Whole Goat Care

I have a doe who gave birth to twins on a night when it was eight degrees the other night. She lost one and we brought one in the house. She is a heavy milk producer and I cannot milk her. She fights like a banshee and I am afraid of hurting her or me trying to milk her. Her bag is huge and so tight it is shiney. Does anyone know of anything that will dry her up. No vet around here has anything, or anyway they say not. I am going to start her on Nuflor to try to fend of mastitas. If anyone can help I would sure appreciate it.

Lloyd

Lloyd,

When I have to dry up a doe I get the Today treatment for mastitis, one for each side, and put it in. First though you must milk the doe as dry as you can, then you stick the tip of the tube in the teat (usually it has a ring or mark that shows the max you should go into the teat), inject the meds into the teat, massage the bag before removing the tube, then remove the tube. I usually see it start drying them up within two or three days. If you can not get the Today get the Tomorrow, it will take a few days longer. The plus is it also treats for mastitis.

I get mine at the CoOp, but TSC also carries a product like it, different name, same method of treatment. This is a med for cows, but we use it off label.

i pretty much do the same as kendra. if she is hard to milk get some one to hold her back leg on the opposite side from you milking. she might jump around a little but can't do to much on just front legs. also remove her grain for a couple of days . just give her hay till you see her starting to reabsorb

Lloyd, I've read in natural care books that feeding sage will help in drying off or decreasing milk production.

We have had this situation before, we end up putting them on the milk stand and just doing the best we can to milk out whatever we can to relieve the pressure then let nature follow through in drying off. It can be a battle. Sorry to hear you are having to struggle with this.