Giant Teat

[Bestoutwest]

Cow just had a calf last week. She has one teat that is extremely large and swollen. However, she's moving good, eating well, it's not red or 'angry' looking. It's just extremely large. Advice?

Thanks

 

[AllForage]

2 things, you can milk it out if it makes you feel good or just leave it be. The calf will get to it eventually. It will be fine.

 

[Rafter S]

What AllForage said. And if she was mine I'd sell her after she raises this calf.

 

[wacocowboy]

I agree with Allforage and Rafter.

 

[Craig Miller]

Ive got one with one big teat. She raises good calves. If she gets another then ill sell her.

 

[LRTX1]

I agree with allforage, rafter, and waco. :D

 

[M-5]

I disagree with LRTX!

 

[LRTX1]

I disagree with LRTX!

Just me right? You do agree with the others though, right?

 

[M-5]

the Others gave good advise ,

 

[Bestoutwest]

Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like benign neglect is the course for this one.

 

[AllForage]

Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like benign neglect is the course for this one.

Don't let the udder nazis fool ya. Everybody's got a big titter here or there. :)

 

[Rafter S]

Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like benign neglect is the course for this one.

Don't let the udder nazis fool ya. Everybody's got a big titter here or there. :)

Not everybody. I've sold more than one cow just because I didn't like the looks of her bag.

 

[Aaron]

Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like benign neglect is the course for this one.

Don't let the udder nazis fool ya. Everybody's got a big titter here or there. :)

Not for long, I don't. Big tit left for more than a couple days is guaranteed mastitis here. I don't like that kind of work.

 

[lavacarancher]

I disagree with most here. A big teat is a sure sign that it isn't working. Go to your feed and seed or Vet and get a mammary needle and stick it into the hole in the teat (and stand back). It's no big deal but if left like that it can get complicated and expensive.

 

[Hook]

I disagree with most here. A big teat is a sure sign that it isn't working. Go to your feed and seed or Vet and get a mammary needle and stick it into the hole in the teat (and stand back). It's no big deal but if left like that it can get complicated and expensive.

After one week, that sounds like a good way to introduce infection or mess with a teet that didn't need messed with. Causing extra stress, and reduced milk.

Leave it be...sometimes it takes a week or 3 for the calf to hit the bigger one. They are lazy when they are young and will get the easy meal first.

 

[dun]

Some years ago we had a cow with one teat almost the size of a coke can. I squeezed it with both hands and couldn;t get a drop. Tried multiple times, tried warm soaking cloths, squeezing, swearing etc. Finally gave up and figured she would end up a 3 teater. Ignored her for a while and about 2 weeks later it was sucked down just like the rest. I figured that wet mouthed calf sucking on it finally broke the plug. That was he one and only strike, went out as a kill cow when we weaned the calf.

 

[lavacarancher]

I disagree with most here. A big teat is a sure sign that it isn't working. Go to your feed and seed or Vet and get a mammary needle and stick it into the hole in the teat (and stand back). It's no big deal but if left like that it can get complicated and expensive.

After one week, that sounds like a good way to introduce infection or mess with a teet that didn't need messed with. Causing extra stress, and reduced milk.

Leave it be...sometimes it takes a week or 3 for the calf to hit the bigger one. They are lazy when they are young and will get the easy meal first.

Maybe you're right. I just never wanted to wait three or four weeks for it to go down. But the risk of infection is minimal. The "needle" I'm talking about was designed to do this exact job. It isn't sharp, has a rounded tip, about an 1/8" in diameter and about 2" long. It will not damage the lining of the orifice in the teat if you do it carefully. The teat is plugged up with milk that has dried and the "needle" opens the passage where the milk will flow properly. Next time I have one that has a plugged teat I'll leave it alone and see if it fixes itself. Thanks for the info.

 

[dun]

Maybe you're right. I just never wanted to wait three or four weeks for it to go down. But the risk of infection is minimal. The "needle" I'm talking about was designed to do this exact job. It isn't sharp, has a rounded tip, about an 1/8" in diameter and about 2" long. It will not damage the lining of the orifice in the teat if you do it carefully. The teat is plugged up with milk that has dried and the "needle" opens the passage where the milk will flow properly. Next time I have one that has a plugged teat I'll leave it alone and see if it fixes itself. Thanks for the info.

Seems like there was thread just last week about osmeone using one and having blood from the teat. There is actually an art to getting the teat dilaters in properly. I haven;t done it in 50 years about I recall it takes a certain knack to do it right

 

[backhoeboogie]

You can use a regular needle. Just file the point off. Peroxide the needle before you infuse.

Probably not what your vet would do. But it works.

 

[dun]

You can use a regular needle. Just file the point off. Peroxide the needle before you infuse.

Probably not what your vet would do. But it works.

What I found worked the easiest was the plastic needles on mastitis treatment tubes. They're rounded and designed for that purpose.