Sore sheeps udder HELP!!

Becky1992

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One of my ewes has triplets and I started noticing her kicking her away when they went to drink. Flipped her over she has sores round the teats and he udder is hot an lumpy and one lump has got bigger. Gave her a jab of penicillin 3weekz ago should it have healed up by now?
Is it masitis or something else?
What else should I do?
I'm weaning tomorrow?!
Thanks
 

Sheep

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Location
Northern Ireland
One of my ewes has triplets and I started noticing her kicking her away when they went to drink. Flipped her over she has sores round the teats and he udder is hot an lumpy and one lump has got bigger. Gave her a jab of penicillin 3weekz ago should it have healed up by now?
Is it masitis or something else?
What else should I do?
I'm weaning tomorrow?!
Thanks

Check it has healed (no open sores) and cull her.

edit: sounds a lot like mastitis, how big are the lumps?
 

Becky1992

Member
One of the teats is still quite sore and open.
Still getting milk out
Two lumps at the back like a palm size and hard.
Hopefully you can see the picture.
image.jpeg
 
Location
Cleveland
By the looks of the pic the bag only looks hard on the far half, hard to tell, but probably it'll have mastitis on one side and the lambs have been hammering the one tit with milk which is why it's sore, are both sides milking? It'll need penicillin if the bags hard
 

Becky1992

Member
No the two lumps are at the back of the udder between her back legs. You can see them when you stand behind her. Milk still coming out of Teats.
Or would ther not be a lot in the one that's not sore?
image.jpeg


Seeing as she has three they are fine fat little things but one of them is a runt and he is very small with a big belly.
 

Monty

Member
I don't know much about sheep but any sore teats like that on a cow we regularly spray with some blue antibiotic spray to prevent infection. It will be very sore but it will heal over time. Same goes with any other open wounds.
 

yellowbelly

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Livestock Farmer
Location
N.Lincs
If the bags soft and there's milk coming out its very unlikely to be mastitis, the soreness will be with her having 3 lambs and them constantly pulling at her
^ what he said
Antibiotic(blue spray) / udder cream every day 'til it heals up. 5 or 6ml of Pen Strep (or something similar) for 3 days to prevent infection which will lead to mastitis
 

multi power

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Location
pembrokeshire
No the two lumps are at the back of the udder between her back legs. You can see them when you stand behind her. Milk still coming out of Teats.
Or would ther not be a lot in the one that's not sore? View attachment 329834

Seeing as she has three they are fine fat little things but one of them is a runt and he is very small with a big belly.
Knock the runt on the head and let the good lambs have the milk
 

andybk

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Mendips Somerset
are they hard lumps , or just swollen udder from milk , through not being drunk due to sore teat , squirt a bit of milk out on the palm of your hand , any clots ? if so 10ml white AB for 3 days and antiinflam . sore teat irritating but will heal treat as above posters , just watch for mastitis and creep the lambs
 

jemski

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Location
Dorset
If the lumps are even on both sides, I reckon it's either milk or just large mammary glands. I'd give her another course of antibiotics for the sores and put sudocreme on them until they heal up. I'd also take the runty lamb off and bottle feed it to reduce the fighting for a teat.
 

yellowbelly

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Livestock Farmer
Location
N.Lincs
I'd have sprayed but wouldn't have weaned the lambs. If the udder is going hard the ewe is a cull now anyway. watch her closely for mastitis now as she's still milking full bore and will be at high risk of getting a full on dose of it.
I agree with @Badshot . Leave 2 lambs on at least. Top 'em up with a bottle if they need it.
Still give 3 days antibiotics
 

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