a Christmas tree that I had to cut tube socks off at the toe & wear on my arms to milk cows.Commiseration...

[Alice In TX/MO]

I am having the same problem right now. Itchy rash patches on my arms. Yuk.

[DairyGoatSlave]

Im sorry!
I have to say its kinda funny b/c most of us have been in your situation before
I got ring worm from one of my girls once...nasty stuff

[Wags]

Try to find some tech-nu to wash with. It does a great job on poison oak.