Is the udder hard? If you can feel hardness rather than spongy, she may
have mastitis. Sometimes you have to get the natural wax plugs blown
out of the teat canal. If you just grasp with 2 fingers at the base of
the teat and strip down you should get something. It is very possible
that she
What does OPP stand for?
Thank you!
Onalee
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Mark:
Thanks for elaborating.
Cecil in OKla
The Wintermutes wrote:
Hello Michael,
First thing I would do is sit the ewe on her butt and press the udder with
my entire hand on the problem side. Look and see if the teat noticeably
fills with milk. Assuming it does enlarge look for the wax plug
