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Pickerington, Ohio
I have a 5 year old doe give birth three days ago. The following day after she birthed, I noticed the fawns had not eaten but she was letting them nurse. She is a very tame doe, so I checked her utter and it did not fill/drop milk. The best way I can described her utter is that it is hard and not filling with milk (it has a flat shape). Only one of the teats is large and the other three are small. The udder also has a "lip" at the end. I could fit my whole hand between the lip of her udder and the underside of her belly. One last thing...I even tried to milk her teats but nothing is coming out...I can't even see a hole at the tips of each teat.
Thankfully, I was able to save her fawns and get them colustrum from another doe. Right now, the mother is in the barn because the vet instructed me to treat her for mastitis. I have been giving her 8cc penicillin sq 2 times a day ( this is the third day). I also gave her oxytosin...and tried warm compresses to the udder. So after all this, there doesn't seem to be any improvement. Such as producing milk or udder softening. Could this be mastitis or something else? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I will try to get some pics.
Thankfully, I was able to save her fawns and get them colustrum from another doe. Right now, the mother is in the barn because the vet instructed me to treat her for mastitis. I have been giving her 8cc penicillin sq 2 times a day ( this is the third day). I also gave her oxytosin...and tried warm compresses to the udder. So after all this, there doesn't seem to be any improvement. Such as producing milk or udder softening. Could this be mastitis or something else? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I will try to get some pics.