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Old 11/29/11, 03:36 PM
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Question Bumpy teats question

Day eight since the kids were born and the doe has had several discharges in the last several days. I had just warm water trying to soak some dried blood/goo off her tail and noticed that one of her teats looked like it had a bump on it. I felt the teat and sure enough a small hard bump about the size of a lentil, not red or having any pus(yet)..could this be because of the kids nursing? I checked the other teat and it looks like she may be developing one on that teat too..same area- --mid way down and on the outside.

What am I dealing with here..does not look like "pimples" of a staf infection??
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Old 11/29/11, 06:45 PM
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"Leaky teats" or weeping teats. I had a LaMancha that had those. It's extra mis-located milk producing cells.

Just use good milking cleanliness practices. They will probably get smaller during her lactation.
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