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Old 04/06/10, 10:38 PM
 
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HELP Mothers one teat hard?????

My friend has a goat that just gave birth 3 days ago.... She will not let the kids nurse on one teat or let him milk it. Infact 3 hrs after giving birth the kids would not nurse, I had to get him to go out and keep on trying... he still has to go out and help. He says it feels really hard, like the milk is harden up... What can I do to help him, we only talk on chat ..... and he is from another country, sometimes hard to get him to understand.... He needs help he has never done this before...
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Old 04/07/10, 02:43 AM
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There is most likely a plug of solidified colostrum in the teat. Warm WET compresses, massage, and gentle milking out of that side.

Needs to be done NOW!
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