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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 99673" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Food for thought...are you keeping those back quarters milked out...by hand or something? if she's just recently calved I wouldn't be worried, but if she's been lactating for some time and her system is used to being completely milked out, she may come down with mastitis if you leave those quarters alone, even for one milking.</p><p></p><p>My nurse cow here was giving way more than her four calves wanted to drink for a few weeks...and they were drinking off all four quarters. I know she was giving at least 6 gallons/day, suspect maybe 7 or 8. Meant I had to milk her out by hand after calves were done, put them away...what a lot of work. I'm considering leaving this set on until she's ready to dry in December. LOL. Messed up one day and thought one quarter was "close 'nuff", it was late, cow was being mean...left her and she had mastitis next milking. Not real bad mastitis, but not good either. Loaded her up with antibiotics until the quarter came back to normal. I shoulda known better...seen that happen before in heavy milkers if they don't get milked out completely, or miss a milking and go 24 hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 99673, member: 852"] Food for thought...are you keeping those back quarters milked out...by hand or something? if she's just recently calved I wouldn't be worried, but if she's been lactating for some time and her system is used to being completely milked out, she may come down with mastitis if you leave those quarters alone, even for one milking. My nurse cow here was giving way more than her four calves wanted to drink for a few weeks...and they were drinking off all four quarters. I know she was giving at least 6 gallons/day, suspect maybe 7 or 8. Meant I had to milk her out by hand after calves were done, put them away...what a lot of work. I'm considering leaving this set on until she's ready to dry in December. LOL. Messed up one day and thought one quarter was "close 'nuff", it was late, cow was being mean...left her and she had mastitis next milking. Not real bad mastitis, but not good either. Loaded her up with antibiotics until the quarter came back to normal. I shoulda known better...seen that happen before in heavy milkers if they don't get milked out completely, or miss a milking and go 24 hours. [/QUOTE]
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