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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1439623" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Where did the cow come from? There is a big chance it is mastitis, and it could actually be that the 2 quarters are just no good from previous problems. The reason I ask this is if she was a cull from a dairy, then she could only be a 2 quarter cow due to previous problems. </p><p>Try milking what ever you can get out of it. And I mean really working on the quarters, massaging the udder, trying it several times a day for a day or so. Clear fluid could be an indication of coliform mastitis, or worse klebsiella. If you are not worried about drinking the milk yourself right now, try treating the 2 "bad" quarters with a mastitis medicine that you infuse into the quarters. If there is any saving them, it might help</p><p>Is she running a temp? Or are her ears cold? Also signs of major problems, either would require a vet visit and I would not wait. If the other 2 quarters are showing normal milk, maybe a little yellowish since it is colostrum, make sure the calf gets the "good"milk. </p><p>One other thing, there are a couple of udder cremes that have mint in them. They help to work the edema (swelling) out of the udder, and are better than something like plain bag balm. The mint type are used in most all dairies now, it increases the blood flow to the udder and makes it warm, but it does help to get the udder to soften and be more pliable and all that helps the udder health.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1439623, member: 25884"] Where did the cow come from? There is a big chance it is mastitis, and it could actually be that the 2 quarters are just no good from previous problems. The reason I ask this is if she was a cull from a dairy, then she could only be a 2 quarter cow due to previous problems. Try milking what ever you can get out of it. And I mean really working on the quarters, massaging the udder, trying it several times a day for a day or so. Clear fluid could be an indication of coliform mastitis, or worse klebsiella. If you are not worried about drinking the milk yourself right now, try treating the 2 "bad" quarters with a mastitis medicine that you infuse into the quarters. If there is any saving them, it might help Is she running a temp? Or are her ears cold? Also signs of major problems, either would require a vet visit and I would not wait. If the other 2 quarters are showing normal milk, maybe a little yellowish since it is colostrum, make sure the calf gets the "good"milk. One other thing, there are a couple of udder cremes that have mint in them. They help to work the edema (swelling) out of the udder, and are better than something like plain bag balm. The mint type are used in most all dairies now, it increases the blood flow to the udder and makes it warm, but it does help to get the udder to soften and be more pliable and all that helps the udder health. [/QUOTE]
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