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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 9647"><p>Mastitis is basically an infection of the mammary gland. Can affect one or more quarters. To tell if it is mastitis you will need to restrain the cow ans extract milk from that quarter. Milk with thick chunks or if it is pink is an indicator of mastitis. If that quarter is hot or feels hard it's a good bet that it is infected. Common preactice is to milk out the qaurter and infuse it with a mastitis treatment, a good large animal vet can tell you what is the common treatment in your area. This treatment needs to be done usually for several days, milk it out, infuse it. The directions for use will be on the packaging. Worst case would most likely be restricted to the lose of that quarter. But, it is still an infection and should be treated. I doubt the cow would die from untreated mastitis although their are dairyman around here that maintain the have lost cows from mastitis. I have always tended to think there were other problems afoot and the mastitis is what they saw.</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> I have a simmental cow that</p><p>> freshened about 3 weeks ago. The</p><p>> calf is doing fine - feeding off</p><p>> the cow several times a day. The</p><p>> cow has one teat that is quite a</p><p>> bit bigger that the other 3 -</p><p>> swollen. My neigbor used to raise</p><p>> holsteins and said it has</p><p>> mastitus. Can someone tell me</p><p>> exactly what mastitus is? How can</p><p>> I treat it? I just bought this</p><p>> particular cow (along with 2</p><p>> others that have not freshened</p><p>> yet)and she has not gotten used to</p><p>> going into the barn yet so I am</p><p>> having a hard time getting it into</p><p>> a stanchion - my other cattle use</p><p>> the barn without a problem. She is</p><p>> eating and drinking plenty and</p><p>> appears to be quite healthy. What</p><p>> am I looking at for a worst case</p><p>> senario? Any help would be</p><p>> appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 9647"] Mastitis is basically an infection of the mammary gland. Can affect one or more quarters. To tell if it is mastitis you will need to restrain the cow ans extract milk from that quarter. Milk with thick chunks or if it is pink is an indicator of mastitis. If that quarter is hot or feels hard it's a good bet that it is infected. Common preactice is to milk out the qaurter and infuse it with a mastitis treatment, a good large animal vet can tell you what is the common treatment in your area. This treatment needs to be done usually for several days, milk it out, infuse it. The directions for use will be on the packaging. Worst case would most likely be restricted to the lose of that quarter. But, it is still an infection and should be treated. I doubt the cow would die from untreated mastitis although their are dairyman around here that maintain the have lost cows from mastitis. I have always tended to think there were other problems afoot and the mastitis is what they saw. dunmovin farms > I have a simmental cow that > freshened about 3 weeks ago. The > calf is doing fine - feeding off > the cow several times a day. The > cow has one teat that is quite a > bit bigger that the other 3 - > swollen. My neigbor used to raise > holsteins and said it has > mastitus. Can someone tell me > exactly what mastitus is? How can > I treat it? I just bought this > particular cow (along with 2 > others that have not freshened > yet)and she has not gotten used to > going into the barn yet so I am > having a hard time getting it into > a stanchion - my other cattle use > the barn without a problem. She is > eating and drinking plenty and > appears to be quite healthy. What > am I looking at for a worst case > senario? Any help would be > appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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