Pet Nubian in "false pregnancy" question

[Earthbound]

I have a pet nubian 2 yrs old who is in "false Pregnacy" according to the vet. Its been about a month now and he said just to keep an eye on her and make sure her udder stays supple and squishy and to check daily for mastitis. Now she has not been bred and one of her udders is full of milk the other one is normal and has a bit of collostrum(sp) in it. We were advised not to milk her but instead to wait for the udder to dry up. She is otherwise totally fine, eating well, drinking well, udder is not sensitive... her sibling is totally fine and showing no signs of anything out of the ordinary. vet called back and said that an excess of clover in the pasture may cause estrogen to be produced at higher levels and may cause this, but other wise was drawing blanks. he by the way is the only vet around here that will touch goats. he also said he could give her a shot that would induce "abortion" and that may clear up the problem, if not ,then surgery. any advice here? I probobly have left out some details here but would love some advice!
thanks
corry

[Mrs. Homesteader]

That is interesting what he said about the clover. I have had 2 does have a cloudburst (that is what it is called around here). One of them was several years ago, but the other one was this year. I bred them in November, they get big like all the other goats, their udder starts filling up and then nothing. No baby, nothing. They look as huge as the other goats (like they swallowed 2 basketballs) and then it just goes slowly away on its own. Is he saying the clover caused her body to think it was pregnant? My goats start getting big before there is any clover or grass out around here. I breed for April babies, and clover or grass or anything else is just starting then.

[Earthbound]

He told me that clover "can" cause the estogen levels to climb and therefore "trick" her body into thinking it's pegnant. How long will one of these cloudbursts last? The full gestation time? If so, then is there anything for me to be really concerned about?
corry

[Mrs. Homesteader]

Originally Posted by Earthbound

He told me that clover "can" cause the estogen levels to climb and therefore "trick" her body into thinking it's pegnant. How long will one of these cloudbursts last? The full gestation time? If so, then is there anything for me to be really concerned about?
corry

Ours started getting big right along with the rest of the goats. They got huge at time we thought they would deliver and then nothing. After about a week after their due date, we started trying to bump up in front of the udder to see if there was anything in there. There wasn't and it just slowly went away. So, yes, it took the whole gestation time.

[Earthbound]

Thanks so much for the reply, now i can relax a bit.
corry