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lisa b
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Posted - 14 Sep 2008 :  6:09:11 PM  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add lisa b to your friends list Send lisa b a Private Message
hi all i have recently purchased and rought home a mare who has just had her foal taken off her a month early as the foal was massive and was dragging the mare down..she is fine except she has udders like a cow!!! and is still squirting milk..am worried about mastitis..any tips on what to do for her? ie... milking her or a jab from vet to help dry up? stable or feild? feed or not? thanks guys.. lisa x

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pat ww
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Posted - 14 Sep 2008 :  6:21:01 PM  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add pat ww to your friends list Send pat ww a Private Message
paddock without too much grass and no feed, walking round searching for meagre pickings usually does the trick, check her a couple of times a day, if she has a hard udder not soft and going down, its OK to milk off a small amount to take the pressure off, if you strip her out she'll carry on producing.

If it gets hot and hard and sore, then she could be coming down with mastitis, and she'll need a vet for antibiotics and be stripped out at least twice a day until the infection clears.

They quite often free flow their milk if they are too full, nature's way i suppose.
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lisa b
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Posted - 15 Sep 2008 :  06:55:30 AM  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add lisa b to your friends list Send lisa b a Private Message
thanks pat...i have been just releasing the pressure by milking a little,we have the vet coming today just to check her as id rather be safe than sorry!!! her udder has gone quite hard but fingers crossed its not too bad.. thanks for your tips... lisa x

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